The North American sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerce. To which is added a description of the most u

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Title: The North American sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerce. To which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees ..
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Michaux, François André, 1770-1855. cn Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859. 1n Smith, J. Jay (John Jay), 1798-1881
Subjects: Trees
Publisher: Philadelphia, Rice, Rutter & co.
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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Alder, (Alnus cor data.)Mountain Alder, (Alnus viridis.) § U. The margin of the seed-vessel thick and opaque, and with the scales ofthe fruiting ament distinctly lobed. Common Alder, (Alnus glutinosa.)Fine-toothed Alder, (Alnu^ serrulata.)Sea-side Alder, (Alnus maritima.)Oblong-leaved Alder, (Alnus oblongata.)Short-leaved Alder, (Alnus brevifolia.)Rhombic-leaved Alder, (Alnus rhombifolia.) § I. Fruit alated. OREGON ALDER. Alnus Oregona. Foliis lato-ovatis utrinque acutis, duplicaio-serratis juni-oribus glutinosis, venis subtus pubesceniibus pallidis; stipulis oblongisdeciduis glutinosis, ranmlis glabris. Alnus glutinosa. Pursh, Flor. Bor. Am., vol. ii. p. 623, (in part.) This tree, like the Common Alder of Europe, attains theheight of thirty or forty feet, with an erect, smooth trunk ofsmall diameter, the wood of which is very similar to that of theEuropean species, and might, no doubt, be employed for the samepurposes: it is, however, lighter in color, but of a close grain. Pi. IX.
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Oregon MJer June^ dcKhet^on. OREGONALDER. 45 As an ornamental tree, it is well worth attention, producingan elegant erect top, and affording considerable shade by thelargeness of its leaves, which are about three inches long bytwo and a half wide. We found it, as usual with the plants ofthis genus, growing along the borders of small, clear brooks,near the confluence of the Wahlamet, but seldom, if ever, onthe banks of the larger streams which are subject to inundation.In our progress to the West, we first observed this tree on theborders of the rivers Boisee and Brulee, which pass into theShoshonee not far from Walla-Walla, and at intervals it con-tinues more or less common to Point Chinhook, near the shoresof the Pacific. The twigs are smooth and of a brown color, and the youngbuds of every kind resinous, as well as the upper surface of theyounger leaves; beneath, the leaves are more or less pubescent,particularly along the veins, and paler and often somewhatferruginous. The veins ar

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