The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-01-27
THE yINToN RECORD
VW RFRiU Il OHIO,
ARS s5t-..- q
HoRsD4 a., JAN. 27, 1870.
For the Record.
TREES AND SHRUBS OF OHIO.
BY REV. c. II. WARREN.
RED BiHeH.-lBetula Rubra.)
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AhS counties Of Jackson, Vim
ton, Meigs, Gallia, Scioto an,
Lawrence ii abounds, skirtini
the banks of nearly all th,
winding streams. 1t is quite
common in Virginia, growing
luxariantlxin damp places. Il
RECEIVES As name from the Gin
naHonkp reddish color of out.
er sar Clothing She young
trees; when aged it becomes
rough, furrowed and greenish,
,HAedeaves are rhombic ovate,
acute at each end, doubly ser.
rate, or, obscqrely nine to
'fhirteen-lobed, glaucous be-
meath; they are light green on
the.apper surface but whitish
beneath, and when stirred by
The gentle passing breeze, they
hr61 deligttfull to look upon.
When Ia situated ,,.upon the
moist bank of some murmur-
ciAe stream it rises up grandly
to the noble heighth offorty or
fifty feet with heavy trunk,
which, is, covered with reddish
orchocolate- -colored bark, loose,
rough, resembling that of the
Wild Cherry. Branches are
arched and slender branchlets
almost filiform, frequently
clothing & the trunk to the base.
pThe timber of this fine tree is
beautiful, being streaked with
reddish veins throughout, it is
often employed for mechanical
purposes This graceful spe-
4 cies is highly ornamental, hav-
ing ound-headed, pendulous
branches and pretty foliage.
Wien growing in some m DIST
location beside some flowing
stream, where it rises up rap.
idly, shooting Its branches far
out on every side, which are
dropping in beautiful curves
stowarls the earth, clothed in
their own rich and peculiar 70.
liage, and when aroused by the
gentle passing zephyr it as
sumes a sylvan charm scarcely
equalled by any other tree of
our extensive forests. Where
pleasure grounds are to be en-
Abelhshed, THE planter should
commence by selecting mainly
trees of graceful habit and
flowing outlines, and OF this
class of trees belong the Red
Birch, therefore it should not
be neglected. If there is a
stream Of water passing
through the grounds, it should
have a place on its banks.
WHITE BIRcH.-tBetula PopMUola.)
60 This species is sometimes
called the Poplar>leaved Birch.
1t is a tree of much smaller
size than the Black Birch, usu.
ally growing to the height of
" thirty or forty feet. 1t is not
generally distributed over the
United States. 1t is not found
growing in Ohio, but in the
State of New York, the New
England States, in Canada and
in the State OF Wisconsin it is
met with frequently. The
leaves of this pretty little tree
are deltoid, long, accuminate,
unequally serrate, or obscurely
many"lobed, very smooth on
smooth petioles. Scale of the
fertile catkin, with the middle
lobe acute and smaller than
the lateral ones. The timber
OF this species is not as beauti.
full as that of the Sweet Birch,
nevertheless it is pretty when
wrought into articles of iurni.
ture. For ornamen tai purpos
es this slender graceful tree
Will ever stand high. The
trunk which is generally
straight, is clothed with a
beautiful silvery bark; the
branches which are slender
and dropping are covered with
a reddish brown bark, which
adds greatly to its ornamental