152 VOCABULARY. 



Maturity — Trees are arrived at maturity wien fit for 



exploitation. 

 Mountain ash — Family pomaceae — only one species in 



Canada. 



N 



Negundo — Family acerinse— only one species in Canada. 

 Kew Brunswick — A province of Canada, to the Soutii- 



"West of Quebec. 

 Nova Scotia — A province of Canada, to the East of 



New Brunswick. 

 North-West — In this work, means all the territory of 



the Domiinion between the Provinces of Quebec and 



Ontario, and the Province of British Columbia. 



Ostrya — Latin name of the iron- wood — a cupuliferous- 

 tree — only one species known in Canada. 



PlCKLE^Scotoh for a single grain of any seed. 

 Pinching back — Stopping a young shoot with the 



finger and thumb. 

 Pine — One of the coniferse — ^four species in Canada, all 



mentioned in this book. 

 PiNUS — Latin name of the pine. 

 Platanus — Latin name of the plane-tree — family plata- 



naceae — only one species in Canada. 

 Poplar — Family salicacese — four species in Canada, all 



mentioned, with two exotic species, in this work. 

 PoPULUS — Latin name of the poplar. 

 Prairies — The immense tree-less plains of the Ngrth- 

 West-literally, " meadows." 



