. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 120 1 II 1! 1 \ ; i il AMERICAN HORNBEAM. Carpinus caroliniana, Walter. ZZt„ Europe, « most are found In nortbem and central Asia. !,°„r; .r C'.'',rd.:^ IfL/rnd'CT'cUn «>«. ««.. aaceoa-n, . often pendulous towards the end. BAKK-VerticaUy corrugated, smooth, thin, close-fitting, bluish-gray tinged with brown. See Fig. 93. TWIGS-Slender. at first silky, hairy, and green, later smooth, shining, reddish to orange; covered with scattered pale lenticels. S:^ ttw«dTthe iSex. .re longitudinally striat
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 120 1 II 1! 1 \ ; i il AMERICAN HORNBEAM. Carpinus caroliniana, Walter. ZZt„ Europe, « most are found In nortbem and central Asia. !,°„r; .r C'.'',rd.:^ IfL/rnd'CT'cUn «>«. ««.. aaceoa-n, . often pendulous towards the end. BAKK-VerticaUy corrugated, smooth, thin, close-fitting, bluish-gray tinged with brown. See Fig. 93. TWIGS-Slender. at first silky, hairy, and green, later smooth, shining, reddish to orange; covered with scattered pale lenticels. S:^ ttw«dTthe iSex. .re longitudinally striate and often dilate on marglna. I^AVES-Alternat,, almple. ovate-oblon,. acute at ap« •>»»W^ ««-^« <"• »""«'"• """""^ or wedgeabaped at 2-4 Incbea long, deep green above, paler below. », .mall, elevated. eUlptloal. wltb generally 8 Inconapleuou. bundle- scars. TLOWEUB-Appear aj^u. ^pru wUb -,--Jf^^ ,-'., '^iJ'rCer'-V^ remain over winter in the form or °"°*^ ^X" / ^j .„„,,-_ ,„„ pistillate appear as amenta, fully developed they are drooping amenta about li inches long. fiBuiiave about i of an inch long, with bright scarlet stylos. FEUIT^A small corrugated nut about i of an inch long inclosed by a leaf-like. 3-lobed bract which is usually serrate only on one margin of middle lobe. iigTb^n'Trbri --''^-lt:^t%''^^'^'^-'"^ '--- handles, and levers. ri8TINGtnBHIK» CHAEAOTEBISTIC^Tbe American Hornbeam -rtbrrVe-ur "g-^dTrt^: nrr^^^^ sr d^CdT^^ni*^rrL^:s:^ s: *'^r3^ir-av^Kr. from it by its corrugated bark and the absence of the long, ^f]^"**"' ^'^'^^^^ „ex while J^rted buds so characteristic of the Beech. J^l'^^^^'^^^^J^Z^ ?be autumnal color those of the American Hop Hornbeam are smooth and slightly gummy witnm. of the leaves Is brilliant orange to deep scarlet. BANOE—Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Minnesota and Texas. DI8TKIBUTI0N IN PENNSYLVA
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