MICHIGAN FLOKA. 



495 



Beaked Hazel. 1013. rostrata, Ait. (***; 



Lansing— Bailey, probably its southern limit; Hubbardston(!); and com- 

 mon uorthward. 



Hop-Horn- 

 beam. 

 Iron-wood. 



Blue or Water 

 Beech. 



OSTEYA 



1014. Virginica, Willd. 



Rich woods. 



CARPINUS 



1015. Americana, Michx. 



Th. 



Common. 



Th. (?) 



Along streams. Wood of this and the preceding tough and durable; 

 used for wedges, levers, etc. Common. 



Sweet Gale. 



Bay-berry. 

 Wax-Myrtle. 



Sweet Fern. 



MYRICACE^E. 



{Sweet Gale Family.) 

 MYKICA 



1016. Gale, L. (***) N. & U. P. 



Swamp near Crooked Lake, Emmet Co.(!); Manistee— E. J. Hill; Isle 

 Royale— Dr. A. B. Lyons. 



1017. cerifera, L. (***) 



S. Mich.— Winch. Cat. 



COMPTONIA 



1018. asplenifolia, Ait. (***) 



-Wr. Cat.; Detroit— Dr. A. E 



Th. 



South— Wr. Cat. ; Detroit— Dr. A. B. Lyons. Very common in the center 

 of the State and northward throughout the pine country, of Avhich it is 

 a characteristic species. 



BETULACE.E. 

 {Birch Family.) 



BETULA 



Cherry Birch. 1019. lenta, L. (***) 



Th. 



Ann Arbor— Allmend. Cat.; S. Haven— Bailey; near Lansing— Prof. W. J. 

 Beal; Hubbardston(!); Flint; and northward to L.Superior. Rare in 

 the south, but attains a " monstrous size " on Drummond's I.— Winch. 

 Cat. 



Yellow Birch. 1020. lutea, Michx., f. 



Th. 



Ann Arbor— Winch. Cat.; S. Haven— Bailey; to L. Superior. "Common 

 along the line of the F. & P. M. R. R., and northward to the Traverse 

 country; a large tree; timber valuable."— Prof. W. J. Beal. Rare south 

 of the Grand-Saginaw valley. 



Paper Birch. 

 Canoe Birch. 

 Silver lUrch. 



Low Birch. 



1021. papyracea, Ait. (***) 



Th. 



Extends southward to Lansing and perhaps further. Frequent at 

 Crystal Lake, Montcalm Co.,(!) as a small tree. Often springs up, form- 

 ing a dense thicket, where pine lands have been burned over. Bark 

 separating into thin, papery strips, used by Indians for canoes, basket- 

 work, etc. A large tree at the north. 



1022. 

 1023. 



pumila, L. 



Swamps. 



glandulosa, Michx. 



Burt's MS. Cat. 



(ireen or 



Mountain 



Alder. 



Speckled or 

 Hoary Alder. 

 Tag-Alder. 



ALNUS 



1024. viridis, DC. 



Th. 



Frequent. 



U. P. 



IT. P. 



"Dry rocky land"— Whitnev Cat.; Isle Royale— Dr. A. B. Lyons. 



Common. 



Th. 



1025. incana, Willd. (***) 



Borders of streams. The prevailing Alder in center of the State and in 

 U. P. Common. 



