It seems unnecessary to specify where good localities exist, for there is scarcely a stream in the State which is not bordered by forests of excellent timber. The Missouri, the Osage and all its tributaries, Spring River, Gasconade, Grand, Chariton, St. François, White, La Mine, South, North, Salt, and Fabius Rivers, are bordered with magnificent forests of the trees peculiar to the alluvium and upland slopes. All of these streams, save the Missouri, furnish water-power and good mill-sites, and even the large springs of the Niangua afford the best water-power and mill-sites observed in the State. But steam has usually proved the most economical power for the manufacture of lumber, as the site can be selected with greater advantage.

CATALOGUE OF TREES AND SHRUBS OBSERVED IN MISSOURI.

Alder.

COMMON ALDER, Alnus serulata.-Near streams.

WINTER BERRY, Prinos lævigatus.-In wet, wooded bottoms.* BLACK ALDER, Prinos verticillatus.-In wet woods.

Apple.

CRAB-APPLE, Malus coronaria.-On borders of prairies.

Angelica Tree.

ANGELICA TREE or HERCULES' CLUB, Aralia spinosa.—In dry soil.

Ash.

WHITE ASH, Fraxinus Americana.-In good soil.
BLACK ASH, Fraxinus sambucifolia.-Not abundant.

BLUE ASH, Fraxinus quadrangulata.-On good soil.

PRICKLY ASH, Zanthoxylum Americanum.-In bottoms and moist places.

Basswood.

AMERICAN LINDEN or LIME, Tilia Americana.-In rich soils, not very abundant.

LARGE-LEAVED LINDEN or LIME, Tilia heterophylla (?).†-Very common in rich soil.

* When no localities are given, the species is generally diffused through the State, wherever appropriate soils occur.

This tree agrees very nearly with Nuttall's, but the leaves are less tomentose; it also differs from Michaux's alba, in having the peduncles subdivided.

Beech.

BEECH, Fagus ferruginea.-Common in the southeast.

Birch.

RED BIRCH, RIVER BIRCH, Betula rubra.-On the borders of streams.

Blackberry.

LOW BLACKBERRY or DEWBERRY, Rubus Canadensis.—In open forests.

WEDGE-LEAVED BLACKBERRY, Rubus cuneifolius.-On the borders of prairies.

Bladder-nut.

AMERICAN BLADDER-NUT, Staphylea trifolia.-Under bluffs and in

ravines.

Buckeye.

OHIO BUCKEYE, Aesculus Ohioensis (?).—On the borders of streams.

LARGE BUCKEYE, Aesculus lutea.-In low rich soil.

Blueberry.

BLUEBERRY, Vaccinium vacillans.-Dry hills in Taney.
HUCKLEBERRY, Vaccinium (?).-Dry hills in Taney.

Box-elder.

BOX-ELDER or ASH-LEAVED MAPLE, Negundo aceroides. In rich bottoms.

Burning Bush.

BURNING BUSH, Euonymus atropurpureus.-Very beautiful when in fruit.

Buttonwood.

SYCAMORE, Platanus occidentalis. In the bottoms of all our streams.

Button-Bush.

BUTTON-BUSH, Cephalanthus occidentalis.-In wet places.

Catalpa.

CATALPA, Catalpa bignonioides.-In the southeast.

Cedar.

RED CEDAR, Juniperus Virginiana.—On dry limestone bluffs.

Cherry.

CHOKE CHERRY, Cerasus Virginiana.—In northern prairies. BLACK or WILD CHERRY, Cerasus serotina.-On the best soils.

Chestnut.

CHESTNUT, Castanea vesca.-In the southeast.

Coffee-tree.

COFFEE-TREE, Gymnocladus Canadensis.-In rich soil.

Cottonwood.

COTTONWOOD, Populus Canadensis (?).—In bottoms.

Coral-berry.

CORAL-BERRY or INDIAN CURRANT, Symphoricarpus vulgaris.Everywhere.

Cross-vine.

CROSS-VINE, Bignonia capreolata.-In southern swamps.

Currant.

CURRANT, Ribes.-Several species, but none are abundant.

Cypress.

CYPRESS, Taxodium distichum.—In swamps.

Dogwood.

FLOWERING DOGWOOD, Cornus florida.-On bluffs and ridges. SILKY CORNEL or DOGwOOD, Cornus sericea.—In wet places. PANICLED CORNEL or DOGWOOD, Cornus paniculata.—In thickets. ROUGH-LEAVED DOGWOOD, Cornus asperifolia.-Not common.

