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23. Sp. 383. Humulus lupulus. On the Washita, Mg. 
24. Sp. 397. Quercus phellos. Seen on lake Maure- 
pas, by Bartram. 
25. Sp. 401. Platanus occidentalis. This tree is called 
Sycamore by the American settlers. It reaches 
an immense size ; an individual has been seen on 
the Red-river measuring 69 feet in circumfe¬ 
rence. 
26. Sp. 402. Cupressus disticha. It real name must 
be Schubertia disticha , Mirbel, having been as¬ 
certained to form a peculiar genus. It is a won¬ 
derful tree, surrounded by knobby pillars, spring¬ 
ing from the roots. It grows in all the swamps 
of Louisiana, and rises sometimes 100 feet with¬ 
out branches. Its timber is very valuable and 
lasting : they build the wharves with it in LouL 
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