J .S*. ' CONTENTS. 



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A list of small evergreens _ - - 



Bronze evergreens 



Plants suitable for winter bouquets 



Native bog and marsh plants which are promising for cultivation 



Native aquatic plants most worthy of cultivation 35 



A list of native ferns most promising for cultivation 35 



a. Thriving in sun or shade in poor soil 35 



b. Thriving in cool rocky places 35 



c. Thriving in bogs or swamps 35 



d. Thriving in rich woods __ 35 



The procession of flowers 36 



A. Flowers of April '_ 36 



B. Flowers of May 



C. Flowers of summer and autumn 



Plants indicating a fertile soil 



Plants indicating a barren soil __ 39 



Trees valuable for timber 40 



The best kinds of timber for firewood 41 



The most durable kinds of timber for posts or sills 



Favorite kinds of timber for the cabinetmaker 41 



Timber for farm implements 



Timber valuable for small or large boats 



Kinds of timber most employed for boxes, baskets and barrels 



Timber for paper pulp 



Trees for sugar 43 



Trees and shrubs best suited for screens or wind-breaks 43 



Some of our wild fruits and nuts, with suggestions concerning their improve- 

 ment 43 



Aj>artial list of wild fruits, nuts, etc. ___ 46 



Native forage plants 



Native bee plants 48 



Native plants for the protection of hillsides, embankments and drifting sands 48 



Plants for carp ponds 49 



Native tree-like or large shrubs 49 



List of smaller shrubs 50 



Weeds, native and introduced 51 



List of weeds introduced from Europe 52 



List of indigenous weeds 53 



List of rare or local plants _____ ^ 53 



Native plants fast disappearing 56 



List of plants introduced from Europe and becoming naturalized 57 



Parasitic fungi 59 



Flowering parasites and saprophytes destitute of green leaves 60 



Green leaved parasites __ 61 



Native poisonous plants 61 



Botany and the common school 61 



List of Michigan plants which are admitted to the U. S. pharmacopoeia 63 



List of medicinal jdants not officinal _ _*_,. 64 



"Flora J? 67 



Index _. 171 



