URTICACE2E.
Monis rubra. Red Mulberry. Eastern United States. Tbe Red Mulberry is found throughout the greater part of the U.nned States east of the Mississippi, and also aome of the States weat of that river. (Bryant.) It is commonly a smallish tree, sometimes, however, attaining a large size. The berries are quite palatable, are eaten eagerly by birds, and also have a place in the markets as a aeconoi rate fruit. The wood ia atrong, compact, and extremely durable.
parvifolia. Small-leaved Mulberry. Texas and weatwa rd.
Madura aurantiaca. Osage Orange. Arkansas and Southwest This tree, which is n native in Arkansas and Texas, . has been quite generally introdoced over the country. chiefly from its extensive employment as a hedge-plant. The early French settlers called it Bois d'arc or Bow-wood, from it,s use bY the Indians for bows. The fruit is of the size and color of a large orange, but is not edible. The wood ia very hard, elastic, fine-grained„ and durable.
Ficus aurea. G m-tree; Wild Fig. South Florida. There are many speciert of wild fig in the West Indies, but thia speciea of South Florida has not been identified with any of them. It is a large tree, full of milky juice, which_ forms a kind of India rubber, whence it is also called Gum-tree. The fruit is very small and insignificant.
F. pedunculata. Wild 1-ig. South Flonda. This tree is also a native of the West Indiea, and, like the Banyan_ of the West Indies, it sends downward aerial roots, which become fixed in the soil. The fruit is larger than the pre ceding, befog the size of a large cherry.
F. brevifol, a. Wild Fig. South Florida.
Ulmus Americana. White Elm. Beater a United States_ One of our most common and valoahle trees, very popular aa a shade tree on account of its graceful form. It is one of the largeat of the deciduous treea of the United States, attaining sometimes the height of 100 feet. The wood is employed for various purpoaes, but it is not considered durable when expoaed to the weather.
U. fulva. Slippery Elm. Eastern United Statea. This is usually a smaller tree than the White Elm. It ie not ss much esteemed aa an ornamental tree. The wood, how ever, is said to be of better quality and more durable.
The inner bark ia very mucilaginous, and is exten sively. used for medical and surgical pnrposes.
racerousa. 'Corky White Elm-. • Northern States_ This tree is limited to thenortheru portions of the United_ States, being found aparingly in New England, New York, and westward to northern Illinois and Wiaconsin. It closely resemblea the White Elm, but may be distin guirthed by tbe corky winga of the amaller branches. which cause them to look groteaque and rough. Dr. S. H_ Wright, of Peon Yan, N. Y., says it growa aa rapidly as the White Elm, and he thinks will become as large. He haa seen some young trees over two feet in diameter. The wood ia tougher and finer-grained than the White Elm.
CT. data. Winged Elm. Southern and Weatern States. Thia species does not grow in the Northern States except on the line of the Ohio river. It is a smallish tree, and has smaller leaves than the other kind. The branches have a broad and thin corky wing on the oppo site sides. The wood is finer-grained and more compact than the White Elm.
/'. Moridarta. Florida Elm. Florida.
U: crassifolia. Thick-leaved Elm. .1 exas and South west.
Ptanero aguatica. Planer-tree. Southern States. This tree is found in the Southern States and in Kentucky and Tennessee. It ia a tree of medium size, with foliage aomewhat like tbat of the European Elm. It ia not a common tree, and the wood is not known to be applied to any useful purpose.
Celtis occidentalis. Sugar or Hackberry. Eastern 1Juited States. This tree is rare in the New England States, but rather common in the Southern and Western ones. There are several varieties, one of which is usually a low and straggling buela. In the Western States it of ten becomee a lofty tree. It somewhat. resembles the elm in foliage and the ash in bark. Itproduces a dryish kind of berry about the size of a pea. The wood is white, but is not considered durable.
C Mississippi Hackberry. Missis sippi valley.
reticulata. Net-leaved Hackberry. Texas and Southwest. This is a western species, occurringin Texas and the Rocky mountain region. It is a small tree, often a mere shrub.
C. pallida. Pale-leaved Hackberry. Texas.