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SOLDIERS OF FORT TYLER. The number of defenders of Fort Tyler has been variously stated in a wide range of difference, it was probably one hundred and twenty-one. The force consisted of young boys under the draft age, older men above the draft age of fifty-five years, convalescent soldiers on furloughs from wounds or sickness, fourteen men of Point Coupe Battery of Louisiana, a few of Waites South Carolina Battery, and a portion of Ferrell Battery under Lt. William C. Henderson. Many of them were without uniforms to designate them as soldiers. Some of the young boys, after the white flag of surrender was raised, discarded their arms, and in the confusion nonchalantly walked off, pretending to be merely curious on- lookers at the ceremony of surrender. Some were not in the fort, but were with the sharpshooters at some remote point in hiding and in that way escaped capture. The number taken as prisoners was stated to be sixty-four. The number killed was nineteen including General Tyler, and the number of severely wounded was twenty-eight.
BATTLE OF WEST POINT. The battle of West Point was fought by a small body of Confederates against an overwhelming Federal force on the 16th of April, 1865, seven days after the surrender of General Lee at Appo- mattox.
Dr. D. D. Saunders with a small force of hospital employes, tents, and supplies, fled from Auburn, Alabama, to West Point before a brigade of Wilson's cavalry under the command of Colonel LaGrange, who was raiding that section of the country. The Alabama and the Georgia railroads at West Point were of different gauge track, and necessitated the unloading and reloading of the hospital property.
General R. C. Tyler, then on crutches from the loss of a leg at Missionary Ridge, was asked to take command of such forces as could be assembled hurriedly.
Fort Tyler, a small earthwork erected for the protection of the bridge, was situated on the hill where the water reservoir now stands. General Tyler, his Adjutant, Lieut. L. B. McFarland of Memphis, Captain Trepanier of Louisiana, Captain Webb, Lieut. William C. Montgomery, Col. James H.
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Fannin gathered together a few soldiers, hospital employes, and citizens, for a force to defend the fort. With a few old rusty muskets and three inferior cannon, they fought a picked brigade of dismounted cavalry, armed with repeating rifles and a battery of rifled cannon, all day long. As the day wore on the small cannon were disabled and the ammunition exhausted, and still Lieut. McFarland would not permit the white flag to be hoisted.
When the Federal forces reached the ditch surrounding the fort, fuses were cut to fit the remaining shells, and they were rolled over the parapet on the enemy below. Finally, as the enemy came over the parapet, the small Con- federate force remaining clubbed their muskets and still fought desperately. Col. LaGrange, a gallant Federal officer, on finding the helpless condition of the defenders and no white flag, called upon them to surrender, and ordered his men to cease firing upon such brave men. He was utterly amazed to find that he had been fighting a little company of sixty-four men all day, and remarked, "With a corps of such men, I could whip Sherman's whole army."
General Tyler, Captain Gonzales and seventeen others were killed. Col. James H. Fannin of LaGrange was the last in command. There were many acts of heroism recounted that day, none more illustrious than that of John Gallegher, an old Irish ward master, badly maimed, who wept because he was twice ordered out of the defending line of battle. This little force and these brave commanders fought the last gallant fight of that unfortunate four years of struggle.
The following list contains all the names that could be secured of the one hundred and twenty-one men engaged on that day:
Atkins, James, West Point
Dansby, William F., LaGrange Davenport, Benjamin, Co. B, 37th
Atkins, William, West Point Ayres, Kirk Bradfield, T. S., LaGrange Brooks, Thomas
Delmas, August
Dozier, Charles
Burks, Hill, Co. B, 60th
Ferrell, Blount C., LaGrange
Foster, John, wounded
Freeman, C. C.
Frost, Edward, West Point
Frost, Capt. F. A., LaGrange
Gallegher, John, West Point
Gates, James R. Gonzales, Captain -, killed Greene, Hamilton Greene, Judson Greer, Leonard, Co. B, 37th
Griggs, J. W., West Point Hall,
Caudle, Henry, Co. B, 37th Cherry, Thomas, West. Point Clark, U. Hardy, Co. E, 41st Cline, John, Co. B, 37th Coogler, Cooper, John N., Co. B, 4th Cox, Albert H., LaGrange Creed, Dallis, A. T. Dallis, Leslie W. Dallis, Hulbert W.
