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D. This Palm which Mr. Darby in a note, p. 81. 
thinks a new species, and to which he gives two 
erroneous Latin and French names, is merely the 
Sabal adansoni sp. 29. It marks the limit of an¬ 
nual inundation, as it grows above the reach of it. 
Cornus florida, sp. 245. Wherever this tree 
is found, the maize may be cultivated, its flower¬ 
ing season is a signal for planting the maize, and 
the fruit of both come to maturity nearly at the 
same time. D. 
534. Cornus alba. Swamp dogwood D. doubtful, in 
Opelousas, &c. in Palmetto lands. 
Cupressus disticha Sp. 402. Common in over¬ 
flowed lands, and the bluffs of the Mississippi. 
Diospyros virginiana, Sp. 166. Common in 
Swamps. 
Fagus sylvestris D. it is probably the F. alba 
Raf. sp. 417. It begins to appear on the nor¬ 
thern waters of Opelousas, and decorates the 
margin of all the streams to the north of that 
place, as far as Washita. D. 
535. Fraxinus tomentosa. Red Ash ? On the Washita., 
at Plaquemines, &c. used for fuel. 
536. Fraxinus aquatica. Water Ash D. Roth may hap¬ 
pen to be some of the new species of Robin. 
Gleditschia monosperma, rare. 
•--— triacanthos, more common. 
Ilex opaca D. sp. 364. rare. 
537. Juglans cathartica D. This is Michaux’s name, 
the name of Linnseus, J, cinerea is better and an¬ 
terior. Rare, only found on the upper Teche. 
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