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Magnolia grandiflora sp. 300. Common, wood 
of very little use. Large laurel or Laurel mag¬ 
nolia, D, 
Magnolia glauca. Probably the M. fragrans 
sp. 301. White-bay, D. 
Morns rubra sp. 378. Scarce. 
547. Morus scabra. Spanish mulberry. In Opelou¬ 
sas, &c. A shrub, it indicates fertile land. 
Melia azedarach, sp. 437. Its growth is ex¬ 
tremely rapid, wood as good as that of the Catal- 
pa. Cultivated, D. 
Nyssa aquatica. Tupeloo D. It is the N. biflora, 
sp. 501. Vulgar name in Louisiana, Olive , from 
its fruit. Common in cane brakes, ponds, and la¬ 
goons, D. 
Nyssa sylvatica. Black Gum, D. Probably 
the N. villosa, sp. 500. In Opelousas, and in 
east Louisiana, &c. in woods. 
Pavia lutea D. sp. 278. A dwarf shrub. 
Finns tada. Loblolly pine. On the Amite, &o. 
548. Pinus rigida. Pitch pine. On the dry hills of the 
north-east, forming large woods. 
Populus angulata, sp. 391. Cotton wood. Com¬ 
mon on the banks of all the rivers. 
Prunus or Cerasus virginiana, sp. 328. Com¬ 
mon south and east of the State. 
549. Prunus cerasus. Cultivated, but does not grow 
well, even on the hills, the apple-tree is in the 
same case. 
Piatanus occidentalism Common- 
