Iron-wood.) Second class tree, found in the borders of woods, and in copses ; sometimes used for ornamental purposos.

Carpinus. L. (Hornbeam. Iron-wood.)

C. Americana, Mx. (American Hornbeam, Blue Beach, Water Beach.) A second class tree, reaching the height of 20 feet ; used for ornamental purposes, and for hedging.

Order 103.-- MYRICACEJE. (Sweet Gale Family.)

Myrica, (Bayberry. Wax-Myrtle.)

M. cerifera, L. (Bayberry.) Shrub, sometime used for ornamental purposes, the pulucrized leaves used for snuff for Cattarrah ; and the bark of the root enters largely into the Thompsonian remedies.

Comptonia, Solandcr. (Sweet-Fern.)

C. asplenifolia, Ait. Road-side, in sunny places.

Order 104 .-- BETULACEiE. Birch Family.)

Betula, Tourn. (Birch.)

B. lenta, L. (Sweet Birch, Black Birch.) A large tree, making excellent fuel, and used also for cabinet work.

B. lutea, Mx. f. (Yellow Birch.) Large tree, sometimes reaching the height of So feet, and 3 to 4 feet in diameter ; rare in these limits ; damp cold woods ; used in Nova Scotia, in ship building. The keel of the largest ship ever built in Nova Scotia, was Birch.

B. alba.

Var. populifolia, Spach. (White Birch.) A small slender tree. B. nigra, L. (Red Birch.) Large tree growing along river banks, good for

fuel.

Alnus, Tourn. (Alder.)

A. incana, Willd. (Speckled Alder.) A shrubby tree 15 to iS feet high ; wet places.

A. serrulata, Ait. (Smooth Alder.) Shrub 10 feet high ; wet grounds and swampy places.

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Order 105.-- SALICACE2E. (Willow Family.)

Salix, Tourn. (Willow.)