1901] Fernald,— Trees and Shrubs of Cheshire County 233 
J. virginiana, L. Dwarf trees at scattered stations in Alstead. 
Juglans cinerea, L. Very common in rich soil. 
Carya amara, Nutt. Frequent, especially by streams. 
C. alba, Nutt. Frequent in upland woods; ascending to 370 m. 
(1200 ft.) at Alstead Centre. 
Populus balsamifera, L., var. candicans, Gray. One of the common- 
est and stateliest trees in the alluvium of the Connecticut and the Cold 
River. With Negundo, River Maple, and White and Slippery Elm, 
forming a tall and dense forest along the Connecticut at the foot of 
Fall Mt., and opposite Bellow's Falls. The densely pubescent petioles 
and the ciliate margins of the broad-cordate leaves at once distinguish 
this tree from the usually smaller but more common Z. balsamifera. 
Salix longifolia, Muhl. Small shrubs by the Connecticut, below 
Fall Mt., Walpole. 
Betula populifolia, Marsh. Rare: occasional scattered trees in 
dry soil. 
Castanea sativa, Mill., var. americana, Gray. Frequent, especially 
in upland woods. 
Quercus rubra, L. The common oak of the upland woods. 
Q. velutina, Lam. (Q. tinctoria, Bartram). ‘Frequent in sandy soil, 
Drewsville. 
Q. ilicifolia, Wang. Common on the Drewsville sand-plain and at 
the base of Fall Mt., Walpole. 
Q. alba, L. The common oak of the sand-plains and of dry 
woods, especially below 250 m. (8oo ft.) altitude. 
Q. prinoides, Willd. Fruiting shrubs r m. high abundant on the 
crest of Fall Mt., Walpole. 
Ulmus fulva, Michx. Scattered trees with the more abundant 
U. americana in alluvium of the Connecticut River. 
Sassafras officinale, Nees. Small trees on the eastern slope of 
Fall Mt., Walpole. 
Ribes Cynosbati, L. Very abundant in damp gravelly or rocky soil. 
R. oxyacanthoides, L. The smooth-fruited gooseberry so common 
throughout eastern New England has been searched for in vain, and 
it appears to be quite unknown to the people of the region. 
Platanus occidentalis, L. Frequent by streams. 
Rubus neglectus, Peck. Frequent in damp thickets, Alstead and 
Walpole. Resembling Æ. occidentalis, but with purplish-red raspberry- 
like fruit. 
