The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . est oak hitherto discovered in theknown world. Like the upland willow oak, it is confined to themaritime parts of the Carolinas, Georgia and the Floridas, whereit is called Running Oak. It springs with that species in thepine-barrens, amidst the numerous varieties of whortleberry andother plants which overspread the ground wherever there is alittle moisture in the soil and the layer of vegetable mould is afew inches thick. The running oak rarely rises more than 2
The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . est oak hitherto discovered in theknown world. Like the upland willow oak, it is confined to themaritime parts of the Carolinas, Georgia and the Floridas, whereit is called Running Oak. It springs with that species in thepine-barrens, amidst the numerous varieties of whortleberry andother plants which overspread the ground wherever there is alittle moisture in the soil and the layer of vegetable mould is afew inches thick. The running oak rarely rises more than 20 inches in heightand 2 Hnes in diameter. The leaves are of a reddish tintin the spring, and turn green as the season advances. Whenfully developed they are entire, smooth, of an elongated, ovalshape, and about two inches in length. It fructifies once in twoyears and flowers in the month of May. The acorns are small,round and similar to those of the willow and water oaks; theyare few in number, and seldom arrive at maturity. No particularuse is made of this shrub either in the mechanic arts or formedicine. 288 SYLVA ILATE A leaf. Fi. 2. Tin Red Oak. ^uercus rubra. Next to the gray oak thisspecies is found in thehighest hititude of all theAmerican oaks, and is oneof the most common speciesin the Northern States andCanada. Farther south,particularly in the lower partof New York, New Jersey,the upper districts of Penn-sylvania, and along the wholerange of the AUeghanies, itis nearly as abundant as thescarlet and black oaks ; butit is much less common inMaryland, the lower part ofVirginia, and the maritimeparts of the Carolinas and Georgia. Its perfect deveiopementrequires a cool climate and a fertile soil. It is universally knownby the name of Red Oak, except in some parts of Pennsylvania,where it is sometimes confounded with the Spanish oak. The red oak is a tall, wide-spreading tree, frequently morethan 80 feet high, and 3 or 4 feet in diameter. Its leaves
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