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Acer Eriocarpum — JVliite maple. 

 White maple, only name on the borders of the Ohio, 

 and the rivers winch fall into it. Soft maple, in the 

 Atlantic states, where it is often confounded with the 

 scarlet maple. Sir ivager maple, name applied to it 

 in England, where it has been introduced. 



Acer Rubrum — Red-flowering maple. 

 Red-flowering maple. Swamp maple. Soft maple, 

 denominations in the Atlantic states. Scarlet-flower- 

 ing maple, principally in Virginia; and soft maple in 

 New York and New Jersey. Maple tree, in Pennsyl- 

 vania, Virginia, and Ohio, to the west of the Alegha- 

 fty Mountains Erable plaine, by the Canadians. 



Acer saccharinum — Sugar maple. 



Sugar maple, general namej which however prevails 

 only in the middle states, to the east of the mountains. 

 Rock maple, name which prevails to the north of the 

 Hudson river. Hard maple, another name in the 

 northern states. Erable sucre, Canadian name. 



Acer nigrum — Black sugar maple. 

 Sugar tree, general name in the country on the Ohio, 

 and the rivers which fall into it; and often applied also 

 there, to the last mentioned species. Black sugar tree, 

 name sometimes applied, and to be preferred. 



Acer negundo — Box elder. 

 Box elder, only name in the western states, where 

 the tree is most known. Ash-leaved maple, name 

 given sometimes in the Atlantic states. Erable agi- 

 guiere, by the Illinois French. 



Acer Striatum — Moose wood. 

 Moosejjoood, common name in all the northern states, 

 in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Striped maple, 

 by some persons in the middle states. 



Nyssa grandidentata — Large tupelo. 

 Large tupelo, most general name in the southern 

 states. Water tupelo, secondary name in the same 

 states. 



Nyssa capitata — Sour tupelo. 

 Sour tupelo, in Georgia. 



Nyssa Sylvatica — Black gum. 

 Black gum tree, in all the states to the south of the- 

 Delaware. Sour gum, secondary name in the same 

 states. Peperidge, by the Dutch of New Jersey. 



Gymnocladus dioica — Coffee tree. 

 Coffee tree, only name given in the western states. 

 Chicot, by the Canadians. By some botanists called 

 guilandina dioica. 



Piuckneya pubens — Georgia bark. 

 Georgia bark tree, name given by M Michaux:. it is 

 known by no name in that country. 



Cupressus disticha*- Cypress. 

 Cypress, general name in the United States. It is 

 not known at all in the northern states, except in mod- 

 ern plantations, and there called deciduous cypress. 

 Bald cypress, name less used. Black, or white cypress, 

 having regard to the color of the wood. 



Cupressus thuyoides — White cedar. 

 White cedar, mily name in the states of New York, 

 New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Junipet, 

 in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. 



Thuya occidentalis — Arbor vita. 



Arbor vita, secondary name in the district of Maine. 

 White cedar, name more used in Maine, Vermont, and 

 New Hampshire. Ccdreblanc, by the Canadians. 



Larix Americana — American larch. 

 American larch; general name given to this tree in 

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all parts of the United States where it grows. Hack- 

 matack, more used in the north, and in the district of 

 Maine. Tamarach, by the Dutch of New Jersey. 



N. B. This tree is very seldom called by the name 

 of larch in New England, and, in some districts, it is 

 called juniper* 



Juniperus Virginiana — Med cedar. 



Red cedar, only name given to this tree in all parts of 

 the United States where it grows. 

 Q. Is it not sometimes called savin? 



Olea Americana — Devil wood. 



Devil wood, name given to this tree on the Savannah 

 river, in Georgia. 



N. B. We doubt the expediency of establishing 

 this unfashionable name to any tree. 



Carpinus ostrya — Iron wood- 

 Iron wood, only name in all the states to the south of 

 the Hudson. Lever wood, in the district of Maine and 

 Vermont. 



Carpinus Americana — American hornbeam. 



American hornbeam, only name given to this tree 

 throughout the United States. 



We doubt whether it is ever called any thing but 

 simply, hornbeam. 



Hopea tiuctoria — Sweet leaves. 

 Sweet leaves, only name in use in the southern 

 states. 



Mai us coronaria — Crab apple. 

 Crab apple, name given to this tree in all the south- 

 ern states. 



Q. Is this a native or indigenous tree? 



Mespilus arborea — June berry. 

 June berry, name given to this tree in the middle 

 states. Wild pear, in the district of Maine. 



Magnolia grandiflora — Large magnolia. 

 Large magnolia, most common name in the cities of 

 the southern states. Big laurel, in the country of the 

 southern states. Laurier tulipier, by the Louisian- 

 ians. 



Magnolia glauca — Small magnolia. 



Small magnolia, name given to this tree by many per- 

 sons in New York and Philadelphia, as well as in some 

 parts of New Jersey. Swamp sassafras, secondary- 

 name at a given distance from the above cities. Sweet 

 bay, white bay, and swamp laurel, names more used in 

 the southern states. Beaver wood, name formerly 

 given to it in New Jersey. 



Magnolia acuminata — Magnolia cucumber tree. 



Cucumber tree, only denomination in all the western 

 states, and along the Alleghany Mountains. 



Magnolia cordata — Heart-leaved magnolia. 



The heart-leaved magnolia, name given to this spe- 

 cies in Upper Georgia, and which is confounded with 

 the preceding. ■ 



Magnolia tripetala — The umbrella tree. 



The umbrella tree, only name given to this tree in the 

 middle and southern states. 



Magnolia auriculata— The ear-leaved magnolia. 



The car-leaved magnolia. Indian physick, denomina- 

 tion most in use in the mountains of North Carolina 

 and Virginia, but less proper. Long-leaved cucumber 

 tree, second name in the same countries. 



Magnolia macrophylla — Large-leaved magnolia. 

 Large-leaved magnolia, name given by M. Michaux 

 to this species, which is confounded with the next pre- 

 ceding one, 



