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Vacciniece. Faccinium Myrtillus and uliginosum, deciduous 

 shrubs, 1 ft. high ; and Fitis idae v a, an evergreen shrub, under a 

 foot high ; Oxycoccus vulgaris, a prostrate evergreen shrub. 



JLricdcea. Calluna vulgaris, a prostrate evergreen shrub, 

 about a foot in height ; jErica Zetralix cinerea, ciliaris, mediter- 

 ranea, Mackaid?ia, and vagans, and Dabce v c/« jooliifolia, D. p. 

 alba, and caerulea, and Andromeda jooliifolia, evergreen shrubs, 

 under a foot high ; Arbutus [Aiedo qu., an evergreen shrub, 

 15ft. high; ^rctostaphylos UVa ursi, a prostrate evergreen 

 shrub, and alpina, a prostrate deciduous shrub; and Chamaeledon 

 procumbens, a prostrate evergreen shrub. 



Oleacece. JLigustrum vulgare, a deciduous shrub, 6 ft. high ; 

 .Fraxinus excelsior, a deciduous tree, 80 ft. high ; heterophylla, 

 a deciduous tree, 30 ft. high. 



Apocyneae. Finca minor qu., an evergreen prostrate shrub. 



Soldnetz. *Solanum Dulcamara, a deciduous trailer, 



ChenopbdecE. Chenopodium fruticosum, an evergreen shrub, 

 between 3 ft. and 4 ft. high ; ^'triplex ^>ortulacbides, a prostrate 

 evergreen shrub, under a foot in height. 



Thymelafce. Daphne Laureola, an evergreen shrub, 2 ft. ; 

 Mezereum qu., a deciduous shrub, 3 ft. 



Ylceagnece. iJippophae rhamnbides mas, rh. fcem., deciduous 

 shrubs or very low trees, 1 5 ft. 



~EuphorbiaceiK. Euphorbia Characias qu., and «mygdalbides, 

 evergreen fruticulose shrubs, 2ft, high; and J5uxus semper- 

 virens qu., an evergreen tree, from 8 ft. to 20 ft. high, 



Ulmdcece. LHmus campestris qu., a deciduous tree, of 80 ft. ; 

 U. suberosa qu., major qu., and montana, deciduous trees, of 

 40 ft. ; and U. glabra qu., a deciduous tree, of 60 ft. 



Cupulifercd, Quercus itobur and sessiliflora, deciduous trees, 

 of 80 ft, ; Castanea vesca qu., a deciduous tree, of 60 ft. ; JFagus 

 sylvatica, a deciduous tree, of 70 ft. ; Corylus ^vellana, a deci- 

 duous shrub, of 10 ft.; and Carpinus .Setulus, a deciduous tree, 

 of 35 ft. 



JSetulinece. Z?etula alba, a deciduous tree, of 40 ft. ; and B. 

 nana, a deciduous under-shrub, of 2 ft. 



Salicinece. Salix fragilis mas and fragilis fcemina, Russell- 

 idna mas, Russell, fcem., alba mas, a. fcem., alba var, caerulea 

 mas, a. c. fcem., deciduous trees, of 40 ft. high ; S. triandra 

 mas, t. fcem., lanceolata mas, 1. fcem., pentandra mas, p. 

 fcem., petiolaris mas, p. fcem,, vitellina mas, v. fcem., decipiens 

 mas, d. fcem., rubra mas, r. fcem., cinerea mas, c. fcem., oleae- 

 folia mas, o. fcem., hirta mas, h. fcem., caprea mas, c. fcem., 

 acuminata mas, a. fcem., and viminalis mas, v. fcem., all decidu- 

 ous trees, 20ft. or 25ft. high; Hoffmann za?z<2 mas, H. fcem., 

 tfmygdalina mas, «. fcem., nigricans mas, n. fcem., Borrerm^a 

 mas, B. fcem., nitens mas, n. fcem., T)a\a\\id?ia mas, D. fcem., 

 Wuifenidna mas, W. fcem., tetrapla mas, t. fcem., bicolor mas, 



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