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ARALIACEyE; CORNACE^; CAPRIFOLIACE^E. 



Latin Names. 



English Names. Geolog'l Station. 

 Araliacese. Ginseng Family. 



Aralia, L., 



A. spinosa, L., . . Hercules' club, . Limestone, 



A. quinquefolia, T. & Gr., Ginseng, 1 . . Alluvial, &c, 



Natural Habitat. 



River banks (rare). 

 Rich woods. 



Cornacese. Dogwood Family. 



CornuSj L., . 



C. florida, L., 2 



C. sericea, L., 



C. stricta, Lam., 



Nyssa, L M 



N. multiflora, Wan 



N. grandidentata, Mich., Large Tupelo, 4 



*N. capitata, Walt, . Ogechee Lime, 5 



. Cornel. 



. Dogwood, 



. Kinnikinnik, . 



. Stiff cornel, . 



. Tupelo. Sour Gum. 



. Black gum, 3 . 



Sand and lime, &c. Dry hills, borders of wood. 

 Limestone, &c , Banks of streams. 

 " Mammoth Spring. 



Sandstone & chert, Fertile soil. Hillsides, bks. 



Alluvial, 



Swamps and bayous. 



Caprifoliaceae. 6 Honeysuckle Family. 



Symphoricarpus, Dill., . 



S. vulgaris, Mich., . 



Lonicera, L., 



? L. sempervirens, Ait., . 



L. albiflora, T. & Gr., 7 . 



Triosieum, L., 



T. perfoliatum, L., 8 



*T. angustifolium, L., . 



Sambucus, L , 



S. Canadensis, L., . 



Viburnum, L., 



V. nudum, L., 



V. prunifolium, L., 



V. dentatum, L., . 



? V. acerifolium, L., 



Snowberry. 

 Indian Currant, 

 Honeysuckle. 



On every formation and situation. 



Limestone, 

 Feverwort. Horse Gentian. 



" . . Limestone, 



Elder. 



Arrow wood. 

 Withe-rod, 

 Black haw, 

 Arrow wood, 

 Dock-Mackie, 



Limestone, 



Alluvial, . 

 Limestone, 

 Alluvial, . 



Borders of swamps. 

 Banks and prairies. 



Prairies and rocky banks 

 Shady places. 



Rich soil, thickets. 



Swamps. 



Rocky banks, thickets. 



Low ground. 



Woods. 



1 Root aromatic and stimulant. Especially gathered for export to China. 



a Wood close-grained, used for cabinet-work and wooden wedges. Bark astringent, tonic, febrifuge. 

 The infusion of the flowers is used against colic. The bark of the Kinnikinnik is also febrifuge, often 

 substituted for Cinchona. 



3 Wood firm, close-grained, and not to be split, on account of the crossing of its fibres. Used for wheels 

 or shafts, or such work as requires toughness. It burns slowly and gives much heat. 



4 Abounds in the swamps of Southern Arkansas. A large tree. Wood soft, scarcely used. 

 h The fruit preserved in sugar is said to have a delicious flavor. 



6 Some species have medical properties. The flowers of the Elder are sudorific, and the bark is emetic 

 and purgative. The root of the Feverwort or Horse-Gentian is also purgative, and in strong doses a 

 powerful emetic. 



7 Probably the same as I have seen growing on limestone banks above Carrollton. But the leaves only 

 were left. 



8 Stem hirsute, one to two feet high, with opposite oval-pointed leaves, narrowed at the base. Flowers 

 dull brown, and scarcely remarked in the axil of the leaves. Fruit orange-yellow, resembling the fruit 

 of the Rose. 