Fannin, Colonel J. H., 35th
Cary, Henry H., LaGrange
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Hamlin, Robert, Co. C., 14th, killed Heinebaugh, Peter Henderson, Lieutenant W. C., Co. C, 14th Herndon, Benjamin H.
Hill, Edward Hines, Presley R.
Hunter, Absalom, Co. B, 37th
Hunter, John T., Co. B, 37th Johnson, James T., LaGrange Jones, C. C., Co. B, 37th
Jones, William Lanier, Cam, West Point
Locke, Charles, 9th Tenn., wounded
McCants, Robert G., West Point
Marchman, G. P., Co. C, 1st, killed
McFarland, Lieutenant L. B., Memphis, Tenn.
Moore, Henry, Co. C, 14th, killed Moore, William, Co. B, 37th
Newton, John T.
Orrick, Frank, Co. B, 37th
Parham, Captain R. T. B.
Perry, James O.
Pogue, Babe, Co. B, 37th
Reese, Dr. -
Roberts, W. B.
Rutland, James
Schaefer, William, West Point
Shepherd, Shep, West Point
Shepherd, Thomas Slater, W. J., Tennessee
Sledge, Shirley, Co. B, 37th
Smith, John W.
Stanley, Isham, West Point
Stanley, William, West Point
Stinson, Frank, Co. B, 37th
Teaver, Thomas J.
Thompson, Captain R., Co. B, 37th
Thrower, M. C., Co. D, 4th, killed Traylor, George M.
Trepanier, Captain
Tyler, General R. C., killed
Upchurch, Philip O., Co. B, 37th
Webb, Captain -, West Point Whitfield, John G., Co. E, 41st
Woodall, S. P., Co. B, 37th
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. The last straw in the friction between Spain and the United States was the sinking of the Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. After the court of inquiry had determined that the explosion was due to a mine in the harbor, the United States Congress de- manded the withdrawal of the Spanish troops from Cuba, which was prac- tically a declaration of war. This occurred on April 20, 1898, and was fol- lowed by a call for troops on April 22, 1898, from eighteen to forty-five years of age.
The Fifth Regiment of Georgia Volunteers under the command of Colo- nel John S. Candler, Lieutenant-Colonel Park Woodward, Majors W. J. Kendrick, Cleveland Wilcoxon and Clifford L. Smith, were called to Atlanta immediately and the regiment. through its commanders and company officers volunteered for service in the above war. The LaGrange Light Guards under the command of William T. Herring was Company E of this regi- ment. The regiment was not accepted as a unit, but many of the officers were selected to form the Second Georgia Regiment. Enlistment was made voluntary in the new organization.
The Second Georgia was considered as a reserve and was encamped near Tampa, Florida; but the Fifth Regiment of regulars was then stationed at Fort McPherson and was sent to the front and saw active service in Cuba.
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The following Troup County citizens participated in this war, those in the regular army being designated by U. S. A. after the name:
Anderson, - -, 5th U. S. A.
Bankston, Charles, 2nd Ga.
Boddie, Battle, Co. F, 5th U. S. A.
Bruce, Hutch, 2nd Ga.
Cameron, Alex, 2nd Ga.
DeLoach, Lonnie, 2nd Ga.
Evans, Thomas C., 2nd Ga.
Fuller, Wesley, 2nd Ga.
Roberts, Clarence, 2nd Ga.
Gibson, R. E., 2nd Ga.
Schirmacher, Alfred, 2nd Ga.
Herring, William T., First Lieutenant
Hearn, Samuel, Co. A, 38th U. S. A. Hightower, John, 2nd Ga.
Sledge, Robert, 44th Ill. Smith, Milton, 2nd Ga. Smith, Walter, 2nd Ga.
Holle, J. B., Jr., 2nd Ga.
Truitt, Arthur, 2nd Ga.
Holle, W. A., 2nd Ga.
Williams, Henry, 2nd Ga.
Jackson, Hugh, 2nd Ga.
Winn, Gordon, 2nd Ga.
Jones, Egbert, 2nd Ga.
Wood, -, Co. B, 5th U. S. A.
WORLD WAR SOLDIERS. The roster of the World War soldiers and sailors is given in another chapter. An effort was unsuccessfully made to secure the casualties of this roster, and the dates and places of service.
MILITIA ROSTERS. The following rosters constitute the only complete ones found. All others existing in the county for the period near 1836 are missing, and the two are reproduced to show the names of those subject to military duty at this early date.
