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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 jjopulifolia, American gray 



birch. 

 Betula lutea, yellow birch; and prob- 

 ably other birches. 

 Celtis occidentalis, hackberry. 

 Cercis canadensis, red-bud. 

 ***Cornus florida, flowering dogwood. 

 fCorylus americana, American hazel. 

 **Crata:gus coccinea, white thorn. 

 **Crata:gus cnis-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 styraciflua, sweet gum. 

 fLiriodendron tulipifera, tulip tree. 

 ***Morns rubra, native red mulberry. 

 **N^yssa sylvatica, tupelo. 

 Ostrya virginiana, hornbeam. 

 fPlaiitanus occidentalis, sycamore. 

 ■fPopnhis sp. Various species of 

 poplars are sometimes fed upon. 

 ***Prunus pennsylvanica, bird cherrj'. 

 ***Pru?ius punila, sand cherry. 

 ***Prunus serotina, black cherry. 

 ***Pru7ius virginiana, choke cherrj% 

 **Pyrus americana, mountain ash. 

 ^Quercus 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. 

 *Pimis strobus, white pine. 

 *Tsuga canadensis, hemlock. 



Shrubs. 



**Anielanchier canadensis, .June berry. 

 **Benzoin odoriferum, spice bush. 

 *Bcrberis vulgaris, barberry. 

 Comptonia asplenifolia, sweet fern. 

 Corema conradii, broom crowberry. 

 ***Cornus alternifolia, blue cornel. 

 ***Cornus candidissima, gray cornel. 

 ***Cornus sericea, silky cornel. 

 ***Cornus stolonifera, red osier cornel. 

 **Gaylussacia frondosa, dangleberrj-. 

 **Gaylussacia resinosa, huckleberry. 

 **Ilex glabra, inkberrj'. 

 **Ilex verticiUata, black alder; and 

 probably /. laevigata, winterberry, 

 black ilex. 

 Ligustrum vulgare, privet. 

 **Myrica cerifera, bayberry. 

 Prunus maritima, beach plum. 



*Pyrus arbutifolia, chokeberrj-. 

 Rhamnus catharticus, buckthorn. 

 ***Rhus copallina, shining sumac. 

 ***Rhus glabra, smooth sumac. 

 ***Rhus toxicodendron, poison i^'y. 

 ***Rhus typhina, staghorn sumac. 

 **'*Rhiis 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, thimbleberrj'. 

 ***Rubiis strigosus, red raspberrj'. 

 ***Rubus canadensis, low blackberrj% 

 ***Rubus villosus, high blackberrj\ 



