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it will pay to look after th s tree. It has been found in Jackson county only as yet, 

 but it is probable that it is very common in the northern part of the State . 



1G9. Prunus angustifolia Marsh. 



Chickasaw plum. A southern species, not very hardy at the north, and which 

 has given us several very good varieties in cultivation. It is found in Bates, Cass, 

 Newton, Saline and St. Charles counties. This is Prunus Chicasa Michx. 



170. Prunus hortulana Bailey. 



Wild Goose plum . The most promising and the most valuable of all our wild 

 plums, and the original of most of our best cultivated varieties. A distinctively 

 Mississippi valley species, and doubtless the best species we have to select natural 

 varieties from. Is found in Atchison, Cape Girardeau, Cass, Clark, Clay, Jackson, 

 Jasper, Newton, St. Francois and St. Louis counties. 



171. Prunus hortulana Mineri Bailey. 



Miner plum. A variety of the last which has been found in Pike county. This 

 is also an interesting tree, and doubtless will prove to be of great value in cultiva- 

 tion. 



172. Prunus Pennsylvanica L. f. 



Wild Red cherry. Has been cultivated some for its fruit, but does not prove to- 

 be very promising. It is found in Adair, Pike and St. Louis counties. 



173. Prunus pumila L. 



Dwarf cherry . Credited to the State in Torrey & Gray's Flora, but I have not 

 seen it. 



174. Prunus serotina Ehrh. 



Wild Black cherry. Not of much account for its fruit, but frequently found ia 

 cultivation for ornament. Distributed pretty much all over the State, and found 

 in Atchison, Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Buchanan, Butler, Carroll, Clark, Clay, 

 Dade, Daviess, Dunklin, Greene, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Lawrence, 

 Linn, Livingston, Madison, McDonald, Miller. Newton, Oregon.. Platte, Ray, 

 Scotland, Scott, Shannon, St. Francois, St. Louis, Stoddard, Wayne and Washing- 

 ton counties. 



175. Prunus Yirginiana L. 



Choke cherry. A shrub or small tree in the northern part of the State ; of little 

 value for the fiuit. Has been found in Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, 

 Caldwell, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston and Sa- 

 line counties. 



PULSE FAMILY (Leguminos^). 



176. Cercis Canadensis L. 



Red-bud. A small-sized tree, very pretty in cultivation, and found growing 

 throughout the State in woods. Is found in Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bollinger, 

 Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cass, Clark, Clay, Cole, Dade, Daviess, Dunk- 

 lin, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Livingston, Madison, McDonald. 

 Miller, Mississippi, Newton, Oregon, Pike, Platte, Ray, Shannon, St. Francois,. 

 St. Louis, Stoddard, Wayne and Wright counties. 