CAPTAIN McGEHEE, G. M. D. No. 673, HARRISONVILLE DISTRICT
Allen, Matthew
ยท Cardin, Jesse
Ford, Jesse
Arnold, John
Cardwell, James
Freel, Howell
Allen, John A.
Cardwell, John
Fuller, David
Allen, James A.
Cawsey, Absalom
Furgerson, William
Bailey, Jeremiah
Cawsey, William Chapman, Berry
Galding, Robert
Bailey, William
Clark, John
Germany, Augustus B.
Baley, James W.
Cobb, Samuel B.
Germany, John P.
Barnes, Micajah R.
Cooey, William
Glenn, James, Esq.
Goode, James S.
Beck, Jacob Bird, John Black, Joseph
Cook, Philip Cox, Thomas W.
Goode, Mackarness Gray, Thomas
Brooks, Julius H.
Dewberry, John
Greer, Henry
Brown, Robert W. Brooks, Biving
Duke, John M. Duke, Thomas
Harrist, Archibald M.
Bruster, Sheriff
Duncan, Nathaniel
Harrist, John
Bryant, Ransom R.
Edwards, Asa
Harrist, Daniel
Butt, Frederick A.
Evans, William G.
Harrist, Thomas M.
Ford, Bartholomew
Bailey, Joseph
Dewberry, Giles
Grice, Larry
McComack, Frank, 2nd Ga.
McFarlane, Charles H., 2nd Ga. McGee, George A., 2nd Ga. Maffett, Boykin, 2nd Ga. Market, Emmett, 2nd Ga. Moore, William L., 2nd Ga. Parham, Benjamin, 2nd Ga. Perkins, W. R., 2nd Ga.
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Hallsey, Benjamin L.
McGehee, William
Richardson, Lucian H.
Hewston, James
McKnight, William
Richardson, Moses
Hightower, Arnold
McLain, James
Saint John, Thomas B.
Holderfield, John
Matthews, Frederick
Scroggins, Sanders J. Scroggins, Seaborn J.
Holsey, Benjamin W. Holt, Thomas S.
Menefee, William
Shepherd, Benjamin, Sr.
Horn, Joshua Howell, Philip
Miller, Homer P. M. Mitcham, Hezekiah
Mitcham, James
Shepherd, Benjamin, Jr.
Jennings, James R.
Morton, Duke
Skinner, David
Jennings, Coleman
O'Kelly, Stephen
Smith, Frederick
Jennings, John
O'Neal, Bryan
Staton, Littleton G.
Johnson, Sankey T. Johnson, James F. Johnston, Isham
Pane, Joseph
Thomas, John R.
Johnston, James
Peavy, Hiram P.
Timmons, John D.
Johnston, Lindsey
Peavy, James
Timmons, William
Johnston, Posey
Peavy, James (2)
Timmons, Zadoc
Johnston, Samuel A.
Peavy, James E.
Waits, Henry
Jones, Jefferson
Phillips, Hardy
Waits, Jacob
Justice, William
Phillips, Henry J. B.
Walston, Benjamin B.
Leath, William C.
Phillips, James T.
Wamble, Elisha
Lee, Athanatius
Poe, William
Watson, Harmon
Looser, John C.
Pugh, John
West, Henry
Loran, John
Reason, Richard A.
Whitfield, Bryan
Lyons, Robert
Richardson, Jacob
Wilkes, Osburn
CAPTAIN STEWART, G. M. D. No. 655, LAGRANGE DISTRICT
Adams, Absalom
Crawley, Turner
Harbuck, Henry, Sr.
Adams, James M.
Culberson, David H.
Harbuck, Henry, Jr.
Allums, Britton
Culberson, James H.
Harbuck, William
Amoss, James
Culberson, Jeremiah C.
Hendon, Henry T.
Barnes, William
Curry, James
Hicks, Jacob
Bays, John R.
Daniel, James L.
Hicks, Littleberry
Bays, Moses
Daniel, William B.
Hicks, Nathaniel
Bays, Nathaniel
Day, Stephen
Boman, Isham
Dennis, Peter
Boman, Larkin
Dickson, Thomas
Hopson, William Horton, Jeremiah
Boman, Robert
Ethredge, Bryant
Jackson, Thomas
Boman, William
Ethridge, Zachariah
Jenkins, John
Brooks, Isaac R.
Funderburk, Washington
Brooks, John
Furgison, Burrell
Jenkins, Robert Jennings, Robert M.
