
            CLASS I. Hardy deciduous TREES of the tallest Growth.

GENERA.:  ACER
Class and Order.:  Polygamia, Monoecia.
English Name.:  MAPLE, SYCAMORE.
SPECIES Botanic.:  platonoides, megundo., pseudo-plantanus.
SPECIES English.:  plain leav'd, ash leav'd.,  common.
Native of.:  Norway, Virginia, Germany.
Est H.: 40, 40, 50.
FOLIAGE Shape.:  quinlobate, compound, quinlobate.
FOLIAGE Size.:  middling, middling, large.
FOLIAGE Colour.:  lucid g., pale g., green.
Flower.:  H. quinpetalous, M. ditto.
Fruit and Seed.:  F. winged capsule, S. roundish.
Soil.:  moist or any
Propagation.:  seeds, aut. or cuttings. N. cuttings or layers

GENERA.:  ÆSCULUS.
Class and Order.:  Heptandria, Monognia. 
English Name.:  HORSE-CHESNUT.
SPECIES Botanic.:  hippocastanum.
SPECIES English.:  common.
Native of.:  Tartary.
Est H.:  40
FOLIAGE Shape.:  palmate.
FOLIAGE Size.:  large.
FOLIAGE Colour.:  dark g.
Flower.:  H. spiked, c. quinpetalous.
Fruit and Seed.:  F. roundish cap. S. subglobose nut.
Soil.:  any
Propagation.:  nut, autu. or spring.

GENERA.:  BETULA.
Class and Order.:  Monoecia, Tetrandria.
English Name.:  BIRCH.
SPECIES Botanic.:  alba, nigra, lenta.
SPECIES English.:  white, black, canada.
Native of.:  England, Virginia, Canada.
Est H.:  50, 60, 60.
FOLIAGE Shape.:  ovate, rhomb. ov., cordate. 
FOLIAGE Size.:  small, small, small.
FOLIAGE Colour.:  green, green, dark g.
Flower.:  M. cylindric amentum., F. cylindric imbric.
Fruit and Seed.:  flosculous seed.
Soil.:  any
Propagation.:  seeds aut. or layers., seeds aut. or layers.

GENERA.:  CUPRESSUS.
Class and Order.:  Monoecia, Monadelphia.
English Name.:  CYPRESS.
SPECIES Botanic.:  disticha.
SPECIES English.:  deciduous.
Native of.:  Virginia.
Est H.:  40
FOLIAGE Shape.: pinnate. 
FOLIAGE Size.:  small.
FOLIAGE Colour.:  light g.
Flower.:  M. oval ament., F. roundish cone.
Fruit and Seed.:  S. angulated nut.
Soil.:  moist
Propagation.:  seeds, spr.

GENERA.:  FAGUS.
Class and Order.:  Monoecia, Monadelphia.
English Name.:  BEECH, CHESNUT.
SPECIES Botanic.:  sylvatica., castanea.
SPECIES English.:  common, common.
Native of.:  England, Spain.
Est H.:  40, 60.
FOLIAGE Shape.:  ov. pointed, lanceolate.
FOLIAGE Size.:  middling, large.
FOLIAGE Colour.:  green, lucid g.
Flower.:  M. amentum, F. apetalous.
Fruit and Seed.:  F. roundish echinated capsule., S. nut.
Soil.:  any
Propagation.:  B. nut, win., C. nut, spr.

GENERA.:  FRAXINUS.
Class and Order.:  Polygamia, Dioecia.
English Name.:  ASH.
SPECIES Botanic.:  excelsior.
SPECIES English.:  common.
Native of.:  England.
Est H.:  50
FOLIAGE Shape.:  winged.
FOLIAGE Size.:  large.
FOLIAGE Colour.:  dark gr.
Flower.:  H. apetalous, spiked., F. apetalous, spiked.
Fruit and Seed.:  lanceolate compressed seed.
Soil.:  any
Propagation.:  seeds aut.
        