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according to the nature of the fruit in each, some 

 groups having coiieSy like the Pines ; some, mits^ like 

 Oaks and Hickories ; others, flesh?/ or i^'^^lpu fruity 

 like the Apple and Plum. A tabular view of this 

 classification will be given at the end of this Report. 



*^* The scientific names will in all cases corre- 

 spond with those in Dr. Chapman's "Flora of the 

 Southern United States." 



