| Title | The North American Sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most |
| Abbreviation | N. Amer. Sylv. [Nuttall] |
| Authors | T. Nuttall |
| Publication Dates | 3 vols., 1842-1849; 1(1): 1-56. med 1842; 1(2): 57-136. Jul-Dec 1842; 2: 1-123. 1846; 3: 1-148. 1849. |
| Place of publication | Philadelphia |
| Publisher | J. Dobson, Printed by William Amphlett, New Harmony, Ind. |
| TL2 | 6.930 |
| Remarks | "With three additional volumes, containing all the forest trees discovered in the Rocky Mountains, the territory of Oregon, down to the shores of the Pacific and into the confines of California, as well as in various parts of the United States. Illustrated by 122 finely colored plates. By Thomas Nuttall ... The whole forming six volumes, and comprising 278 plates" --Note on t.-p. |
The Harvard University Herbaria hold 17 type specimens of taxa described in this publication
Cordia floridana Nuttall [Type] , iii. 107Quercus ×leana Nuttall [Holotype] 1842, 1: 25
Cotinus americanus Nuttall [Type] 1849, 3: 1
Cotinus americanus Nuttall [Type] 1849, 3: 1
Fraxinus oregona Nuttall [Type] , 59
Fraxinus oregona Nuttall [Type] , 59
Platanus racemosa Nuttall [Type] 1842, 1: 47
Salix sessilifolia Nuttall [Isolectotype] 1842, 1: 68
Salix sessilifolia Nuttall [Type] 1842, 1: 68
Salix sessilifolia Nuttall [Isosyntype] 1842, 1: 68
Salix sessilifolia Nuttall [Type] 1842, 1: 68
Salix macrostachya Nuttall [Isotype] 1842, 1: 72
Salix macrostachya Nuttall [Type] 1842, 1: 72
Salix flavescens Nuttall [Type] 1842, 1:
Salix brachycarpa Nuttall [Isotype] 1842, 1: 85
Salix rotundifolia Nuttall [Isotype] 1842, 1: 75
Bumelia angustifolia Nuttall [Type] , 3: 38