798 
MONCECIA POLYANDRIA. 
Class XXT. 
13432 Pseudo suber Desf. false Cork ¥ 
13433 olivaeformis Ph. mossy-cup $ 
13434 lyrata Ph. Swamp-post ^ 
2001. LIQUIDAM'BAR. W. Liquidambar. 
tm 40 
tm 50 
or 15 
13435 Styrac'iflua W. 
13436 imberbe W. 
2002. PLA'TANUS. W. 
13437 orientatis JV. 
13438 cuneata TV. 
13439 acerifolia JV. 
13440 occidentalis W. 
2003. SALISBU^RIA. L. 
13441 adiantifolia L. T. 
2004. CARLUDO'VICA 
13442 angustifulia Fl. per. 
13443 latifolia F/. per. 
13444 palmata Fl. per. 
2005. CALA'DIUM. W. 
13445 helleborifolium W. 
13446 bicolor W. 
13447 nymphasifolium W. 
13448 esculentum W. 
13449 sagittifolium W. 
13450 pinnatifidum W. 
13451 seguinum W. 
13452 grandif(>lium W. 
13453 arborescens W. 
13454 tripart'itum W. 
13455 auritum W. 
13456 lacerum W. 
13457 odoratum Roxb. 
13458 maculatum Lodrf. 
13459 scandens W. 
13460 xanthorhizum Jacg-. 
13433 
Sweet-gum 
oriental 
tm 70 
tm 70 
or 20 
Plane-Tree. 
oriental ^ 
wave-leaved 5£ 
Maple-leaved 3£ 
American 5^ 
T. Saltsburia. 
Maiden-hair-lv.3^ 
. Fl.per. Carludovica. 
narrow-leaved [23 or 3 
broad-leaved £ El or 3 
palmate j£ 123 or 3 
Caladium. 
HcUebore-lvd. 
two-colored 
Water-liiy-lvd 
esculent 
arrow-leaved 
pinnatifid 
Dumb-Cane 
great-leaved 
tree 
ternate-leaved 
ear-leaved 
torn 
fragrant 
spotted 
climbing 
yellow-rooted 
£ [23 or 2 
£ [23 or 1 
£ [23 or 4 
£ [23 cit 2 
j£ !S] or 2 
j£ [23 or 2 
St [Zl or 6 
sa- [ZD or 6 
tt. [Z] or 8 
*L [!□ or 3 
*SL or 3 
ss. en or 4 
^ US\ov 2 
[ZD or 6 
^ □ or 2 
tt. (ZD or 4 
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my Ap 
my Ap 
my Ap 
AmentacecB. 
mr.ap Ap 
... Ap 
Amentacece. 
ap.my Ap 
ap.my Ap 
ap.my Ap 
ap.my Ap 
AmentacecB. 
ap.my Ap 
Pandanece. 
... W 
jl.au W 
jl.au W 
Aroidece. 
jn.jl 
jn.jl 
S. Europe 1824. 
N. Araer. 1811. 
N. Amer. 1786. 
Sp.2. 
N. Amer. 1683. 
Levant 1759. 
Sp. 4—5. 
Levant 
Levant 
Levant 
1548. 
1739. 
1724. 
N. Amer. 1640. 
Sp. 1. 
Japan 
G CO Sant.itin.156. t.4 
S h.l Mich. arb. 2. t. 2 
S h.l Mich. arb. 2. t. 5 
S s.l Mi.ar.3.p.l94.t.4 
L s.l 
C CO Dend. brit. 101 
C CO 
C CO 
C CO Dend. brit. 100 
1754. C s.l Dend. brit. 168 
my 
my.jl W 
jn.jl W 
... W 
... W 
... w 
mr W 
mr G 
... W 
... W 
Sp. 3—5. 
Peru 1818. 
Peru 1818. 
Peru 1818. 
X 16—37. 
Caraccas 1796. 
Madeira 1773. 
E. Indies 1800. 
America 1739. 