Brooks, William
Gibson, Churchill
Johnson, Lewis
Burson, Isaac C.
Gibson, William
Johnson, Mordecai
Butler, Whitaker
Glenn, James
Jones, Willie
Cardwell, William
Gresham, Davis E.
Keeth, James M.
Collum, James
Grizzle, Kinchen
Crawley, Bird
Guyse, Joel
Kilgore, Robert Kilgore, William
Meacham, John
Shepherd, John, Sr.
Shepherd, William
Hutchins, Littleberry
Owen, Jeremiah
Stinson, John
Patterson, John, Sr.
Thurmond, Botton
Holmes, Benjamin Holt, William
Boman, Levi
Dunn, Barney
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Kirkland, John Kolb, Jonathan Latimer, Samuel M. Layton, Thomas S. Lewis, Henry Lipham, John McCullars, Andrew McPost, Lindsey
Phipps, Thomas
Stamps, Eason
Poe, Gilbert
Stanford, Joshua T.
Poe, Jonathan
Stewart, James E.
Poe, Solomon
Stewart, William
Post, John B.
Stillwell, Jacob
Post, Samuel B. Powers, James G.
Thomas, John
Mays, James
Reeves, James
Treadaway, Ezekiel
Mays, Robert
Rigsby, Allen
Treadaway, James M.
Meadows, Simeon
Rigsby, Eli
Trimble, Moses
Meadows, Vincent
Rigsby, Noah
Vessels, John F. Waits, Samuel
Mobley, William
Rigsby, William, Jr.
Walker, Thomas, Jr.
Moran, Jesse
Rockmore, James M.
Walston, Henry
Moran, William J.
Roe, David
Walston, Joshua
Morgan, Wilson
Salmons, John B.
Walston, William
Norman, Jeremiah
Sanders, Jordan
Walston, Gillam
Pace, Noel
Scogins, Gillam
Watts, George
Patterson, James
Scogins, Gresham
Watts, Jacob
Patterson, John, Jr.
Scogins, John W.
Watts, Moses
Patterson, Thomas
Shipp, Richard
Wilkinson, Caleb
Patterson, William
Shipp, Ransom
Wilkinson, Jeptha
Peppin, Noah
Shoemaker, Jeremiah
Woods, Robert
Shorter, James
Thornton, Abel Treadaway, Elias
Redding, John
Miller, John C.
Rigsby, William, Sr.
CHAPTER X. TROUP COUNTY MINERALS AND ROCKS
HE author wishes to express his appreciation to Professor Leon P. Smith of Wesleyan College for his assistance in compiling this list of Troup County minerals and rocks. As a former resident of this county, he had made a detailed study of this section of our state, and it is my pleas- ure to give the readers the benefit of this study.
Actinolite. A bright or grayish green mineral containing calcium, mag- nesium and iron in combination with silica.
Albite. See Feldspar, Albite.
Almandite; Garnet. Deep red crystals of silicates of iron and aluminum, found imbedded in trap rock.
Amphibole; Hornblende. A silicate of calcium, magnesium and some other metal, such as iron, manganese, aluminum, etc. Generally black. A constituent of syenite, gneiss and diorite.
Anorthite. See Feldspar, Anorthite.
Aquamarine. A transparent form of beryl; a gem stone of transparent light green. Lighter in color than the emerald.
Asbestos. A fibrous variety of amphibole is called amianthus; and of serpentine is called chrysolite. Used for fire-proof clothing, theater cur- tains, roofing, and as a heat insulator.
Augite. See Pyroxene.
Basalt; Trap Rock. A rock of volcanic origin, composed largely of feld- spar and pyroxene, but may have other components in addition.
Beryl. A silicate of beryllium and aluminum. Hexagonal crystals of green, or bluish green tint, generally opaque.
Chalcedony. A variety of quartz of pale blue, or gray color and a waxy luster. Favorite mineral among Indians for arrow heads.
Chromite. A compound of iron and chromium with oxygen. Iron-black with metallic luster. Mine of chromite southeast of Louise.
Clay. The plastic hydrous silicate of aluminum, which loses combined water under heat and is no longer plastic. Usually colored by some metallic impurity. When pure is white and is called kaolin.
Conglomerate. A consolidated mixture composed of gravel or shingle embedded in a matrix of finer material, generally sand.
