54 OP PLANTS. 



180. The beet, pigweed, or goosefoot, orache, spinach, 

 &amp;lt;fcc., to the Goosefoot Family, a useful but sometimes 

 troublesome tribe. 



181. Buckwheat, rhubarb, sorrel, dock, and knotweed, 

 belong to the Buckwheat Family, Polygonacece, some of 

 which are pleasant as food or as a salad, but some are 

 acrid. 



182. The black walnut, butternut, English walnut, and 

 the hickories, belong to the Walnut Family, which fur 

 nishes us with wholesome and delicious nuts, and wood 

 of great value. 



183. The birches and alders belong to the Birch Family ; 



184. The willows and poplars to the Willow Family. 



185. The pines, the larch, the fir, cypress, arbor vitas, 

 juniper, yew, white cedar, red cedar, spruce and hemlock 

 belong to the Pine Family, of great value to builders. 



All the above and many other families belong to the 

 Dicotyledons. 



186. The following belong to the class of Monocotyledons. 

 The lilies, asparagus, hyacinth, crown-imperial, onion, 

 garlic, and many others, belong to the Lily Family. 



187. Narcissus, amaryllis, tuberose, snowdrop, &e., to 

 the Amaryllis Family, valued for its beauty, but also 

 furnishing food. 



188. Iris, crocus, cornflag, tiger-flower and blue-eyed 

 grass, to the Iris Family. This and the next family 

 minister to our love of beauty. 



189. Lady s slipper and the orchises belong to the 

 Orchis Family; 



11 10. The rushes to the Rush Family; 

 101. The sedges to the Sedge Family, good for the 

 basket maker and the thatcher. 



