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the Witch-Hazel, a fluid extract of the twigs, &c., of this 

 plant is a famous lotion for allaying inflammations. It is 

 used by everybody for the ills of both, man and beast. It is a 

 peculiar shrub, with several branching crooked trunks, about 

 ten feet in height. Its pale yellow flowers bloom late in 

 autumn when the leaves are falling, and the woody capsule, 

 which explodes and scatters its two black shining seeds, 

 matures the following summer. It grows well on the poorest 

 kind of gravelly soil." (Geol. Rpt., '99, Gilford, 261.) 



Platanus occidentalism L. Sycamore. Buttonwood. Button-ball. 



"Low grounds and along streams. Common throughout, the 



State, though not abundant in the Pine Barrens." (Britton.) 



"Although frequent along streets and around dwellings', one 



seldoms finds the Buttonwood in the woods. This is probably 



the largest tree that grows in the Eastern United States. It 



Platamis occidentalis, L. Sycamore. 



Fig. 19. 

 Buttonwood. Button-ball. 



North America." 



From Sargent's "Trees of 



is claimed by many that they sometimes rival in size the 

 giants of California and Australia. There are several beau- 

 tiful specimens in the cultivated regions of New Jersey." 

 (Geol. Rpt., ? 94, Gifford, 254.) 



Amelanchier Canadensis, T. k G. Shad Bush. Service Berry. 



''Swamps and wet woods throughout the State. Most abun- 

 dant in the northern counties. Rare in the Pine Barrens." 

 ( Britton.) 



