FOREST-TREES OF THE UNITED STATES. 9 
CELASTRINE A. 
No. 36. Schefferea frutescens, Jacqg.—Crab-wood; False Box.—South 
Florida. A small tree of South Florida; the wood is close and fine- 
grained, and is said to be exported from the West Indies as a kind of 
box-wood. 
No. 37. Huonymus occidentalis, Natt.—California Spindle Tree.—Cali- 
fornia. 
No. 38. Huonymus atropurpureus, Jaeq. — Waahoo. — Southern and 
Western States. 
RHAMNACE A. 
No. 39. Frangula Caroliniana, Gr.—Alder Buckthorn.—Virginia and 
southward. 
No. 40. Frangula Purshiana, DC.— Oregon Buckthorn. — Western 
coast. 
No. 41. Frangula Californica, Gr.—California Coffee-tree.—Western 
coast. This much resembles the /. Caroliniana. In California, the ber- 
ries of this species have been employed to some extent as a substitute 
for coffee. Some persons recommend it; others have been made sick 
by its use. 
No. 42. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Esch.— California Lilac.— Western 
coast. One of the most showy shrubs or small trees of California. 
No. 43. Ceanothus divaricatus, Nutt.—California. 
No. 44. Zizyphus obtusiflorus, Gr.—Texas Jujube-tree.—Texas and 
westward. 
No. 45. Seutia ferrea, Brong.—South Florida. 
SAPINDACE ZA. 
No. 46. dseulus glabra, Willd.—Ohio Buckeye.—Tennessee and West- 
ern States. This tree attains, in favorable situations, 20 to 30 feet 
height, and is much in use as an ornamental tree. It is not found wild 
east of the Alleghany Mountains; its favorable locality being the banks 
of the western rivers, in Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky. The wood is 
light, soft, and useless. The nuts are said to be poisonous to cattle 
eating them. } 
No. 47. sculus fiava, Ait.—Sweet Buckeye.—Southern States. This 
tree prevails more to the southward than the Ohio Buckeye. It is 
abundant in the mountainous districts of North and South Carolina and 
Georgia. In favorable situations, it frequently attains a height of 50 to 
60 feet, and the trunk a diameter of 2 to 3 feet. The flowers are of a 
light agreeable yellow and quite ornamental. The wood is soft and 
perishable. 
— No, 48. sculus Pavia, L.—Red Buckeye.—Southern States. This 
species has nearly the same range as the preceding, but is usually only 
a Shrub of 8 or 10 feet height; sometimes, however, becoming a small 
tree. 
No. 49. Asculus Californica, Nutt.—California Buckeye.—California. 
This is the only buckeye of the Pacific coast. It forms a low, spread- 
ing, bushy tree from 15 to 20 feet high. 
No. 50. Ungnadia speciosa, Endl.—Spanish Buckeye.—Texas and west- 
ward. This is a large shrub or small tree, a native of Texas and New 
Mexico. The chestnut-like fruits have an agreeable, sweet taste, but 
are stronglyemetic. The foliage resembles that of the hickory, (Carya.) 
No. 51. Sapindus marginatus, Willd.—Soap Berry.—Southern States. 
This tree varies from 20 to 40 feet in height. It occurs along the coast 
