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Title: Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11
Identifier: bulletinpennsylv11penx (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania. Dept. of Forestry
Subjects: Forests and forestry
Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : The Department : WM. Stanley Ray, state printer of Pennsylvania
Contributing Library: Penn State University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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120 1 II 1! 1 \ ; i il AMERICAN HORNBEAM. Carpinus caroliniana, Walter. ZZt„ Europe, wl.ll« most are found In nortbem and central Asia. !,°„r; .r C'.nrr..d.,rd.:^ IfL/rnd'CT'cUn «>«. ««.. aaceoa-n, .ranc... often pendulous towards the end. BAKK-VerticaUy corrugated, smooth, thin, close-fitting, bluish-gray tinged with brown. See Fig. 93. TWIGS-Slender. at first silky, hairy, and green, later smooth, shining, reddish to orange; covered with scattered pale lenticels. S:^ ttw«dTthe iSex. .re longitudinally striate and often dilate on marglna. I^AVES-Alternat,, almple. ovate-oblon,. acute at ap« •>»»W^ ««-^« <"• »""«'"• """""^ or wedgeabaped at b..e. 2-4 Incbea long, deep green above, paler below. lEAr.SOAB»-Alterb.t., .mall, elevated. eUlptloal. wltb generally 8 Inconapleuou. bundle- scars. TLOWEUB-Appear aj^u. ^pru wUb -,--Jf^^ ,-'., '^iJ'rCer'-V^ remain over winter in the form or °"°*^ ^X" / ^j .„„,,-_ ,„„ pistillate appear as amenta, fully developed they are drooping amenta about li inches long. fiBuiiave about i of an inch long, with bright scarlet stylos. FEUIT^A small corrugated nut about i of an inch long inclosed by a leaf-like. 3-lobed bract which is usually serrate only on one margin of middle lobe. iigTb^n'Trbri --^-lt:^t%^^'^'^-'"^ '--- handles, and levers. ri8TINGtnBHIK» CHAEAOTEBISTIC^Tbe American Hornbeam -rtbrrVe-ur "g-^dTrt^: nrr^^^^ sr d^CdT^^ni*^rrL^:s:^ s: *'^r3^ir-av^Kr. from it by its corrugated bark and the absence of the long, ^f)^"**"' ^'^'^^^^ „ex while J^rted buds so characteristic of the Beech. J^l'^^^^'^^^^J^Z^ ?be autumnal color those of the American Hop Hornbeam are smooth and slightly gummy witnm. of the leaves Is brilliant orange to deep scarlet. BANOE—Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Minnesota and Texas. DI8TKIBUTI0N IN PENNSYLVANIA-Found locally ^Jj-^f-* ^L'm^ n" rt^m^^^^^^^^ abundant and conspicuous in wet habitats. Common in Franklin. Adams. Nortnampio , Centre, Huntingdon, Tioga, and Union counties. HABITAT-Usually found in swamps and on the border of streams 7^«^«« "»Xm'sSS Beech In Pennsylvania It Is found In ihe valleys, along streams, in swamps, ana in habitats on the mountain flats and on moist fertile mountain elopes. TVPOMANCE OF THE BPECIES-Thls species on account of Its small size, slow growth and pr^erencelfr^eMocaSfns is of littie commercial Importance. It cannot be ^e^^^^^"/,^'^ Xr estrrpurposes but is attractive as an ornamental tree on '^<=fO"°*j' !*%f"*'fi,^e '^^ "" branching, and the beautiful orange and scarlet autumnal coloration of its foliage.
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PLATE XLIX. AMERICAN HORNBEAM. 1. Flowering branch witL immature ieavos (s) staminate flowers, (p) plstiUate flowers, x ;. 2. Branch with nititure leaves and fruit, xj. 3. A nut with subtending bract, slightly enlarged. 4. Nut witli bract removed, enlarged. 5. A winter branchlet, x J. 6. Section of winter twig, enlarged.

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