

MICHIGAN FLORA, 



PARIETARIA 



Peiutory. 989. Pennsylvania, Muhl. 



Grand Rapids— Coleman's Cat. 

 CANNABIS 

 Hemp. 990. sativa, L. ( * ) 



Waste places. 

 HUMULUS 



CommonHop. 991. LlipulllS, L. (*) 



Banks of streams. 



G9 



L. P. 

 Frequent. 



Th. 

 Frequent northward. 



Plane-tree. 

 Buttonwood. 



PLATANACE/E. 



{Plane-tree Family.) 



PLATANUS 



992. occidentals, L. C. & 9. 



Along our rivers. "The largest tree of the Atlantic forest! 



Presents a striking appearance bv reason of its mottled bark, whi.-h Is 

 rarely more than one-sixteenth of an inch thick. Wood reddish, tough, 

 and unwedgeable; can be Used in short sections for cabinet work, 

 ing machines, tables, etc., but is very liable to warp. Frequent. 



Butternut. 



JUGLANDACEiE. 



{Walnut Family.) 



JUGLANS 



993. cinerea, L. (*) 



I . 3. 



Low, rich woods. A medium-sized tree, often planted. The wood [slighter 

 and softer than the next, but takes a line polish— used in cabinet making 

 and in houses in inside finishing. Recommended, in connection with 

 lighter woods, for wainscotings, mouldings, etc., where black walnut 

 would have too glaring and pronounced an appearance; mak< - 

 doors— not liable to warp. Common. 



Black walnut. 994. nigra, L. 



/***\ 



0. & >. 



One of our most valuable timber-trees, and more used in cabinet-making 

 than any other. At its present rate of consumption, the black walnut 

 in Michigan will soon be a thing of the past. Frequent. 



Shag-bark 

 Hickory. 



Western Shell- 

 bark Hickory. 



Mocker-nut. 



Pignut. 

 Bitternut. 



CARYA 



995. alba, Nutt. (***) 0. & >. 



Timber very valuable; used wherever great durability, Btrength. and 

 elasticity are required. C. microcarpa, Nutt., occurs and seems to be 

 distinct. < ommon. 



996. sulcata, Nutt. 0. i 3. 



lliver bottoms. Ionia Co.(!), where it reaches its northern limit! 



except in the extreme south. 



997. tomentosu, Nutt. 



Dry woods. Flint; Grand Rapids— -Coleman's Cat. 



998. porcina, Nutt. 



Woods. Nuts pear-shaped or oblong. 



999. amara, Nutt. 



o. a 3. 



0. & 8. 



I mmon. 



I . i 3. 



Moist soil. No member of this family gets much north ot la!. • 



mmon. 