Corundum. A crystalline oxide of aluminum in rhombohedral crystals, or in masses, or in grains. Hardest mineral next to diamond. When black with iron in combination is called emery. Transparent crystals of corundum have names according to color: sapphire, blue; ruby, red; and topaz, yellow.
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Diorite. A mixture of feldspar and hornblende, which sometimes has a small amount of pyroxene, sometimes quartz in small quantities.
Feldspar, Albite. An aluminum silicate with soda. Usually white and a common constituent of granite and other igneous rocks.
Feldspar, Anorthite. An aluminum silicate with calcium. A white, grayish, or reddish mass which fractures at oblique angles.
Feldspar, Orthoclase. An aluminum silicate with potash. A whitish mass which fractures at right angles. Large dike near LaGrange airport.
Galena. The sulphide of lead. Bluish gray cubical crystals of metallic luster. Found in very small quantities, though stories are current as to a lost mine, formerly worked by the Indians.
Gneiss, Hornblende. A micaceous granite with a predominance of horn- blende. The presence of mica producing a tendency to split into coarse slabs. The hornblende produces a dark color.
Granite. A mixture of quartz and feldspar with small quantities of mica, or of hornblende. The color is whitish or grayish.
Greenstone. Any of the dark green rocks in compact form, usually an igneous alteration of diorite.
Hematite, Red. An oxide of iron, whose reddish dust is identical with iron rust. In crystal form is dark brown and called specular iron ore. In earthy form is called red ocher. Colors many minerals.
Hornblende. See Amphibole.
Ironstone, Clay. A compact mixture of oxide or carbonate of iron with clay or sand. Brown or reddish brown in color.
Jasper. See Quartz, Colored.
Kaolin. A hydrated silicate of aluminum, which loses the water in bak- ing. The basis of pottery and earthenware. Pure white when no metallic salts are present to give color.
Limonite. A ferric oxide of iron, which gives a yellowish color to the associated rocks. In earthy form is called bog iron ore. There is in the county a form resulting from changes in iron pyrite.
Magnetite; Lodestone. The black oxide of iron, which sometimes shows polarity to a compass. Many small boulders of magnetite have been found in the county, which are perfect lodestones.
Metals. Gold is found in minute quantities wherever quartz is abundant, but has not been found in quantities which would justify working.
Iron is widespread in the county, tinging almost every mineral in the county, yet not in commercial quantities as far as developed.
Aluminum is plentiful in most parts of the whole state in the form of clays. Reducible ores have not been exploited in the county.
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Potassium is found in orthoclase feldspar, which is fairly abundant, and is capable of producing abundant potash for agricultural use.
Chromium has been mined at the site near Louise, and the increasing use as a rust preventive should enhance this property.
Magnesium is found in many combinations, especially in soapstone and mica, as well as in numerous other minerals. Its value is yet to be discovered in the existing forms in our county.
There have been found traces of many other metals which are more or less rare. Among them may be mentioned: Lead, manganese, calcium, boron, beryllium, tantalum, tungsten, sodium, and perhaps others.
Mica, Muscovite. A potassium aluminum silicate. Pale brown with a greenish tint sometimes, due to iron. Thin sheets colorless. This is the common sheeted mica. It has been mined in this county.
Mica, Phlogopite. A potassium magnesium aluminum silicate. Yellow- ish brown to brownish red color. Mixed with sands in small streams, it re- sembles pyrite, but is much lighter in weight.
Mica Schist. Schist is a rock with fine foliations or laminations, and when mica forms a large part of such rock, it is called mica schist.
Onyx. A chalcedony of layers of the different colors. Used to make cameos and intaglios, putting one color in relief against the other.
Orthoclase. See Feldspar, Orthoclase.
Pegmatite. A granite with coarse grained materials. It is characterized by the occlusion of various unusual minerals.
Phyllite. A schist intermediate between mica schist and slate, and has considerable clay as well as mica in the schist.
Pyrite; Fool's Gold. A sulphide of iron. A common brass yellow min- eral with metallic luster. When found in sufficient quantities is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid.
Pyroxene. A constituent of granite and other igneous rocks. Dark green, or black, or dark blue in color. It is found in short prismatic crystals of a variable composition.
Quartz, Colored; Jasper. Silica with colorings due to the presence of metallic elements. Fractures with a smooth surface, and is colored various shades of yellow and red.
Quartz, Milky. A common form of white quartz with a variable degree of translucence. Crystalline or semi-crystalline in character.
