The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . en the trunk of this tree exceeds a foot in diameter, it iscovered with a thick, hard, deeply-furrowed bark, which isesteemed in some parts of the United States for tanning. Thatof the secondary branches and of stocks of less than six inchesthick is commonly employed. The epidermis is strongly impreg-nated with the tanning principle, which in other species residesonly in the cellular integument. The wood is reddish like that ofthe white oak, but its pores are mor
The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . en the trunk of this tree exceeds a foot in diameter, it iscovered with a thick, hard, deeply-furrowed bark, which isesteemed in some parts of the United States for tanning. Thatof the secondary branches and of stocks of less than six inchesthick is commonly employed. The epidermis is strongly impreg-nated with the tanning principle, which in other species residesonly in the cellular integument. The wood is reddish like that ofthe white oak, but its pores are more open, though its specificgravity is greater : pieces of both species being thrown intowater, the white oak remains on the surface and the other at thebottom. Its staves are not used to contain spirituous liquors. AtNew York and on the banks of the Hudson, it holds the nextplace to the white oak in the construction of vessels. It isemployed for the lower part of the frame, and oftener for theknees and the ribs. For fuel this wood is next in price to thehickory. 286 SYLVA AMERICANA. Chesnut White Oak. Queixus prinus PLATE 1. A leaf. Fig. 2. The fruit. The Chesnut White Oakis first seen in the vicinity ofPhiladelphia; but it is lessmultiplied and less amply-developed than farther is most abundant in themaritime parts of the Caro-linas, Georgia and EastFlorida, and is probablyfound on the banks of theMississippi, which are analo-gous to those of many riversof the Southern States. InPennsylvania this species isconfounded with the rockchesnut oak, which it strik-ingly resembles; farthersouth, where the rock chesnut oak is unknown, it is calledChesnut White Oak, Swamp Chesnut Oak, and generally on theSavannah White Oak. This tree grows only in large swampsthat border the rivers or are inclosed in the forests ; but it alwaysprefers spots that are rarely inundated, where the soil is loose,deep, constantly cool and luxuriantly fertile. Under favorable
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