12 MONOECIA. 



Botanical Generic Names. Common Names. 



2 Cer atophyllum 2 Floating Hornweed 



3 Corylus... l Hazel-nut-tree 



5 Facus 2 B ■ e c H 



2 MyRIOPHYLLUM 2 MlLLFOIL 



20 Quercus 2 Oak 



5 Sag it aria i Arrow-head 



ORDER 8. 



MONO- 

 DELPHIA- 



Stamina all 

 united to- 

 gether. 



WILD PINE-TREE is called in Britain the 

 Scoth Fir, from its growing naturally in the moun- 

 tains of Scotland, but it is common in most parts of 

 Europe, particularly in the northern regions. The 

 wood is the red and yellow deal, which is the most 

 durable of any of the kinds yet known. In a favour- 

 able soil this tree grows to the height of eighty feet, 

 with a straight trunk. 



Few trees have been applied to more purposes 

 than this. The tallest and straightest afford masts to 

 our Navy. The timber is resinous, durable, and ap- 

 plicable to numerous domestic purposes. From the 

 trunk and branches of this species and others of the 

 Genus, tar and pitch, and Burgundy-pitch and tur- 

 pentine are obtained. The resinous roots are dug 

 out of the ground in many parts of the Highlands of 

 Scotland, and being divided into small splinters, are 

 used by the inhabitants instead of candles. The 



