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BOTANY. 



shrubs, found mostly in the mountains of Southern Asia. The Oleaster 

 (Elceagnus fiortensis) of Southern Europe is there much planted for its 

 odoriferous flowers ; it is occasionally planted in this country. 



Shepheidia Canadensis, of the Northeastern United States, and 8. 

 argentea, the Buffalo-Berry of the Rocky Mountains and the Great 

 Plains, are frequently cultivated for their acid fruits, which are about 

 as large as currants. 



Order Hernandieee, including a few tropical trees. 



FIGS. 398-402. ILLUSTRATIONS OP LAURCS NOBILIS. 



FIG. 400. 



Fig. 398. Male flower. Magnified. 

 Fig, 400. Female flower. Magnified. 

 Fig. 402. Diagram of female flower. 



FIG. 401. 



FIG. 402. 



Fig. 399. Diagram of male flower. 

 Fig. 401. Section of female flower. 



Order Thymelseacese. Shrubby plants, mostly of the Southern 

 Hemisphere. Of the 378 species we have in the United States but one 

 representative, viz., the Moose- wood or " Wicopy " (Direct palustris), a. 

 small shrub with exceedingly tough bark. 



Daphne Mezereum, a poisonous shrub of Europe, is frequently culti- 

 vated here for its sweet-smelling flowers. 



The bark of many species is used in their native countries for making 



