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. 1873 Excerpt: ...in North America; none found in India and Ceylon, Australia or South America, or the tropical parts of Africa. In mountainous regions in torrid zone (explain); cannot endure stagnant water (explain); grows best where soil is deep. Why 1 Its roots go down more deeply into the soil than most other trees; does not need a ...
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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. 1873 Excerpt: ...in North America; none found in India and Ceylon, Australia or South America, or the tropical parts of Africa. In mountainous regions in torrid zone (explain); cannot endure stagnant water (explain); grows best where soil is deep. Why 1 Its roots go down more deeply into the soil than most other trees; does not need a rich soil if deep; succeeds best in soil which is composed principally of sand and clay mixed with iron, or in soil containing a large amount of lime or chalk (hence so abundant in forests in South of England). Two kinds found in Britain, both the common oak--one with acorns on long stalks; other, acorns on short stalks; cork oak or cork tree of Spain and Portugal; white oak of Quebec and United States; red oak of United States; gall oak of Asia Minor; stone oak of Africa; and nearly a dozen other varieties. These are the principal. (1) Timber in shipbuilding. Why 1 Suffers little, if any, from moisture. Also in mill work; for barrel staves (explain), and in any kind of work requiring timber that will last long. (2) Bark used for tanning (explain)--use nearly 300,000 tons of bark every year for this purpose; used also in medicine; substance in bark very bitter, hence used as a tonic (explain this term); also used in this way for gargling the throat (explain this term also). Bark of cork tree used for stopping bottles, casks, &c.; very light; hence used also for floats of nets, swimming Kinds of soil and situation of growth. Where found. Varieties. Uses. Bark. Acorns. Gall Nuts. Remarks. belts; inner soles of shoes also made of cork bark. Acorns very nourishing food for swine; used for human food in times of scarcity, alone or mixed with meal; very bitter in taste; bitterness removed by burying them in the earth; acorns of Valonia oak of Gr...
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