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ae ; Species. . Classical name. Remarks. 
Cucumber, Cucuminis Sylves- 
2 tris. 
Wood, or Two species. 
American Box, 
camore, Two species. Platanus Occiden- 
talis, &c. 
Plum, Several species. 
Thorn, do. do. 
"The red bud; the pawpaw; grape-vines of several species, 
and growing to a great size ; sassafras; the black willow, con- 
fined to the streams; the box elder, the common elder, of two 
Species; the sumach, of two species; several species of goose- 
berries ; and a great many others too n rous to be men- 
tioned here. Among the herbaceous plants we must not omit 
the ginseng, the Virginia snakeroot, the columbo, and the puc- - 
Coon, two or three thousand pounds of the roots of which are 
annually carried by the inhabitants to our Atlantic cities. . Among 
the trees, those belonging to the oak family are the most nu-— 
merous, if not the most valuable. Split into rails, the farmer 
builds fences with them, and sawed into plank, boards, and 
Scantling, they furnish materials for houses and barns. The su- 
a maple is sufficiently abundant, so that brown sugar enough 
Smanufactured for domestic purposes. The sycamore is the 
largest tree along the river, and the poplar is the largest on 
the hills. The latter grows by the side of the maple and the 
ach, and is a most valuable wood for the housebuilder and 
the Cabinetmaker. This tree is frequently four and five feet 
diameter, and continues of nearly the same size as it ascends, 
50, and sometimes even 60 feet. . 
Streams. 
The Ohio is the eastern boundary of this county, forming 
Wide intervales along its banks. Indian Wheeling is a fine mill 
: =. rising in Harrison county, and after crossing this, emp- 
into the Ohio, opposite the town of Wheeling, which stands 
° the Virginia side. 
