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Orver 22. SAPINDACEAE. (Soapperry Fairy.) 
1. STAPHYLAE, L.  (Buapvper-Nvr.) 
1. 8S. trifolia, L. (American Buapper-Novt.) Found in the 
neighborhood of small streams. Flower greenish white. Common. 
April and May. : 
2. AESCULUS, L. (Horse-Cuestyut. Bucxeye.) 
1. AB. glabra, Willd. (Ferip or Onto Buckeyz.) Plentiful in 
the woods; wood of no use except for firewood. April to June. 
.2. AE. flawa, Ait. (Sweer Bucxnyn.) Mather rare. April and 
May. 
3. JE. flava. Var. Purpurascens. Rare. May. 
3. ACER, Tourn (Marze) 
1. A. sacharinum, Wank. (Svcar or Rock M.) One of our 
most common trees, forty to eighty feet high. The flowers are of a greeish 
color. From this tree the maple molasses and sugar are obtained. March, 
April. 
2. A. dasycarpum, Ehrhast. (Wuirr or Sitver Mapte.) 
Scarce. Found along river banks. April. 
3. A. rumbrum, D. (Rep on Swamp MapLe.) One of the 
first flowering trees in spring. Very abundant on wet lands back from the 
river. ‘Wood quite soft. Tiree forty to sixty feet high, and, when covered 
with blossoms, is a very pretty sight. March. 
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4. NEGUNDO, Moench. (Box ELDER.) 
1. N. aceroides; Moench. (AsH-LEAVED MapLe.) A rather rare 
tree, and is cultivated for ornament. Found along the Ohio river bank. 
Thirty to fifty feet high. 
5. CARDIOSPERMUM, L.  (Hzarr Szep.) 
1. C. Hallacabum, L. See “ Woods’ Botany” for description of’ 
plant. August. 
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OrpER 23. LEGUMINOS2E. (Potse Famity ) 
1. TRIFOLIUM, L.  (Ctover Trerort.) 
1, T. pratenss, L. (Rep Crover.) This and repens are the com- 
mon clover of our fields and meadows. May. Adv. from Eu. 
2.7. repens, L. (WarteC.) Fine for bees. April. 
2. MELILOTUS, Tourn. (MeEtInot. SwEET CLOVER.) 
1. M. atpa, Lam. (Wire M.) Rare. Adv. from Eu. August. 
