CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 37 



B-icinus, L. Castor-oil Plant. 



[R. COMMUNIS, L. Very common in cultivation.] 



Order 73. URTICACEJE. Nettle Family. 



Xrimus, L. Elm. 



U. fulva, Michx. (Red Elm. Slippery Elm.) Banks of streams ; not 

 rare. 



U. Americana, L. (Common Elm. American or White Elm.) Abun- 

 dant. 



U. racemosa, Thomas. (Corky White Elm.) Meriden, Dr. Barrows, 

 where a few large trees are found, apparently self sown. It is sometimes 

 planted, and at the West is a valuable tree and indigenous. 

 CJeltis, Tourn. Hackberry. Nettle Tree. Sugarberry. 



C. occidentalis, L. Banks of Conn, river throughout the district, but not 

 abundant. 



Cannabis, Tourn. 



C. SATiVA, L. (Hemp.) Roadsides ; escaped from cultivation ; European. 



Humulus, L. Hopvine. 



H. Lupulus, L. Roadsides; frequent in cultivation. 



TJrtica, Tourn. Nettle. 



U. gracilis, Ait. (Common Nettle.) Fence rows ; common. 



U. URENS, L. Claremont, N. H., Dr. Barroivs ; Royalton, Vt., Ward; 

 scarce. 

 Iiaportea, Gaudichaud. 



L. Canadensis, Gaudich. (Wood-Nettle.) Rich woods. 



Pilea, Lindl. 



P. pumila, Gray. (Clearweed.) In shady places near dwellings. 



3oehnieria, Jacq. False Nettle. 



B. cylindrica, Willd. Shady and moist ground. 



[MoRUS RUBRA, L., the Red Mulberry tree, is a native of central New 

 England. Morus nigra from the Levant with black fruit, and the white- 

 fruited MoRUS alba from China are occasionally planted.] 



Order 74. PLATANACEJE. Plane-tree Family. 



Platanus, L. Plane-Tree. 



P. occidentalis, L. (Buttonwood or American Sycamore.) Meriden and 

 Hanover, N. H.; Hartford, Hartland, and Sharon, Vt. Not abundant 

 so far north, and commonly planted. 



Order 75. JUGLANDACEiE. Walnut Family. 



Juglans, L. Walnut. 



J. cinerea, L. (Butternut.) Very common. 



[J. nigra, L., the Black Walnut of the West, is often seen in private 

 grounds.] 



