6 FOREST-TREES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Apple, and a Chrysophyllum or Star Apple j and one endogen, a Palm 

 of the genus Thrinax. 



I wish to record my sincere thanks to the Hon. F. Watts, Commissioner, 

 and to Mr. William 'Saunders, Centennial Agent of the Department, for 

 all possible assistance rendered in the prosecution of the work. 

 Kespectfully, 



GEO. VASBY, 



Botanist. 

 Hon. FRED. WATTS, 



Commissioner. 



MAGNOLIACE^E. 



No. 1. Magnolia grandiflora, L. Evergreen Magnolia. Southern States. 

 A large and beautiful tree, with -thick glossy evergreen leaves, and large 

 white flowers, which are exceedingly fragrant. 



No. 2. Magnolia glauca, L. Sweet Bay ; White Bay. Massachusetts 

 southward. Northward, this is only a small tree or shrub ; but in the 

 South it attains a large size, and the leaves become evergreen. 



No. 3. Magnolia Umbrella, Lam. Umbrella Tree. Southern States ; 

 Alleghany Mountains. 



No. 4. Magnolia acuminata, L. Cucumber Tree. New York ; South 

 and West. This species has a greater range to the northward, where it- 

 soinetimes attains a large size. 



No. 5. Magnolia cordata, Michx. Yellow Cucumber Tree. Southern 

 States. 



No. 6. Magnolia Fraseri, Walt. Long-leaved Cucumber Tree. South- 

 ern States. 



No. 7. Magnolia macropliylla, Michx. Large-leaved Umbrella Tree. 

 Southern States. 



No. 8. Liriodendron tulipifera, L. Tulip Tree; Yellow Poplar. East- 

 ern United States. One of the largest and most beautiful of North 

 American trees. In the Western States, it attains an immense size. It 

 is found principally in the rich bottom-lands of the large rivers, where 

 its wood is extensively employed for building purposes and for the man- 

 ufacture of furniture. As an ornamental tree, it is hardly surpassed by 

 any other ; its form being regular, its foliage peculiar and pleasing, and 

 its abundant flowers, though not highly colored, are yet very beautiful. 



ANONACE^E. 



No. 9. Anona. Custard Apple. Southern Florida. Discovered by 

 Dr. Chapman in South Florida. It grows 15 to 20 feet high. The fruit 

 is small and eatable when fully ripe. The species is undetermined. 



No. 10. Asimina triloba, Duual. Papaw. From Pennsylvania south- 

 ward. A small tree, very common in the Southern States, less frequent 

 at the North. It produces an oblong pulpy fruit about 4 inches long, 

 which when ripe has a rich luscious taste. 



CAPPARIDACEJE. 



No. 11. Capparis Jamaicensis, Jacq. Caper Tree. South Florida. A 

 shrub or small tree of South Florida, also growing in the West Indies. 

 The true capers of commerce are the fruit of the Old World species. 



