The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . PLATE 1. A leaf. Fig. 2. The fruit. DENDROLOGY. 27&. Post Oak. (^uetxus ohtusiloha^ In New Jersey near thesea, and in the vicinity ofPhiladelphia, this species isthinly disseminated in theforests, and was formerlyconsidered as a variety ofthe white oak. In Marylandand a great part of Virginia,where it abounds, and whereits properties are betterunderstood, it is called BoxM^ite Oak^ and sometimesIron Oak and Post last denomination onlyis used in
The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . PLATE 1. A leaf. Fig. 2. The fruit. DENDROLOGY. 27&. Post Oak. (^uetxus ohtusiloha^ In New Jersey near thesea, and in the vicinity ofPhiladelphia, this species isthinly disseminated in theforests, and was formerlyconsidered as a variety ofthe white oak. In Marylandand a great part of Virginia,where it abounds, and whereits properties are betterunderstood, it is called BoxM^ite Oak^ and sometimesIron Oak and Post last denomination onlyis used in the Carolinas,Georgia and East steep banks of theHudson in the vicinity of New York are the most northern pointswhere it grows. Even here its existence seems to be securedonly by the influence of the sea air, which tempers to a certaindegree the severity of the winter. A little farther inward it isnot found in the forests. In the vicinity of South Amboy, thirtymiles nearer the sea, where the soil is dry and sandy, it is moremultiplied, and it still becomes more vigorous and more commonin advancing towards the south. Near Baltimore, it abounds inthe woods and attains its utm
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