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 OF 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. 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. Second division-leaves coarsely toothed. SWAMP WHITE OAK, often called BUR OAK, Quercus bicolor.-On low, damp soil. CHESTNUT WHITE OAK, Quercus prinos.-Wet, rich soil, in shaded places. ROCK CHESTNUT OAK, Quercus monticola.—On rocky bluffs. CHESTNUT OAK, YELLOW OAK, Quercus acuminata.-On limestone bluffs. CHINQUAPIN, or DWARF CHESTNUT OAK, Quercus prinoides(?).— In the southwest. Third division-leaves entire. LAUREL OAK, erroneously called PIN OAK, Quercus imbricaria. WILLOW OAK, Quercus Phellos.-In southeast. Fourth division-leaves lobed, lobes mucronate. BARTRAM'S OAK, Quercus heterophylla.-In Cooper and Pettis. RED OAK, Quercus rubra.—On damp, rich soil. Osage Orange. OSAGE ORANGE, Maclura aurantiaca.-In the valley of Spring River. Papaw. PAPAW, Anona triloba.-In rich soils. Pecan-Nut. (See Walnut.) Persimmon. PERSIMMON, Diospyros Virginiana.-In good soil. Pine. YELLOW PINE, Pinus mitis (?).-In the south. Plum. RED PLUM, Prunus Americana.—In rich bottoms. Poplar. (See Cottonwood.) DOWNY-LEAVED POPLAR, Populus heterophylla.-In southeast. Prickly Ash. PRICKLY ASH, Zanthoxylum Americanum.-In wet places. Rose. DWARF WILD ROSE, Rosa lucida.-In prairies south. PRAIRIE ROSE, Rosa setigera.-Very showy on the borders of prairies. CHEROKEE ROSE, Rosa lævigata.-In south. Raspberry. RED RASPBERRY, Rubus strigosus.-Common on the borders of fields. BLACK RASPBERRY, or THIMBLE-BERRY, Rubus occidentalis.-In open forests. Ratan. RATAN VINE, or WISTARIA, Wistaria frutescens. Common south. Sycamore. BUTTONWOOD or AMERICAN PLANE TREE, Platanus occidentalis.— In bottoms. Sumachs. DWARF SUMACH, Rhus copallina.-Common by the borders of fields. SMOOTH SUMACH, Rhus glabra.-In open forests. STAG-HORN SUMACH, Rhus typhina.--Often in clusters in prairies. POISON IVY or POISON OAK, Rhus toxicodendron.—On rich soils. FRAGRANT SUMACH, Rhus aromatica.-Abundant in forests. Spiraea. FLOWERING SPIRAEA or NINE-BARK, Spiraea opulifolia.-On limestone bluffs. SPIRAEA CORYMBOSA.-On dry prairies. Sassafras. SASSAFRAS, Laurus sassafras.—Common on medium soil. Service-berry. WILD SERVICE-BERRY or SHAD-BUSH, Amelanchier Canadensis.— On bluffs. Staff-Tree. STAFF-TREE, Celastrus scandens.-On river banks and broken bluffs. Thorn. CORKSPUR THORN, Crataegus crus-galli.—In open forests. RED HAW or WHITE THORN, Crataegus coccinea, (Gray) —In open forests. DOTTED THORN, Crataegus punctata.—On bluffs and ridges. Strawberry-Tree. STRAWBERRY-TREE, Euonymus Americanus.-In the southeast. Trumpet Creeper. TRUMPET CREEPER, Tecoma radicans.-Climbing over the bluffs and trees. Tulip-Tree, (erroneously called Poplar.) TULIP-TREE Liriodendron tulipifera.—In the southeast. Tupelo. LARGE TUPELO, Nyssa uniflora.-In swamps. Virginia Creeper. VIRGINIA CREEPER, Ampelopsis quinquefolia.-In rich soil. Walnut. BLACK WALNUT, Juglans nigra.-Common in rich soil. WHITE WALNUT or BUTTERNUT, Juglans cathartica.—In low, rich soil. PECAN-NUT, Juglans olivæformis.-In bottoms. Willow. SALIX. There are numerous species of willow in Missouri. Winter Berry. WINTER BERRY, Prinos lævigatus. In low, wet forests and thickets. Witch-Hazel. WITCH-HAZEL, Hamamelis Virginica.-Taney County. PUBLIC LANDS. THE following propositions are a part of the compact formed between the United States and the State of Missouri, adopted July 19, 1820: 1st. That section 16 of every township be granted for the use of the inhabitants of such township, for the use of schools. 2d. That all salt springs, and six sections adjoining each, be granted to the State. 3d. That five per cent. of the net proceeds of lands lying within the said Territory or State, sold by Congress after January 1st, 1821, shall be reserved for making public roads and canals. 4th. That four entire sections be granted for the location of the seat of government. 5th. That thirty-six sections, or one entire township, together with lands heretofore reserved for that purpose, shall be reserved for the use of a seminary of learning, and vested in the Legislature of the State. . In a note to this article, in the Revised Statutes, the author says: "The school lands mentioned in the first proposition have been appropriated to the use of common schools. The salt springs and lands adjoining have been selected and disposed of. The lands for the location of the seat of government have been selected and appropriated. The university lands have been designated, and mostly disposed of." The following is a copy of the "Graduation Act" of 1854: An Act to Graduate and Reduce the price of the Public Lands to Actual Settlers and Cultivators. SEC. 1. Be it enacted, etc., that all the public lands of the United States, which shall have been in market for ten years or upwards prior to the time of application to enter the same under the provisions of this act, and still remaining unsold, shall be subject to sale at the price of one dollar per acre; and all the lands of the United States that shall have been in market for fifteen years or upwards, as aforesaid, and still remaining unsold, shall be subject to sale at seventy-five cents per acre; and all of the lands of the United States that shall have been in market for twenty years or upwards, as aforesaid, and still remaining unsold, shall be subject to sale at fifty cents per acre; and all of the lands of the United States that shall have been in market |