The North American Sylva: Or, a Description of the Forest Trees of ..., volume 1
The North American Sylva: Or, a Description of the Forest Trees of ..., volume 1
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On trees reared upon plantations, or growing in cool soils, they are one-half larger, and are often denticulated ; upon stocks of two or three years they are commonly very dis- tinctly toothed.
The acorns are of an elongated oval form, nearly black, and contained in shallow, grayish, pedunculated cups. The Indians are said to have expressed an oil from them to mingle with their food; perhaps, also, they ate the kernel, which, though not agreeable to the taste, is less rough and bitter than that... of many other species. The fruit is sometimes very abundant, and it germinates with such ease that, if the weather is rainy at the season of its maturity, many acorns are found upon the trees with the radicle unfolded.
The bark upon the trunk is blackish, hard, and thick. The wood is heavy, compact, fine-grained, and of a yellowish color, which deepens as the tree advances in age. The number and closeness of the concentrical circles evince the slowness of its growth. As it is very strong, and incomparably more durable than the best White Oak, it is highly esteemed in ship-building, and is consumed not only in the country which produces it but still more extensively in the Northern States.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
On trees reared upon plantations, or growing in cool soils, they are one-half larger, and are often denticulated ; upon stocks of two or three years they are commonly very dis- tinctly toothed.
The acorns are of an elongated oval form, nearly black, and contained in shallow, grayish, pedunculated cups. The Indians are said to have expressed an oil from them to mingle with their food; perhaps, also, they ate the kernel, which, though not agreeable to the taste, is less rough and bitter than that... of many other species. The fruit is sometimes very abundant, and it germinates with such ease that, if the weather is rainy at the season of its maturity, many acorns are found upon the trees with the radicle unfolded.
The bark upon the trunk is blackish, hard, and thick. The wood is heavy, compact, fine-grained, and of a yellowish color, which deepens as the tree advances in age. The number and closeness of the concentrical circles evince the slowness of its growth. As it is very strong, and incomparably more durable than the best White Oak, it is highly esteemed in ship-building, and is consumed not only in the country which produces it but still more extensively in the Northern States.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by François André Michaux, John Jay Smith, Augustus Lucas Hillhouse, Thomas Nuttall to read onlineMoreLess
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