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Botany

Wisconsin abounds in plants of an interesting and useful character, embracing all varieties from the [stalely?] pine tree, towering its head above the other trees of the forest to the humblest "wild wood flower". The broad prairies are covered with a profusion of flowers of every form and hue- which are changed with every change of season. The eastern portion of the Territory abounds in "hard wood" timber- the northern in forests of pine and the central and western portions are comparatively destitute of trees. Here however are generally found a few trees constituting the "Oak Openings" & affording sufficient wood and timber for the purposes of the first settlers.

The following is a list of some of the more useful and interesting plants of Wisconsin: it exhibits the scientific name, its author, and the common name (if it has any) of each species.

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