Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1878 [PAGE 261]

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OLEA, Olive. Europaea, Olive of the Levant, not hardy in Illinois. amerieana, Devil-Wood, cultivated for o r n a m e n t . fragrans or osmanthus, fragrans of China and J a p a n , conservatory s h r u b . CHIONANTHUS, Fringe Tree. virginica, cultivated from eastern states for o r n a m e n t . FRAXINUS, -4871. amerieana, White Ash, native in Cook and Hardin, and probably nearly or quite all t h e counties. Mr. Ridge way gives t h e m e a s u r e m e n t of one n e a r Mt. Carmel as 144 feet high, 9i) feet of t r u n k and a circumference ot 17 V feet. Prof. Swallow meas6 ured one in Mississippi county,' Mo., 100 feet high and 17 feet in circuit. Considering its easo of propagation, rapidity of growth and v a l u e of its timber, the white ash is one species t h a t should go into every plantation. viridis, Green AsK native, Vasev; Wabash county, Ridgeway; F u l t o n county, Wolf. 44 Does not r a n k above a middle-sized t r e e . " — B r y a n t . Often m i s t a k e n for white ash. sambueifolia, Black or Water Ash, native, Vasey, North, Bebb; Wabash county, Ridgeway and in many other counties. ' 'The wood is more elastic t h a n t h a t of any other s p e c i e s . " - - B r y a n t . A large t r e e . quadranguiata. Blue Ash, native, Lapham, Vasey; Peoria, Menard aDd G r u n d y counties, Rrendel; Fulton and Henry counties, Geological report. Rare north of Bureau county. " T h e most durable s p e c i e s , " — B r y a n t . A large t r e e . ornus, 'Flowering Ash of Southern Etiropo, not hardv n o r t h . excelsior, European Ash. ' 'Inferior to the white and blue ashes for t i m b e r . ' ' —Bryant. FORESTIERA, shrubs. acuminata, native, L a p h a m . Southward. liquatrina, n a t i v e . St. Clair county, Rrendel.

A R I S T O L O C H I A C E ^ E — B I B T H W O R T FAMILY. Low Herbs.

Twining

Shrubs

or

ASARUM, Asarabacca. Wild Ginger. canadense, Snake Root, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county, Macauley. AJIISTOLOCHIA, Birttiwnrt. serpentaria, Virginia Snakeroot. tomentosa, native, south, L a p h a m . sipho, Dutchman's Pipe, cultivated climbers.

NYCTAGINACE.E—FOUR

O'CLOCK FAMILY.

ABRONIA, western North American herbs. Cultivated for o r n a m e n t . P e r e n n i a l s . umbelletta, from coast of California. fragrans, from Rocky Mountains. Hardy n o r t h . OXYBAPHTL4, h e r b . nyctagineus, native, L a p h a m . * 'Likely to become a troublesome w e e d . " —Patterson. MIRABILIS, Four O'clock, or Marvel of Peru, natives of w a r m p a r t s of America. Perennials. jalapa, cultivated for ornament in many varieties. ionglSora, less common in cultivation. wrightiana, cultivated from T e x a s .

P H Y T O L A C C A C E J E — P O K E W O O D FAMILY.

PHYTOLACCA, Poke or Pokewond, perennial. deeahdra Common Poke or Scoke, or Garget, e t c . , native, L a p h a m . out the s t a t e . Y o u n g stalks used like a s p a r a g u s . Common through-

C H E N O P O D I A C E J E — G O O S E - F O O T FAMILY.

Homely Herbs.

BOUSSINGAIJLTIA, perennial, o r n a m e n t a l . baselloides, cultivated from South America. BETA, Beet, biennials. vularis, Common Beet, cultivated from Southern E u r o p e in m a n y varieties. far grown but scantily in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . SP1NACIA, Spinach. olercea, Common Spinach, cultivated from t h e Orient as a pot h e r b . BLITUM, Blite. capitatum, Strawberry Blite, native, L a p h a m . CYCLOLOM1A, Winged Pigweed, a n n u a l . platyphylium, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock.

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