88 CATALOG OF PLANTS. 



287. Salix sericea Marsh. Silky willow. — On damp ground at Sand 



Point. 



288. Salix rostrata Richards. Bebb's willow. — Frequent in open 



woods and on borders of marshes. 



289. Salix Candida Fliigge. Sage willow. — In a very wet and boggy 



place west of Caseville. 



290. Populus alba L. White poplar. — Cultivated in the villages and 



spreading by root. 



291. Populus tremuloides Michx. American aspen. — Yevy common in 



damp ground, frecjuent on sand dunes and abundant on 

 burnt-over lands throughout Huron County. 



292. Populus grandidentata Michx. Large-toothed aspen. — Frequent 



Ijetween and on sand dunes. 



293. Populus balsamifera L. Balsam poplar. — Common on sand 



" along the lake shore and frequent on sand dunes. A sand 

 binder. Trees usually small. Covers large areas in Huron 

 County north of Bad Axe. 



294. Populus deltoides Marsh. Cotton- wood. — Frequent on damp 



ground with other trees and along streams throughout the 

 sand region. The large-leaved poplar occasionally planted. 

 is for the present referred to this species. 



295. Populus nigra italica Du Roi. Lombardy poplar. — Cultivated 



in the villages and spreading by root. 



296. Myrica gale. Sweet gale. — Abundant in a large marsh at Sand 



Point. Also noticed near Caseville and on Charity Island. 



297. Myrica asplenifolia L. Sweet fern.--In small patches on sandy 



ground at Sand Point and near Caseville. 



298. Juglans cinerea L. Butternut. — Frequent on rich damp ground 



with other trees and often between sand dunes. 



299. Juglans nigra L. Black walnut. — Noticed only in cultivation. 



Lumbermen report that it is not known to grow wild in 

 the sand district. Noticed in Tuscola County. 

 :300. Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch. Shag-bark hickory. — Throughout 

 the sand region on rich ground with other trees. Trees 

 now usually small, the larger ones having been cut. 



301. Carya microcarpa Nutt. Small-fruited hickory. — A few trees 



noticed in good ground about Sebewaing. 



302. Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch. Bitter nut. — Frequent 



on rich damp ground with other trees, but mostly south of 

 the sand area. 



303. Corylus americana Walt. Hazel-nut. — Not noticed in or near 



tlie sand region, but reported l)y W. H. Wallace as occa- 

 sionally growing ne.ar Bayport and on Stony Island. 



