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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[P. D. 4. 



order of their attractiveness; and those species of which the 

 fruits seem to be eaten so seldom as to make their planting 

 barely worth while are marked with a dagger. 



Deciduous Trees. 



*Acer negundo, ash-leaved maple, box 



elder. 

 **Acer saccharum, sugar maple; and 

 doubtless other maples. 

 Betula populifolia, American gray 



birch. 

 Betula lutea, j^ellow birch; and prob- 

 ably other birches. 

 Celtis occidentalis, hackberry. 

 Cercis canadensis, red-bud. 

 ***Cornus florida, flowering dogwood. 

 fCorylus americana, American hazel. 

 **Cratocgus coccinea, white thorn. 

 **Crata;gus crus-galli, cockspur thorn; 

 and others of this genus. 

 fFagus americana, American beech. 

 *Fraxinus americana, American white 



ash; and probably other species. 

 fHicoria sp. Several kinds of hickory. 



Ilex opaca, American holly. 

 fLiquidambar styracifl.ua, sweet gum. 

 "fLiriodendron tulipifera, tulip tree. 

 ***Morus rubra, native red mulberry. 

 **Nyssa sylvatica, tupelo. 

 Ostrya virginiana, hornbeam. 

 '\Plantanus occidentalis, sycamore. 

 '\Populus sp. Various species of pop- 

 lars are sometimes fed upon. 

 ***Prunus pennsylvanica, bird cherry. 

 ***Prunus punila, sand cherry. 

 ***Prunus serotina, black cherry. 

 ***Prunus virginiana, choke cherry. 

 **Pyrus americana, mountain ash. 

 fQuercus sp. Several species of oaks. 

 Sassafras officinalis, sassafras. 

 Ulmus americana, American elm. 

 And other species. 



Evergreen Trees. 



**Juniperus virginiana, red cedar. 



**Juniperus communis, prostrate juni- 

 per. 



**Picea alba, white spruce. 



**Picea rubra, red spruce; and un- 

 doubtedly other species. 



*Pinus rigida, pitch pine. 

 *Pinus strobus, white pine. 

 *Tsuga canadensis, hemlock. 



Shrubs. 



**Amelanchier canadensis, June berry. 

 **Benzoin odoriferum, spice bush. 

 *Berberis vulgaris, barberry. 

 Comptonia asplenifolia, sweet fern. 

 Corema conradii, broom crowberry. 

 ***Comus alternifolia, blue cornel. 

 ***Cornus candidissima, gray cornel. 

 ***Cornus sericea, silky cornel. 

 ***Cornus stolonifera, red osier cornel. 

 **Gaylussacia frondosa, dangleberry. 

 **Gaylussacia resinosa, huckleberry. 

 **Ilex glabra, inkberry. 

 **Ilex verticillata, black alder; and 

 probably I. lavigata, winterberry, 

 black ilex. 

 Ligustram vulgare, privet. 

 **Myrica cerifera, bayberry. 

 Prunus maritima, beach plum. 



*Pyrus arbutifolia, chokeberry. 

 Rhamnus catharticus, buckthorn. 

 ***Rhus copallina, shining sumac. 

 ***Rhus glabra, smooth sumac. 

 ***Rhus toxicodendron, poison ivy. 

 ***Rhus typhina, staghorn sumac. 

 ***Rhus venenata, poison sumac. 

 **Ribes floridum, large-flowering cur- 

 rant. 

 **Ribes lacustre, swamp gooseberry; 



and other species. 

 **Rosa sp. It is probable that the 

 fruits of all the native wild roses 

 are eaten largely by birds. 

 ***Rubus occidentalis, thimbleberry. 

 ***Rubus strigosus, red raspberry. 

 ***Rubus canadensis, low blackberry. 

 ***Rubus villosus, high blackberry. 



