TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES OF MISSOURI. 373 



•very extensively into lumber for making tobacco boxes, etc. Grows in Bollinger, 

 Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stod- 

 dard and Wayne counties. Also has been reported from St. Louis county, but it 

 is not probable that it gets so far north. 



PLANE-TREE FAMILY (Platanaoe^). 



127. Platanus occidentalis L. 



Sycamore. A very large, valuable tree found throughout our borders, and 

 reaching its greatest development along the Missouri river in the central and wes- 

 tern part of the State. Trees 20 to 25 feet in girth and 100 to 150 feet in height are 

 not rare, and great quantities of it are sawed into lumber for making tobacco 

 boxes, etc. It is found in Andrew, Atchison, Barton, Bates, Bollinger, Buchanan, 

 Butler, Cape Girardeau, Cedar, Clark, Clay, Dade, Daviess, Dunklin, Greene, 

 Holt, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jefterson, Lawrence, Macon, Madison, McDonald, 

 Mississippi, New Madrid, Newton, Oregon, Platte, Ray, Scott, Shannon, St. 

 Francois, St. Louis, Stoddard, Texas, Washington, Wayne and Wright counties. 



EOSE FAMILY (Rosace.e). 



128. Opulaster opulifolius ( L.) Kuntze. 



Nine-hark. A well-known shrub in many places in the state, and found in 

 Boone, Clark, Cole, Greene, Henry, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, McDonald, Miller 

 Newton, Oregon, Pike, Shannon, St. Charles, St. Louis, Vernon and Wayne 

 counties. This is Physocarpus opulifolius Maxim. 



129. Spiraea corymb osa Kaf. 



Meadow siveet. Has been found in Putnam county. This is spircea betulcefolia 

 •corymbosa Watson. 



130. Spiriea salicifolia L. 



Meadow sweet. Has been found in Boone, Greene and Jackson counties . 



131. SpiicTea tomentosa L. 



Hard-hack. Has been found in Boone, Clark, Cooper and Harrison counties. 



132. Pyrus angustifolia Ait. 



Narrow-leaved crab-apple. A species confined to the southwestern part of the 

 State. Has been found In Dunklin, Missisippi, St. Louis and Washington counties. 

 I have never heard of it^being grown for its fruit, but,it is sometimes planted for 

 ornament. 



133. Pyrus coronaria L. 



Crab-apple. This is the common crab-apple of this State, and is much more 

 common than is now known,; but until we can distinguish this with certainty from 

 our other crab-apples, we cannot definitely outline its range. This also is not 

 known to have been grown for its fruit, but is often planted for ornament. At 

 present we know that it grows in Butler, Clark, Daviess, Dunklin, 'Greene, Jack- 

 son, Madison, Miller and Shannon counties. 



