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boracensej, Flowering Fern (Osmunda regalis), Clubinoss (Ly~ 

 copodium clavatum). Several of the preceding are the Ameri- I 

 can analogues of European species that enjoy, perhaps without 

 reason, a greater reputation than the American ones. The 

 American representatives of numerous other European species 

 will undoubtedly be found to possess equal virtues with their 

 foreign congeners; and not a few of these have already acquired 

 considerable standing. 



A number of our native plants, much larger than is generally 

 supposed, are worthy of cultivation for ornament. Our penin- 

 sula affords some of the most magnificent shade trees known. 

 The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharinum) has no superior, while 

 the Silver Maple (Acer dasycarpum), Tulip tree (Liriodendron 

 tulipifera), Basswood (Tilia Americana), Locust (Robinia pseu- 

 do-acacia), Kentucky Coffee Bean (Gymnocladus Canadensis), 

 Honey Locust (Gleditschia triacanthus), Wild Black Cherry 

 (Prunus serotina), Butternut (Juglans cinerea), Black Walnut 

 CJuglans nigra), Balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera var. can- 

 dicans), and a number of others have long been extensively 

 employed for shade and ornament. Besides these, our flora is 

 rich in coniferous evergreens, of which the White Pine (Pinus 

 strobus), Hemlock (Abies Canadensis), Balsam Fir (Abies bal- 

 samea), Black Spruce (Abies nigra), Arbor Vita3 (Thuja occiden- 

 tal), improperly called White Cedar, and Rel Cedar (Junipe- 

 rus Vixginianck), are in greatest favor; while lew trees offer a 

 more graceful foliage thuii oiu- Tamarack (Larix Americana). 

 Of smaller sized ornamental trees may be mentioned the Hop 

 Tree (Plelea trifoliaia), Striped Maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum) 

 cultivated in Europe, Red Bud (Cercis Canadensis), Wild Crab 

 Apple (Pyrus coronaria), Mountain Ash (Pyrus Americana), 

 Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida). Among shrubs orna- 

 mental in cultivation we have Stag's Horn Sumac (Rhus iyphi- 

 na), Burning Bush (Euonymus airopurpureus) , Nine Bark 

 (Spiraea opulifolia), Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus and 

 R. Nutkanus), Snow Berry (Symphoricarpus racemosus), Red 



