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HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF TREES. 



PART I. 



'Rharrmece. J?hamnus catharticus mas, c. foem., deciduous 

 shrubs, from 10 ft. to 15ft. high; Frangula, a deciduous shrub 

 retaining its leaves late, 5 ft. high. 



Leguminbsce. Cytisus scoparius, an evergreen shrub, of 5 ft. ; 

 Genista tinctoria, an evergreen under-shrub, of 18 inches; 

 G. piiosa, a prostrate evergreen shrub ; G. anglica, a prostrate 

 deciduous shrub ; C71ex europae'a, an evergreen shrub, of 5 ft. ; 

 U. nana, an evergreen shrub, of 2 ft.; U. stricta, and ^7.e. fl. plcno. 



'RosdcecE. i?6sa cinnamomea qu., rubella, spinosissima, in- 

 voluta, Douidna, gracilis, Sabinz, villosa, tomentosa, Sherardz, 

 rubiginosa, micrautha, Borrerf, cee^sia, sarmentacea, bractescens, 

 dumetorum, Forsterz, hibernica, canina, and systyla, all deci- 

 duous shrubs, from 3 ft. to 5 ft. ; and R. arvensis, a deciduous 

 trailing shrub; i^ubus fruticosus, plicatus, rhamnifolius, leu- 

 costachys, glandulosus, nitidus, affinis, and coryhfolius, all ever- 

 green trailers ; R. cse^sius, a deciduous trailer ; and R. suberectus 

 and idffi\is, deciduous under-shrubs, of 3 ft. Some more species, 

 or reputed species, might be added to the evergreen trailers, 

 from Dr. Lindley's Synopsis and our Hortus Britannicus. Poten- 

 tiUa fruticosa, a deciduous shrub, above 3 ft.; Comarum palustre, 

 a prostrate deciduous under-shrub, of 1 ft. ; »Spiree^a salicifolia 

 qu., a deciduous under-shrub of 3 ft. 



Vomdcece. Pyxns communis, ikZalus, torminalis, domestica, 

 aucuparia, and pinnatifida, all deciduous trees, of between 20 ft. 

 and 30 ft. ; and P. /4Via, and ^ Via intermedia, deciduous trees, 

 between 30 ft. and 40 ft. ; Cratae^gus Oxyacantha, and Jfespilus 

 germanica qu., deciduous trees, between 15 ft. and 20 ft.; and 

 Cotoneaster vulgaris, a deciduous shrub, 4 ft. high. 



KmygdalecB. Cerasus Padus and avium, and Prunus domes- 

 tica qu., deciduous trees between 20 ft. and 30 ft. ; P. insititia 

 and spinosa, deciduous shrubs or very low trees, of 10 ft. or 

 15 ft. 



Tamariscinece. Tamarix gallica qu., an evergreen shrub, be- 

 tween 5 ft. and 10 ft. high. 



Grossuldcece. Rlbes rubrum, petrse^um, alpinum mas, a, fcem., 

 nigrum, Grossularia qu,, and UVa crispa qu., all deciduous 

 under-shrubs, from 1 ft. to 3 ft. in a wild state. 



AralidcecE. /iZedera J?elix, a prostrate and clinging ever- 

 green shrub. 



Caprifolidcea. Caprifolium italicum qu., and Periclymenum, 

 deciduous twiners ; Lonicer^ Xylosteum qu., a deciduous shrub, 

 10ft. high; (Sambucus nigra, a deciduous tree, 15 ft. or 20 ft. 

 high; Fiburnum Opulus and Lantana, deciduous shrubs or 

 very low trees, from 10 ft. to 15 ft. high. 



Cornea. Cornus sanguinea, a deciduous shrub or very low 

 tree, from 10 ft. to 15 ft. high. 



LorantlidcecE, Fiscura album mas., a. fcem,, evergreen para- 

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