416 TREES AND SHRUBS OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



XXXYI.— TILIACE^ : The Linden Family. 



Tilia Americana (Basswood, Linden, Lime Tree). Found in every part 

 of the State. One at Natick measured 16 feet 6 inches at the 

 ground, and 13 feet 4 inches at 4 feet from the ground. 



XXXVIL— CISTACEiE : The Kock Eose Family. 



Eeliantliemum Canadense (Sun Rose). Two marked varieties grow near 

 Boston, the S. Canadense and H. ramulifiorum of Pursh. 



Lecliia major (Large Pinweed). 



Lechia thymifolia (Thyme-leaved Pinweed). 



Lechia ?mwor (Small Pinweed). 



Hudsonia tomentosa (Downy Hudsonia). On the sea-coast in Essex 

 County. 



Hudsonia erieoides (Heath-like Hudsonia). On Nantucket and Martha's 

 Vineyard. 



XXXVIII.— BERBERID^ : The Barberry Family. 



Berleris vulgaris (Common Berberry). Common in many places. 



XXXIX.— MENISPERMACE^ : The Moonseed Family. 



Menispermvm Canadense (Canada Moonseed). A twining plant. 



XL.— MAGNOLIACE^ : The Magnolia Family. 



Magnolia glauca (Small Magnolia). In a sheltered swamp near Cape 



Ann, and elsewhere in Essex County. 

 Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree.) In several towns on Westfield 

 River, especially in Russell ; rare in the eastern part of the State. 



The division comprising the monocotyledonous plants is represented 

 in Massachusetts by the following species: Smilax rotundifolia and 8. 

 Jierbacea, both climbing plants, and having no economical importance. 



It has been found that the European larch thrives along the coast in 

 Eastern Massachusetts, and its introduction has been much encouraged 

 of late, not because it is considered a more valuable tree than some of 

 the native trees, but because it will thrive and grow rapidly on worn- 

 out gravelly soils, where better trees, such as the oak, ash, and hickory, 

 would fail. 



The native white pine [Pinus strohus) does well in Eastern Massachu- 

 setts, and a great many small tracts have been planted within the last 

 thirty years in Taunton, Middleborough, Bridgewater, and other towns. 

 The leading shoot is often eaten off by a weevil, by which its future 

 growth for timber may be injured, but the tree survives this injury and 

 produces a wood useful for a great many purposes. 



Prof. C. S. Sargent, in enumerating the woods suitable for cultivation 

 in Massachusetts, says: 



The finest hickories arc not produced in Massachusetts, although in the western 

 part of the State, especially in the valley of the Connecticut, and in other favorable 

 situations, the natural growth of this tree is fine enough to warrant its extensive culti- 

 vation. The hickories should be cultivated in the same manner as recommended for 

 the ash, the young plants being equally valuable for hoop-poles, walking-sticks, and 

 similar purposes, while the lumber cut from the large trees brings a higher price than 

 any other produced in the Northern States. It is used extensively in carriage-building 

 and for ax-handles, iu which form it is carried all over the world. Hickory makes 



