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Miscellaneous Intelligence. 



The Smithsonian Institution is also desirous of obtaining detailed lists 

 of all the animals and plants of any locality ihroiighout this continent. 

 These, when practicable, should consist of the scientific names, as well 

 as those in common use ; but when the former are unknown, the latter 

 may alone be employed. It is in contemplation to use the information 

 thus gathered, in the construction of a series of tables, showing the 

 geograpliical distribution of the animal and vegetable kingdoms in 

 North America, 



List of Plants to le particularly observed, 



Acer rubrum, L., Red or soft maple. 1 Ciinifuga raceraosa, Ell., Black snake root; 



pseudo-platauus, L., European syca-! rattle snake root. 



Claytonla yirginica, L., Spring beauty. 

 Corchorus japouicus, Yellow rose; (flowers 



all the year.) 

 Cornu3 fiorida, L., Flowering dogwood. 



(The time of expansion of the real 

 flower, not of the white involucre.) 



more, 

 saccharin um, L., Sugar maple. 

 Achillea millefolium, L.,Minefoil or yarrow. 

 Actea rubra, Willd., Rod baneberry. 

 alba, Bigelow, White baneberry — 



necklace weed; 



Asclepias (gyriaca) cornuti, L., Milkweed. I Crataegus crus-galli, L., Cockspur thorn. 

 j4]scuIus hippocastunum, L., Horsecliesnutj coccinea, L,, Scarlet fruited thorn. 



(fruit rough and prickly.) 



oxvcantha, L., English hawthorn. 



glabra, AVilld., Ohio Buckeye, (fruit Cynoglossum officinale,!.., common hound's 



rough and prickly.) tongue. 



pa via, or flava, Ait, Yellow buck- Dentarialacimata,Mulil., Cut leaved tooth- 



eye ; (fruit smooth.) wort. 



Ailant])us glandulosuj*, Tree of l}eaven. Dicentra cucullaria, D. C, Dutchman's 

 Amelanchier canadensis, Torn and Gray, breeclies. 



Shad bush, serviceberry. Digitalis purpurea, L., Purple fox-glove. 



Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Michx., Ameri- Draba(Erophyla)verna,L., Whitlow grass. 



can ivy — Virginia creeper. "^ * "^ ^^ '^' — — '^^"+'- • 



Alisma plantago, L., Water plantain. 

 Amygtlalus nana, L.» Flowering almond, 

 Anagallis arven^is, L., Pimpernel, Poor 



Trailinir arbutus; 



Epiga?a repens, L., 



ground laurel. 

 Erythronium americana, Smith, Dog tooth 



violet, or adder's tongue. 

 Geranium maculatum, L., Cranesbill. 

 Anemone nemorosa,L., Wind flower; wood: Gentiana saponaria, L., Soapwort gentian. 



man's weather glass. 



anemone. 



Aplectrum hyemale, !N"utt., Putty root, or 



Adam and Eve. 



Apoc^mum androsiemifolium, L., Dogbane. 



Aquilegia canadensis, L., Wild columbine. 



Amaryllis atamasco, L., Atamasco lily. 



Arethusa bulbosa, L., Arethusa. 



Arum triphyllum, L., Indian turnip. 



Aristoloclaia sipho, D'Her., Dutchman's 



Gleditschia triacanthos, L., Three thomed 



acacia, honey locust. 

 Gillenia trifoliata, Moench., Indian physic. 

 Gymnocladus canadensis. Lam,, Kentucky 



cott'ee-bean tree. 



Halesia tetraptera, ^Vilkl.Snow-drop tree. 



Hepatica triloba, Chaix., Round lobed liv- 

 erwort 



Houstonia ccerulea, Hook, Bluets, inno- 



pipe. cence. Ac. ^ 



Azalea nudiflora, L., Common red honey- Hypericum perforatum, L., St. John s wort 



suckle. 



Bignonia (Tecoma) radicans, Juss^ Tnmi- 



pet creeper. 



Catalpa bignonioides, Walt., Catalpa tree. 

 Indian bean. 



Caltha palustris, L., JLirsh marigold. 

 Carpinus americima, Miclix., Hornbeam, 



iron wood. 



Hydrangea arborescens,L., Wild hydrangea. 

 Iris versicolor, L., Large blue flag. 

 Juglans regia, L., English walnut, 

 nigra, L., Black walnut. 



Kalmia latifolia, L,, Mountain laurel. 

 Lamium amplexicaule, L., Dead nettle. 

 Laurus benzoin, L., Benzoin odoriferum, 



Nees., Spice bush, Benjamin bush. 

 Celastrus scandens, L., Bittersweet, wax Lappa major, (Arctium lappa,) Gi^rtn., 



work. Common burdock. 



Convolvulus purpureus, L., Common mom- Ligustrum vulgare, L., Common privet. 



ing glory. Lobelia cardinalis, L., Red cardinal flower* 



CercLa canadensis, L., Red bud; Judas tree. Lonicera periclymenum, L., Foreign spurs. 



Chelidonium majus, L., Celandine. 

 Chionantlius virginica, L., Fringe tree. 



sempervirens, Ait., trumpet honey- 

 suckle. 