Quartz; Rock Crystal. The oxide of silicon. A transparent quartz in masses, or in hexagonal crystals.
Quartz, Rose. A transparent or translucent quartz with a tint of rose, usually massive. Makes beautiful beads when color is deep.
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Quartz, Smoky; Cairngorm Stone. A form of transparent quartz with a yellow, or with a smoky appearance. Scorched, or smoked in its appearance.
Quartzite. An igneous rock of which the greater component is quartz fused with the other ingredients.
Rutile. An oxide of titanium, which crystallizes in tetragonal form. Crystals often twins. Reddish brown color modified by the presence of iron. Occasionally found massive and uncrystallized.
Sandstone. A rock of various colors composed of sand firmly united by some cement such as silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate.
Semi-Opal. An opal without opalescence. A hydrous silica with variable refractive powers, giving a play of colors.
Serpentine. A hydrous magnesium silicate, usually dull green with mot- tled spots. Iron adds a reddish tinge when present.
Siderite. A carbonate of iron. A yellowish brown form of iron ore, which sometimes contains traces of calcium, magnesium, and manganese.
Soapstone; Talc. Magnesium metasilicate. A mineral with a soapy feel. A deposit has been found east of the chromite mines at Louise.
Syenite. A granite with a predominance of feldspar.
Tourmaline, Black; Schorl. A silicate of boron, aluminum and some other metal. A black crystal with vertical striations. Sometimes found as massive. The material from which real jet is made.
Trap Rock. See Basalt.
Zircon. An orthosilicate of zirconium. Brown or grayish tetragonal crystals, square prisms, or in pyramids. Lustrous in appearance.
CHAPTER XI. TROUP COUNTY TREES
N COMPILING a list of Troup County trees, the author has had the advantage of the assistance of Emil Bauer, forester, to whom the credit for many additions to those personally observed is herewith given.
The list may be far from complete, but does include most of the trees that an amateur nature student may easily find. Orchard fruit trees have been purposely omitted because of the interminable variations.
The valley of the Chattahoochee River contains many varieties brought from the upper reaches of the river, and some of them will not be found in sections distant from that stream.
For those who wish to make a more careful and technical study of our trees, the following books are suggested: "Our Native Trees" by Harriet L. Keeler, published by Charles Scribner Sons of New York; an ideal book, profusely illustrated, for one without technical knowledge, for it contains both popular and technical distinctions and descriptions for any season of the year; "Trees of Northern United States" by Austin C. Apgar, published by American Book Company; this book contains a larger number of varie- ties and variations, but is entirely technical in language.
Abele Tree. See Poplar, White.
Acacia. See Locust.
Alder. Alnus glutinosa. A shrubby tree found near watercourses. Sim- ple nearly round serrate leaves. Identified by the strobile, or persistent cat- kin, resembling a mulberry in shape, but is dry and black and remains on the tree after the leaves have fallen.
Althea; Hibiscus. Hibiscus syriacus. A widely cultivated member of the hibiscus family with various colors of flowers: white, pink and blue. The flowers resemble the hollyhock, but are not clustered.
Angelica Tree; Hercules Club. Aralia spinosa. Frequently miscalled the prickly ash. Scattered prickles and leaf scars on the trunk which is bare in winter. Enormous leaves four feet long look like young branches, and are three-fold pinnately compound. The white terminal cluster of flowers blooms in August.
Apple, Crab; Fragrant Crab. Pyrus coronaria. Found on every wayside with its fragrant rose-colored blossoms of early spring, and its thorny and tangled masses of branches, an extremely acid fruit.
Arbor Vitae. See Cedar, White.
Ash Trees. All the ash trees have bark either brownish or ashy gray. The leaves are compound with varying number of leaflets. The fruit is in panicles of samaras, or thin papery winged seed holders.
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Ash, Blue. Fraxinus quadrangulata. Bark light gray tinged with red. Branchlets four angled, rusty orange changing to gray. Leaflets five to nine, ovate. Autumn color from brown and purple to yellow. Samaras numer- ous, 1/4-inch by 1 to 2 inches long.
Ash, Green. Fraxinus lanceolata. May be readily distinguished by the smooth bright green branchlets. Leaflets seven to nine, darker than other varieties of ash, bright green on both sides.
Ash, Mountain. Pyrus americana. Bark light gray and scaly. Leaves resemble the sumac, thirteen to seventeen leaflets, serrate. Pomes or berries green changing to red when ripe, not edible.
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