Catalogue of the Forest Trees of the U.S. Which Usually Attain a Height of Sixteen Feet of More

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1876 Excerpt: ... RUBIACEE. No. 161. Cephalanthus occidentalis, L., var. Californica.--Button-bush.--California. This is seldom more than a shrub; but in California it sometimes grows 25 to 30 feet high, with a trunk 12 to 20 inches in diameter. No. 162. Guettarda Blodgetlii, Suttle.--South Florida. No. 163. Bandia elusicefolia, Chap.--Seven-years Apple.--South Florida. No. 164. Pinckneya pubem, Michx.--Georgia Bark.--South Carolina to Florida. A small tree in the lower districts of Georgia and in Florida, rarely exceeding the height of 25 feet and a diameter of 6 inches. The bark is extremely bitter, and has been employed in the treatment of intermittent fevers. It is closely related botanically to the Cinchona, which furnishes the Peruvian bark of commerce. Ericace. No. 165. Vaccinium arboreum, Marshall.--Farkleberry.--Virginia and southward. A shrub or small tree sometimes 20 feet high, growing from Virginia and Southern Illinois southward., No. 166. Oxydendrum arboreum, DC.--Sourwood or Sorrel-tree.--Pennsylvania and southward. This tree grows chiefly in the mountainous districts of the Alleghanies from Pennsylvania southward. In fertile valleys, at the foot of the mountains, in North Carolina and Tennessee, it attains a height of 50 feet. The common name sour-tree is derived from the acidity of its leaves. The flowers are white, and in spikes 5 or 6 inches long. They are very ornamental, and begin to be produced when the tree is 5 or 6 feet high. No. 167. Kalmia latifolia, L.--Calico-bush or Mountain Laurel.--Pennsylvania and southward. A beautiful evergreen shrub, sometimes attaining the size of a small tree. It is very ornamental and deserving of cultivation. No. 168. Rhododendron maximum, L.--Rose Bay or Great Laurel.--Pennsylvania and southward. Like the preceding, ...