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RHAMNACE^E; CELASTRACE^E ; SAPINDACE^; ACERINEJE. 



Latin Names. English Names. Geolog'l Station. Natural Habitat. 



Ampelopsis, Mich., . Virginian creeper. 



A. quinquefolia, . " Limestone, . Alluvial in woods. 



Rhamnaceae. 1 Buckthorn Family. 



Berchemia, Neck., . . Supple Jack. 



B. volubilis, DC, Damp rich bottoms. 



Rhamnus, Tourn., . . Buckthorn. 



? R. lanceolatus, Pursh., .... Limestone, . Cliffs. 



R. Carolinianus, L., . Alder Buckthorn, Barren banks, &c. 



Ceanothus, L., . . New Jersey tea. 



C. Americanus, L., .,'•'" . Sandy, . . Dry thickets and prairies. 



*C. ovalis, Bigel., . 



. Rocky places. 



Celasirus, L., 



? C. scandens, L., . 



Euonymus, Tourn., 2 



Celastraceae. Staff tree Family. 



Staff-tree. 

 Waxwork, 



Spindle-tree. 



E. atropurpureus, Jack., Burning bush, 



? E. Americanus, L., . Strawberry bush, . 



. Thickets. 



. Shady places, thickets, &c. 

 . Rocky shady places. 



Sapindacese. Soapberry Family. 



Stapliylea, L., 



. 



. Bladder-nut. 







S. trifolia, L., 





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Limestone, 



. Thickets and banks. 



Aescidus, L., 3 



. 



. Buckeye. 







*A. Pavia, L., 



. 



. Red Buckeye, 



Limestone, 



. Alluvial soil. Thickets 



? A. flava, Ait., 





. Sweet Buckeye, 



M 



. Rich bottoms. 



Sapindus, L., 



. 



. Soap-berry. 







"*S. marginatus, 



Willd., 



. 



Sandy, 



. Banks of rivers. 



Acerineae. Maple Family. 



Acer, Tour., . . . Maple. 

 A. saccharinum, L., 4 . Sugar maple, . 

 A. dasycarpum, Ehr., 5 . Silver maple, . 

 ? A. rubrum, L., 6 . . Red maple, 

 Negundo, Moen., . . Ash-leaved maple. 

 N. aceroides, M., 7 



Limestone, . Shady banks. 

 " and sandy, River banks. 

 " alluvial, . Swamps and banks. 



Lime'one, alluvial, Low grounds. 



1 Bark and fruit of species of this family are generally purgative, and sometimes vomitive. 



2 Wood hard, tough, used for spindles, and by watchmakers for cleaning-wood. 



3 Fruit abounds in potash and starch. Bark bitter, tonic, good for tanning and dyeing yellow 

 Wood soft. 



4 Very rare in Arkansas. Wood strong, heavy, not durable, used for cabinet work ; slow seasoning. 



5 Wood white, fine-grained, softer than any other maple. 



' Wood fine-grained, light, employed for chairs, stocks of guns, <fcc. Probably grows in Arkansas. 

 1 Common in Arkansas. Generally in a rich lime soil. Wood fine and even-grained, yellowish 

 veined, used for cabiuet-work. 



