MICHIGAN FLORA. 



493 



PARIETARIA 



Pciiitory. 989. Pennsylvania, Mubl. 



Grand Rapids— Coleman's Cat. 



CANNABIS 



Hemp. 990. sativa, L. ( * ) 



"Waste places. 

 HUMULUS 



CommonHop. 991. LupulllS, L. ( * ) 



Banks of streams. 



L. P. 



Frequent. 



Th. 



Frequent northward. 



PLATANUS 



Plane-tree. 

 Buttonwood. 



PLATANACE^E. 



{Plane-tree Family.) 



992. occidentalis, L. 



C. & S. 



Along our rivers. "The largest tree of the Atlantic forests."— Sargent. 

 Presents a striking appearance by reason of its mottled bark, which is 

 rarely more than one-sixteenth of an inch thick. "Wood reddish, tough, 

 and unwedgeable; can be used in short sections for cabinet work, sew- 

 ing machines, tables, etc., but is very liable to warp. Frequent. 



JUGLANDACE^E. 



{Walnut Family.) 



JUGLANS 



Butternut. 



993. cinerea, L. (*) 



0. & S. 



Low, rich woods. A medium-sized tree, often planted. The wood is lighter 

 and softer than the next, but takes a line polish— used in cabinet making 

 and in houses in inside finishing. Recommended, in connection with 

 lighter woods, for wainscotings, mouldings, etc., where black walnut 

 would have too glaring and pronounced an appearance; makes good 

 doors— not liable to warp. Common. 



Black walnut. 994. nigra, L. (***) 



c. & s. 



One of our most valuable timber-trees, and more used in cabinet-making 

 than any other. At its present rate of consumption, the black walnut 

 in Michigan will soon be a thing of the past. Frequent. 



Shag-bark 

 Hickory. 



CARYA 



995. alba, Nutt. (***) 



C. & S. 



Timber very valuable; used wherever great durability, strength, and 

 elasticity are required. C. microcarpa, Nutt., occurs and seems to be 

 distinct. Common. 



Western Shell- 

 bark Hickory. 



Mocker-nut. 



Pignut. 

 Bitternut. 



996. sulcata, Nutt. 



G. & S. 



River bottoms. Ionia Co.(!), where it reaches its northern limits. Rare, 

 except in the extreme south. 



c. &s. 



Rare. 



G. & S. 



Common. 



c. & s. 



Moist soil. No member of this family gets much north of lat. 43°. 



Common. 



997. tomentosa, Nutt. 



Dry woods. Flint; Grand Rapids— Coleman's Cat. 



998. porcina, Nutt. 



Woods. Nuts pear-shaped or oblong. 



999. amara, Nutt. 



