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BOTANY. 



shrubs, found mostly ir, the mountains of Southern Asia. The Oleaster 

 (Elaagnus hortensis) of Southern Europe is there much planted for its 

 odoriferous flowers ; it is occasionally planted in this couutry. 



Shtpheidia Canadensis, of the Northeastern United States, and S. 

 argentea, the Buffalo-Berry of the Rocky Mountains and the Great 

 Plains, are frequently cultivated for their acid fruits, which are about 

 as large as currants. 



Order Hernandieae, including a few tropical trees. 



FIGS. 398-402. ILLUSTRATIONS or LAURUS NOBILIS. 



Fig. m-Male flower. Magnified. 

 Fig, 400. Female flower. Magnified. 

 Fig. 402.-Diagram of female flower. 



FIG. 402. 



Fig. 399. Diagram of male flower. 

 Fig. 401. Section of female flower. 



Order Thymelaeaceee. Shrubby plants, mostly of the Southern 

 Hemisphere. Of the 378 species we have in the United States but one 

 representative, viz., the Moose- wood or " Wicopy" (Dirca palustris), a 

 small shrub with exceedingly tough bark. 



Daphne Mezereum, a poisonous phrub of Europe, is frequently culti- 

 vated here for its sweet-smelling flowers. 



The bark of many species is used in their native countries for making 



