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CofleeTree, Oymnodadus (lioicus, Koch. 



— Rare. Found occasiouallj' in the lake 

 region of Western New Yoi'k. Occasion- 

 ally used in turnery and the leaves in 

 the manufactiu'o of fly poison. Formerly 

 the seeds were used as a substitute for 

 coffee. 



Locust, Riihiniii ritciidaciicia, L. — 

 Abundant throughout the State about 

 homesteads as an ornamental tree, and 

 now thoroughly naturalized. Valuable 

 for posts and in turnery. 



Honey Locust, Ghditschia tiiacanthos, 

 L. — Common as a naturalized tree 

 throughout the State. Val uable for fence 

 posts and construction purposes where 

 a hard, strong wood is required. 



Wild Red Clierry, Pnimis Pennsyl- 

 Taiiiciim, L. — Common as a tree generally 

 too small for economic purposes. Little 

 used. The acid fruit and bitter bark are 

 occasionally used in domestic medicine. 



Sour Cherr_y, Prunus Cerasvs, L. — 

 Common in cultivation and occasionally 

 escaped so as to entitle it to rank as a 

 naturalized species. Produces valuable 

 fruit. 



Black Cherry, Prunus serotina, Elirlt. — 

 Common throughout the State. One of 

 our most valuable trees for furniture. 

 Interior finishing, etc. Bark possesses 

 tonic properties. 



Canada Plum, Prunus nigra. Ait. — 

 Common in the northern and western por- 

 tions of the State. Valuable only on ac- 

 count of its fruit and the wood occasionally 

 used in turnery. 



Oxheart Cherry, Prunus Adiiiii, L. — 

 Very abundant as a naturalized tree, es- 

 pecially in the southern portion of the 

 State. Fruit highly valued and timber of 

 excellent quality. 



Apple, Pyrus Malus, L. — Common as 

 an escape from cultivation. Wood valu- 

 able in turnery. The fruit of the wild 

 trees is generally of quite inferior quality. 



Sweet-scented Crab, Pyrus coronaria, 

 L. — Common in Western New York, 

 where it is well known on account of its 

 delightfully fragrant liowers. Fruit very 

 sour and unpalatable. Little used; some- 

 times used for tool handles, etc. 



Pear, Pyrus communis, L. — Occasion- 

 ally naturalized and bearing a very inferior 

 fruit. Little used outside of cultivation. 



Mountain Ash, Pyrus sambiicifoUa. C. 

 and S. — Occasionally found in northern 

 and elevated regions and commonly trans- 

 planted for ornamental purposes. Of lit- 

 tle use except for ornament. 



Scarlet Thorn, Crataegus coeeinea, L. — 

 An abundant species distributed through- 

 out the State generally. Little used. 



White Thorn, Crataegus punctata, Jacq. 



— Abundant in sections. Not often 

 used. 



Cock-spur Thorn, Crataegus Crus-galli, 

 L. — Not uncommon generally. Not often 

 used. 



Hawthorn, Crataegus Oxycantha, L. — 

 Originally introduced from Europe, for 

 hedges and ornamental purposes, and now 

 common in localities as a naturalized spe- 

 cies. Of little use excepting for hedges. 



Shad-bush, American Lancewood,vl/Hy'Z- 

 aticliier Cduiulcnsit, Torr and Gray.- — Not 

 uncommon throughout the State as a 

 shrub but rare as a medium-size tree. 

 Wood occasionally used for tool handles, 

 Ashing rods, etc. 



Sweet Gum, Bilsted, Liquidamhar Bty- 

 raciflna, L. — Common on Long and 

 Staten Islands. Used for lumber and 

 building purposes, cabinet work, etc. 



Hei-cules Club, Aralia syinma, L. — 

 Probably originally introduced as an 

 ornamental species, but occasionally 

 found persisting in the soil after the 

 original trees have disappeared. Of no 

 use excejDting for ornamental purposes. 



Nanny-berry, Viburnum Lcntago, L. — 

 Common generally throughout the State 

 in swampy soil, excepting near the sea- 

 board. Little used, the heartAvood hav- 

 ing a characteristic and to most nostrils a 

 very disagreeable odor. Fruit sometimes 

 eaten. 



Black Haw, YUmrnuin pranifoliuni, L. 

 — Common as a small tree or shrub in 

 favorable localities, hillsides, on Staten 

 Island, etc. Not used. 



Flowering Dogwood, Gurnus jlorida, 

 L. — Common throughout the State ex- 

 cepting in the northern districts, grow- 

 ing along the sides of ravines where it is 

 very conspicuous in springtime while in 

 bloom. Wood occasionally used in turn- 

 ery and for wheel hubs. 



Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Cornus al- 

 ter nifolia, L. f. — Common in moist, rich 

 woods, generally as a shrub, but occasion- 

 allj-, especially in the north, developing 

 into a tree from six to ten or twelve inches 

 in diameter. One photographed for the 

 exhibit was of the last-mentioned size. 

 Wood of very smooth and close grain, 

 but not found in commereiMl quantities. 



Tupelo, Sour Gum, Pepperidge, Xyssa 

 sylvatica, Marsh. — Not uncommon gen- 

 erally throughout the State excepting in 

 Northern New York where it rarely 

 occurs. A useful timber for wheel hubs, 

 woodenware, pump logs, ox-yokes, etc. 



Persimmon, Diospyros Virginiann., L. — • 

 Occasionally on Long and Staten Islands. 

 Wood used in turnery and for small 

 woodenware. Medicinal properties of an 

 astringent na.ture are found in the bark 

 and fruit. Fruit edible after the action 

 of frosts. 



White Ash, Fraxinus Americana, L. — 

 Common throughout the State in dry. 



