. The American entomologist and botanist. -mon Cottonwood, which has a range from theAtlantic to the great Colorado, and almost asgreat an extent of latitude. It is .abundant insome places near Fort Yuma. Dr. James, in Longs Expedition to the llockyMountains, says: As far as our observation has extended, thePoplar most common in the conntry of the Mis-sissippi, and indeed almost the only one whichoccurs, is the Iopulus amjiildtd. This tree isperhaps as widely distributed as any indigenousto North America, extending at least from Can-ada to Louisiana, and from the Atlantic to thelower part of t
. The American entomologist and botanist. -mon Cottonwood, which has a range from theAtlantic to the great Colorado, and almost asgreat an extent of latitude. It is .abundant insome places near Fort Yuma. Dr. James, in Longs Expedition to the llockyMountains, says: As far as our observation has extended, thePoplar most common in the conntry of the Mis-sissippi, and indeed almost the only one whichoccurs, is the Iopulus amjiildtd. This tree isperhaps as widely distributed as any indigenousto North America, extending at least from Can-ada to Louisiana, and from the Atlantic to thelower part of the Columbia river. A QiiKSTiox.—The northern limits of southernplants and the southern limits of northern plantsshould be carefully noted. There are three north-ern plants found as far south as Peoria, viz.,Arclustaphylos uva-ursi, Spring., Meniianthextrifuliata, Linn , and fSa/ix myrtilloiites, L. {, Pursh.) Where arc the southernlimits of these jjlauts iu llliuoisi F. liuKNDiiL. OUR OAKS.—No. 3. IFig. ,.]. Willciw 0:llv {qucntii PMIIos, t. ) We would say with n^spect to the liguresgiven of the Oaks, that we have only aimed topresent correct average outlines, as an aid,through the eye, to a clearer conception of thedifferences between the species. As to nerva-tion, surface of leaf, &c., we have not attemptedprecision. The foriu of leaf in different speciesvaries so much that our space forbids a fullillustration. We propose in this paper to notice some otthe biennial fruited Oaks. First, in that divis-ion we have the entire or willow-leaved the eastern i)ortion of the United States therearc of tliis section three species. 1. The uplandWillow Oak {Qncrcvs cinerea, Michx.) Thisis a shrub or small tree, ranging from live totwenty feet high, growing in sandy i)ine barrensfrom Eastern Virginia through the SouthernStates, becoming very abundant in leaves are from li to _ inches long, thick,shining, oblong, on young shoots some
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