6 FOREST-TREES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Apple, and a Chrysophyllum or Star Apple; and one endogen, a Palm 
of the genus Thrinaz. 
I wish to record my sincere thanks tothe Hon. F. Watts, Commissioner, 
and to Mr. William Saunders, Centennial Agent of the Department, for 
all possible assistance rendered in the prosecution of the work. 
Respectfully, 
GEO. VASEY, 
Botanist. 
Hon. FRED. WATTS, 
Commissioner. 
MAGNOLIACE ZA, 
No.1. Magnolia grandifiora, L.— Evergreen Magnolia.—Southern States. 
A large and beautiful tree, with thick glossy evergreen leaves, and large 
white flowers, which are exceedingly fragrant. 
No. 2. Magnolia glauca, L.—Sweet Bay ; White Bay.—Massachusetts 
southward. Northward, this is only a small tree orshrub; but in the 
South it attains a large size, and the leaves become evergreen. 
No. 3. Magnolia Umbrella, Lam.—Umbrella Tree.—Southern States ; 
Alleghany Mountains. 
No. 4. Magnolia acuminata, L._—Cucumber Tree.—New York; South 
and West. ‘This species has a greater range to the northward, where it 
sometimes attains a large size. 
No. 5. Magnolia cordata, Michx.—Yellow Cucumber Tree.—Southern 
States. 
No. 6. Magnolia Fraseri, Walt.—Long-leaved Cucumber Tree.—South- 
ern States. 
No. 7. Magnolia macrophylla, Michx.—Large-leaved Umbrella Tree.— 
Southern States. 
No. 8. Liriodendron tulipifera, L.—Tulip Tree; Yellow Poplar.—East- 
ern United States. One of the largest and most beautiful of North 
American trees. In the Western States, itattains an immense size. It- 
is found principally in the rich bottom-lauds of the large rivers, where 
its wood is extensively employed for building purposes and for the man- 
ufacture of furniture. As an ornamental tree, it is hardly surpassed by 
any other; its form being regular, its foliage peculiar and pleasing, and 
its abundant flowers, though not highly colored, are yet very beautiful. 
ANONACE ZS. 
No. 9. Anona.—Custard Apple.—Southern Florida. Discovered by 
Dr. Chapman in South Florida. It grows 15 to 20 feet high. The fruit 
is small and eatable when fully ripe. The species is undetermined. 
No. 10. Asimina triloba, Dunal.—Papaw.—From Pennsylvania south- 
ward. A small tree, very common in the Southern States, less frequent 
at the North. It produces an oblong pulpy fruit about 4 inches long, 
which when ripe has a rich luscious taste. 
CAPPARIDACEZ. 
No. 11. Capparis Jamaicensis, Jacq.—Caper Tree.—South Florida. A 
shrub or small tree of South Florida, also growing in the West Indies. 
The true capers of commerce are the fruit of the Old World species. 
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