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'LXXXIII. PLATANACE^]. PLANE-TREE FAMILY. 



381. PLATA^US, L. SYCAMORE. BUTTONWOOD. 



* 1046. P. occiclentalis, L. C. & S. 



Along oar rivers. " The largest tree of the Atlantic forests." Sargent. 



LXXXIY. JUGLANDACE^. WALNUT FAMILY. 



382. JUGLAXS, L. WALNUT. 

 *1047. J. ciiierea, L. Butternut. 



Low rich woods. * 



* 1048. J. iiigra, L. Black Walnut. C. & S. 



Becomming scarce. 



383. CABYA, Nutt. HICKORY. 



*1049. C. alba, Nutt. Shell-bark or Shag-bark Hickory. C. & S. 



Timber very valuable. Common.] 



1050. C. sulcata, Nutt. Big Shell-bark. King-nut. S. 



River bottoms. Rare, except in the extreme south. 



* 1051. C. tomentosa, Nutt. Morier-nut. White-heart Hickory. C. & S. 

 Dry woods. Flint; Grand Rapids, Coleman's Cat.; Three Rivers; Cassopolis, Wheeler. Rare. 



*1052. C. microcarpa, Nutt. S. 



Ann Arbor; Cassopolis ; Three Rivers. 



1053. C. porciiia, Nutt. Pig-nut or Broom Hickory. C. & S. 



Woods. Nuts pear-shaped or oblong. 



* 1054. C. aiiiara, Nutt. Bitter-nut or Swamp Hickory. C. & S. 

 Moist soil. No member of this family gets much north of lat. 43. Common. 



LXXXV. MYRICACE^E. SWEET-GALE FAMILY. 



384. MYRICA, L. BAYBERRY. WAX-MYBTLE. 



1055. M. Gale, L. Sweet Gale. N. & U. P. 



Swamp near Crooked Lake, Emmet Co.; Harrisville^Manistee, E. J. Hill; Isle Royale, Dr. A. B. 



Lyons. 



1056. M. cerifera, L. Bayberry. Wax-Myrtle. 



' S. Mich., Winch. Cat. 



1057. M. aspleiiifolia, Endl. Th. 



South, Wr. Cat. ; Detroit, Dr. A. B. Lyons. Very common in the center of the State and northward 

 throughout the pine country, of which it is a characteristic species. 



LXXXYI. CUPULIFER^E. OAK FAMILY. 



385. BETUL.A, Tourn. BIRCH. 



* 1058. B. leiita, L. Cherry Birch. Sweet or Black Birch. Th. 



Ann Arbor, Allmend. Cat.; S. Haven, Bailey; Lenawee Co., Dr. Beal; Hubbardston; Flint and 

 northward to L. Superior. Rare in the south, but attains a " monstrous size " on Drummond's Island, 

 Winch. Cat. 



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