136 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



SALICACEAE. 



Salix viminalis. Basket Willow. Young- twigs used 

 for basketry furniture and for withes for tying up the vines 

 in vineyards. Wood makes a good charcoal for use in gun- 

 powder. 



Salix sp? Willow. Bark of several species yield salicin 

 used in medicine. Bark sometimes used for smoking. 



Po pubis balsam if era. Balsam Poplar. This species and 

 the variety candicaiis yields a fragrant resin much used in 

 domestic remedies. 



MYRICACEAE. 



Myrica coif era. Wax Myrtle. Fruit covered with a 

 whitish wax used in making candles. 



Myrica Carolinensis. Bayberry. Like the preceding, 

 yields wax for candles. 



JUGLANDACEAE. 



Juglaus cincra. Butternut. Nuts edible. When green 

 used for pickling. A salad oil may be expressed from the 

 kernels and the rind of the nut yields a good brown dye. 



Juglans nigra. Walnut. Like the butternut, yields oil 

 and dye. Wood valuable for cabinet work. 



Carya Illinocnsis. Pecan. Until recently the wild trees 

 were the only source of these well known nuts. 



Carya ovata. Shag-bark Hickory. Nut edible. 



Carya laciiiiosa. King-nut. The largest of the hickory 

 nuts. 



Carya glabra. Hickory. Young twigs used for coarse 

 brooms. 



BETULACEAE. 



Caryl us Americana. Hazel-nut. The fruits of this and 

 C. rostra ta much like filberts. 



Bctula nigra. River Birch. Twigs used for brooms. 



