Excerpt from The Ornamental and Useful Plants of Maine: Affording Popular Descriptions and Practical Observation on the Habits, Properties, Uses and Best Methods of Propagation and Culture, of Nearly All the Ornamental and Useful Plants Found Native in the State In view of this, the writer has been led to compile the following pages upon the Ornamental and Useful Plants of the State, giving to the trees especial prominence. It is hoped that by this account of our native plants a knowledge of them will be ex tended and their values better appreciated N 0 claim is laid to originality-that were almost impossible for the subject is one which has been exhaustively treated by many writers. With few exceptions the writer is familiar with every plant here mentioned as it grows in its native haunts. Like friends are they to him and he takes great pleasure in praising them, or in speaking Of their virtues. Many of these wild flowers he has either grown himself, or seen under cultivation. Other cultural notes when given, are taken from the most trustworthy authorities. Observations upon the families and genera have been compiled from sources of un questioned accuracy, and no pains have been spared in collecting facts of interest concerning the species, from reliable writings at command. For convenience, and that an idea Of the natural classi fication of plants may be imparted, the arrangement Of orders adopted' by Dr. Asa Gray, has'been followed. Technical terms have been studiously avoided, as they tend only to confuse those unacquainted with them. It has been the constant endeavor topresent in as popular a manner as possible a plain and easy account of the more desirable of our native plants. Certain Species have been included which some would have omitted others may have been omitted which some would have included. In a case like this it has been no easy matter to make a line of distinction where one must be more or less guided by his own knowledge and predilections. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.