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boraceiisej, Flowering Fern (Osmunda regalis), Clubmoss (Ly- 

 copodium clavatum). Several of the preceding are the Ameri- 

 can analogues of European species that enjoy, perhaps without 

 reason, a greater reputation than the American ones. The 

 American representatives of numerous other European species 

 will undoubtedly be found to possess equal virtues with their 

 foreign congeners ; and not a few of these have already acquired 

 considerable standing. 



A number of our native plants, much larger than is generally 

 supposed, are worthy of cultivation for ornament. Our penin- 

 sula affords some of the most magnificent shade trees known. 

 The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharinum) has no superior, while 

 the Silver Maple (Acer dasycarpum), Tulip tree (Liriodendron 

 lulipifera), Basswood (Tilia Americana), Locust (Robinia pseur 

 do-acacia), Kentucky Coffee Bean (Gymnocladus Canadensis), 

 Honey Locust (GledUschia triacanthus), Wild Black Cherry 

 (Prunus sefotina), Butternut (Juglans ciherea), Black Walnut 

 (Juglans nigra), Balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera var. can- 

 dicans), and a number of others have long been extensively 

 employed for shade and ornament. Besides these, our flora is 

 -rich in coniferous evergreens, of which the White Pine (Pinus 

 strobus), Hemlock (Abies Canadensis), Balsam Fir (Abies baV 

 samea), Black Spruce (Abies nigra), Arbor Vitse (Thuja occiden-, 

 talis), improperly called White Cedar, and Red Cedar (Junipe- 

 rus Virginiana), are in greatest favor; while few trees offer a 

 more graceful foliage than our Tamarack (Larix Americana). 

 Of smaller sized ornamental trees may be mentioned the Hop 

 Tree (Plelea trifoliata), Striped Maple (Acer Peniisylvanicum) 

 cultivated in Europe, Red Bud (Cercis Canadensis), Wild Crab 

 Apple (Pyrus coronaria), Mountain Ash (Pyrus Americana), 

 Flowering Dogwood (Cornus fiorida). Among shrubs orna- 

 mental in cultivation we have Stag's Horn Sumac (Rhus typhi- 

 na), Burning Bush (Euonymus atropurpureus), Nine Bark 

 (Spircea opulifolia), Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus and 

 jR. Nuikanus), Snow Berry (Symphoricarpus racemosus), Red 



