THE 



NATIVE FLOWERS AND FERNS 



OF THE UNITED STATES 



IN THEIR BOTANICAL, HORTICULTURAL, AND 

 POPULAR ASPECTS. 



BY 



THOMAS MEEHAN, 



•ROFKSSOR OF VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE HOARD 



OF AGRICULTURE, EDITOR OF THE GARDENERS' 



MONTHLY, ETC., ETC. 



VOLUME I 



ILLUSTRATED BY CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS 



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BOSTON: 

 PRANG AND COMPANY 



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