W. Indies 1710. 
Caraccas 1817. 
America 1759. 
Caraccas 1803. 
W. Indies 1759. 
Caraccas 
America 
Caraccas 
Pegu 
S. Amer. 
Guinea 
1816. 
1739. 
1822. 
1818. 
1820. 
1822. 
1822. 
Skp.l 
Skp.l 
Skp.l 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R .s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
C s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
Jac. ic. 3. t. 613 
Bot. mag. 820 
Rhe.mal.ll. t.22 
Sl.jam.l.t.l06.f 1 
Jac.vind.2. t.l57 
Jac.sch(B.2.t.l87 
Hook. ex. fl. 1 
Jac.schce.2.t.l89 
Plu. ame.44. t.60 
Jac.schoe.2.t.l90 
Jac.schce.2.t.l91 
Bot. reg. 641 
Bot. cab. 608 
II. d'Oware, t. 3 
Jac.schce.2.t.]88 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
to be only a variety of this species. The acorns of Q. esculus are sweet, and, it is said, are frequently eaten by 
the poor in the south of France : the tree very much resembles the common English oak. 
The willow oak grows to the height of about fifty or sixty feet. The Q. virens, or live oak, grows to the 
height of forty or fifty feet, spreading its branches, when in open places, extremely wide; it yields the finest 
and most durable ship-timber of any species known ; for which reason it is considered one of the most valuable 
trees in America. The laurel-oak, or, as it is sometimes called, swamp willow oak, is about fifty or sixty feet 
high ; its wood, according to the elder Michaux, is very valuable, and almost preferable to that of Q. virens. 
The water oak, Q. aquatica, is about forty feet high when full grown : its wood is but little valued. Its leaves 
vary according to the soil and age, ad infinitum. There is scarcely one tree found having leaves like the other; 
and the same tree is almost as variable in its different branches. The downy black oak, Q. triloba, is from 
twenty to forty feet high, according to Michaux, of very rapid growth, and extremely well calculated for 
inclosing land. The barren oak, or black jack of the Virginians, Q, nigra, is of low growth, especially in the 
more northern states; it bears very abundantly, and furnishes a fine mast for hogs; the wood is small, but 
excellent for fuel. The black oak, or Quercitron, Q. tinctoria, is one of the largest trees of the American 
forest, and highly valuable on account of its timber as well as bark, which is very superior for tanning to any 
other oak. Q. falcata is a very large tree, commonly called Spanish oak. The wood of the upland white oak, 
or iron oak, is of great value in ship-building. The fruit of the Q. Prinus, known by the name of the chesnut 
white oak, swamp chesnut oak, and, in the southern states of North America, white oak, is large, and of a 
sv/eet taste. The bark of the rock chesnut oak, Q. montana, is excellent for tanning. The yellow oak, Q. 
castanea, is a large and beautiful tree with eateable acorns. 
2001. lAquidambar. From this tree flows a strong balsamic substance, which has been compared to ambergris, 
and named from Ambar, amber, and liquidum, fluid. L. styraciflua, in its general form and leaves, bears a 
considerable resemblance to the lesser Maple, (Acer campestre) as the wood is good timber and beautifully 
variegated. Between the wood and the bark issues a fragrant gum, which trickles from the wounded trees, 
and by the heat of the sun congeals into transparent drops, which the Indians chew as a preservative to their 
teeth. It smells like the balsam of Tolu. The species are propagated by layers, or from seeds. 
The sweet gum-tree, or Liquidambar styraciflua, is sometimes found of an immense size, particularly in the 
southern states ; its wood is of an exquisite hard texture and fine grain, and furniture made of it has a hand- 
some appearance. 
2002. Platanus. From ^rXocrvs, ample, broad, in allusion to the shadow afforded by the foliage. The S{)ecies 
are trees of peculiar grace and elegance, and from that circumstance, and the classical associations attached to 
them, they are eminently adapted for pleasure grounds. The chenar, or eastern plane, is very much employed 
