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there is a tree in Robt. Tindall's yard that has been growing there for ten years or 

 more. Sometimes itjgets killed down by;the frost, but in the spring it will start up 

 afresh, and several times it reached a height of thirty feet or more. For the south- 

 ern part of the State it will prove a valuable ornamental tree. 



94. Toxylon pomiferum Raf. 



Osage orange. A shrubby tree, commonly planted for hedges in the prairie 

 regions of the State, and becoming adventive in many counties. Native in Jasper, 

 McDonald and Newton counties, where it becomes a large tree. Has been reported 

 as adventive in Greene, Jackson, Madison, Platte and St. Louis counties. This is 

 Madura aurantiaca Nutt. 



MISTLETOE FAMILY ( Loranthace.e ). 



95. Pboradendron flavescens { Piirsh ) Nutt. 



Mistletoe. A parasitic shrubby plant found on several species of trees in the 

 southeastern part of the State. Its principal host appears to be the Black gum. 

 I have found it in Butler, Dunklin, New Madrid, Stone and Stoddard counties. 



BIRTHWORT FAMILY ( Aristolochiace^ ). 



96. Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. 



Pipe-vine— Dutchman'' s Pipe. Said to have been collected in Mississippi county, 

 but I know nothing of its occurrence in the State. This is Aristolochia Sipho L'Her. 



97. Aristolochia tomentosa Sims. 



A tall, vigorous climber, with soft ; spongy stems, and long six-sided pods. Is 

 found in Butler, Dunklin, Greene. McDonald, Shannon, St. Louis, Wayne and 

 Wright counties. 



BUCKWHEAT FAMILY ( Polygonace.e ). 



98. Polygonella Americana (F. & M.) Small. 



A low bushy shrub, with minute leaves, and a profusion of sm all white flow ers ; 

 has been collected in Dunklin.and Stoddard counties. This is Polygonella ericoidea 

 Engelm. & Gray. 



99. Brunnichia cirrhosa Banks. 



A tall, vigorous climber of the lowlands of the southeastern part of the State. 

 Has been collected in Butler, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid and Stoddard 

 counties. 



MAGI^OLIA FAMILY (Magnoliace^ ). 



100. Magnolia acuminata L, 



Cucumber -tree. Has been collected in Stoddard county, by Dodson, but I have 

 not seen it in the State. 



101. Magnolia Virginica L. 



Small magnolia— Sweet bay. Credited to the State in Torrey & Gray's Flora, 

 but I have not seen it. This is Magnolia glauca L. 

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