Elder.

COMMON ELDER, Sambucus Canadensis.-Very large in rich bot

toms.

Elm.

WHITE OF AMERICAN ELM, Ulmus Americana.-Abundant on the best soils.

RED or SLIPPERY ELM, Ulmus rubra.—On good soils.
WAHOO ELM, Ulmus alata.-In the south.

Grape.

SUMMER GRAPE, Vitis aestivalis.-Abundant on good soils.
FROST GRAPE, Vitis cordifolia.-On good soil, in bottoms.
MUSCADINE GRAPE, Vitis vulpina.-In the south.

RIVER GRAPE, Vitis riparia.—In bottoms.

VITIS INDIVISA.-Near Cape Girardeau.

VITIS BIPINNATA.-In Cooper and the northwestern counties.

Green Brier.

GREEN BRIER, Smilax rotundifolia.-Very common in thickets. GLAUCUS GREEN BRIER, Smilax glauca.-In thickets and beside roads.

Smilax tamnoides.

Smilax bona-nox.

Smilax hastata.

Smilax Pseudo-China.

Gooseberry.

PRICKLY GOOSEBERRY, Ribes Cynosbati.-In the central counties. WILD GOOSEBERRY, Ribes rotundifolium.-On borders of prairies.

Gum.

BLACK GUM, Nyssa sylvatica.-Near Iron Mountain.

SWEET GUM, Liquidambar styraciflua.-In the southeast.

Hackberry.

AMERICAN NETTLE-TREE or HACKBERRY, Celtis occidentalis.-In rich soil.

HACKBERRY, Celtis crassifolia.-In rich soils and low grounds.

Hazel.

AMERICAN HAZEL, Corylus Americana.-In rich prairies.
WITCH HAZEL, Hamamelis Virginica.-In Taney.

Haw.

BLACK HAW, Viburnum prunifolium.-In forests, on good soil.

Red Haw. (See Thorn.)

Hickory.

COMMON OF MOCKERNUT HICKORY, Carya tomentosa.-On rich soils.

PECAN, Carya pecan.-In the Missouri bottom.

SHELLBARK HICKORY, Carya squamosa.--Abundant on dry, rich

soil.

THICK SHELLBARK HICKORY, Carya sulcata.In rich bottoms. PIGNUT HICKORY, Carya porcina.-Rich soils on high land. BLACK OF BULLNUT HICKORY, Carya microcarpa (?).—On poor soil.

BITTERNUT HICKORY, Carya amara.-On Caps' Creek.

Holly.

AMERICAN HOLLY, Ilex opaca.-Rare in the south.

Honeysuckle.

SMALL-FLOWERED HONEYSUCKLE, Lonicera parviflora.-In northern counties.

YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE, Lonicera flava.-In southwest.

Hornbeam.

HOP-HORNBEAM, Ostrya Virginica.-Near rocky branches.

AMERICAN HORNBEAM or IRON-WOOD, Carpinus Americana.— Sparsely diffused.

Hydrangea.

WILD HYDRANGEA, Hydrangea arborescens.-On rocky bluffs.

Iron-Wood. (See Hornbeam.)

Judas-Tree.

RED BUD or JUDAS-TREE, Cercis Canadensis.-Abundant on good soil.

Locust.

WATER LOCUST, Gleditschia monosperma.-In swamps.

SWEET or HONEY LOCUST, Gleditschia triacanthos.—In the richest soils.

COMMON LOCUST, Robinia pseudo-acacia.-Naturalized.

Linden. (See Basswood.)

Maple.

WHITE MAPLE, Acer eriocarpum.-In the river bottoms.
SUGAR-TREE, Acer nigrum(?).—On good soil.

RED MAPLE, Acer rubrum.—In the swamps. South.

Mulberry.

RED MULBERRY, Morus rubra.-On rich lands.

Nettle-Tree. (See Hackberry.)

Oak.

First division-leaves lobed, lobes rounded.

WHITE OAK, Quercus alba.-Dry soil; excellent timber.

OVER-CUP WHITE OAK, or BUR OAK, Quercus macrocarpa.-Low, rich soils.

POST OAK, Quercus obtusiloba.-Dry, poor soils; timber most durable.

OVER-CUP OAK, Quercus lyrata.-In southeast.