102 History of H Ingham. 



Lespedeza, Mx. 



procumbens, Mx. 



reticulata, Pers. Bush Clover. 



Stuvei, Nutt., var. intermedia, Watson. 



polystachya, Mx. 



capitata, Mx. 



Vicia, Tourn. 



saliva, L. Vetch. 

 tetrasperma. Loisel. 

 hirsuta, Koch. 

 Cracca, L. 



Lathyrus, Tourn. 



maritimus, Big. Beach-pea. 

 palustris, L. Marsh-pea. 



Apios, Boerh. 



tuberosa, Moench. Ground-nut. 



Strophostyles, Ell. 



angulosa, Ell. Kidney Bean. 



Amphicarpsea, Ell. 



monoica, Nutt. Hog Pea-nut. 



Baptisia, Vent. 



tinctoria, R. Br. Wild Indigo. 



Cassia, Tourn. 



Marilandica, L. Wild Senna. 

 Chamascrista, L. Partridge Pea. 

 nicitans, L. Wild Sensitive Plant. 



25. ROSACE2E. (ROSE FAMILY.) 



This family, comprising trees, shrubs, and herbs, is an exceed- 

 ingly valuable oue to man, supplying him as it does with deli- 

 cious fruits, and with flowers that delight his eye with their 

 beauty and enchant him with their fragrance. Who can think 

 of the Rose, of the Meadow Sweet, and of the many other shrubs 

 and herbs that open their petals and exhale their fragrance to the 

 surrounding air; of the gorgeous blossoming of the Apple and 

 the Pear, the Cherry and the Plum, or of the fruits of these 

 which follow, in due season, without having his heart warmed 

 with gratitude towards the great Giver of all good ? These all 

 belong to this family, as do most of the berries we use for food, 

 as the Strawberry, the Blackberry, and the Raspberry. 



But few plants of the order have injurious properties, though 

 some, as the Almond and the Peach, contain Prussic Acid, which 

 is a deadly poison. It is found mostly in the seeds, but not to 

 an injurious degree, as partaken of by us. 



Prunus, Tourn. 



maritima, Wang. Beach Plum. 



Pennsylvania, L. f. Red Cherry. 



Virginiana, L. Choke Cherry. 



serotina, Ehrhart. Black Cherry. 



spinosa, L. car. insititia, sloe. Bullace Plum. 



