ELYPHORBIACESE.
Ilippomane Manciaella. Mancbineel. South Florida. &Wiwi a eebifera. Tallow-tree. Naturalized in the Southern States. Toe Tallow-tree is a native of China, but has become extensively naturalized in the East sud West Indies, and also in several of the Southern States along the sencoast. In its native country. it- seeds and pods are bruised and then boiled, which muses a kind of tallow tcf rise to the enrrace. This tallow is much employed in making candles.
aria lucida. Senth Florida. Drype'ee crocea. A small tree of South Flotilla and the West Indies. The leaves are eve) green, and have much the flavor of tea.
D. ulauca. South Florida.
URTICACEsE.
Mom rubra. Red Mulberry. Eastern United States. The Red Mulberry is found throughout the greater part of the United States east of the Mississippi, and alsu some of the States west of that river. (Bryant.) It is commonly a smallish tree, sometimes, however, attaining a large size. The berries are quite palatable, are e.den eagerly by birds. and also have a place in the markets as a second rate fruit. The wood is strong, compact, and extremely durable.
M. parvifolia. Small-leaved Mulberry. Texas and westwu rd.
Madura aurantiaca. Osage Orange. Arkansas and i Southwest. This tree, which is a native in Arkansas and Texas, has been quite generally introduced over the country. chiefly from its extensive employment as a hedge-plant. The early French settlers called It Bole dare or Bow-wood, from its use by the Indians for bows. The fruit is of the size and color of a large orange, but is is I edible. The wood is very hard, elastic, fine-grained, and durable.
Ficus aurea. G m-tree; Wild Fig. South Florida. There are many species of wild fig in the West Indies, lint this species of South Florida has not been identified with any of them. It is a large tree, full of milky juice, which i forms a kind of India rubber, whence It is also called Gumtree. The fruit is very small and insignificant.
F. pclunculata. Wild Pig. South Florida. This tree is also a native of the West Indies, and, like the Banyan of the West Indies, it sends down. and aerial roots, which become fixed in the soil. The fruit is larger than the pre ceding, being the size of a large cherry.
F. breinfol. a. Wild Fig. South Florida.
Ulmue Americana. White Elm. Eastern United States. One of our most common and valuable trees, very popular as a shade tree on account of its graceful form. It is one of the largest of the deciduous trees of the United States, attaining sometimes the height of 100 feet. The wood is
employed for various purposes, hut it is not considered durable when exposed to the weather.
U. fulva. Slippery Elm. Eastern United States. This is usually a smaller tree than the White Elm. It is not es much esteemed as an ornamental tree. The wood, how ever, is said to he of better quality and niore durable. The inner bark is very mucilaginous, and is exten sively used for medical and surgical purposes.
U. racem•sa. Corky White Elm. Northern States. This tree is limited to thenorthern portions of the United. States, being found sparingly in New England, New Yo•k, and westward to northern Illinois and Wisconsin. It closely resembles the White Elm, but may he distin guished by the corky wings of the smaller branches. which cause them to look grutesque and rough. Dr. S. H. Wright, of Penn Y an, N . Y., says it grows as rapidly as the Waite Elm, and he thinks will become as large. He has seen some young trees over two feet in di .meter. The wood is tougher and finer-grained than the White Elm.
U. data. Winged Elm. Southern and Western States. This 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.
U. Floridan. Florida Elm. Florida.
U. craesifolia. Thick-leaved Elm. Texas and South west.
Planera aguatica. Planer-tree. Southern States. This tree is f, end in the Southern States and in Kentucky and, Tennessee. It is a tree of medium size, with foliage somewhat like that of the European Elm. It is not a common tree, and the woud is not known to be applied to any' nedu purpose.
Celtic ocedeatalis. Sugar or Hackberry. Eastern United 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 h is usually a low and straggling bush. In the Western States. it often her omes tree. Ii somewha resembles the elm in foliage and the ash in bark. It produces a dryish kind of berry shout the size of a pea. The wood is white, hot is not considered durable.
C „Ifississippiensis. Mississippi Hackberry. Missis sippi valley.
reticulata. Net-leaved Hackberry. Texas and Southwest. This is a western species, occurring in Texaa and the Rocky mountain region. It is a small tree, often a mere shrub.
C. pallida. Pale-leaved Hackberry. Texas.