1901] Fernald, —Trees and Shrubs of Cheshire County 235 
the Cold River. The large dark green “flabby” leaves with closed 
sinuses and with densely pubescent petioles and lower surfaces 
quickly distinguish this tree from the ordinary forms of the sugar 
maple. 
A. saccharinum, L. (A. dasycarpum, Ehrh.). The common maple 
of alluvium by the Connecticut and the lower Cold River. 
A. Negundo, L. Frequent in alluvium by the Connecticut. 
Ceanothus americanus, L. Abundant on dry banks of the Connec- 
ticut, on Fall Mt. and the Drewsville sand-plain. 
Vitis Labrusca, L. Occasional on dry banks. 
V. aestivalis, Michx. Rocky slope of Fall Mt., Walpole. 
V. vulpina, L. (V. riparia, Michx.) Abundant by rivers. 
Climbing high (often forty feet) and forming dense arbors by the 
Connecticut. 
Dirca palustris, L. Very local: one small bush in rich woods 
below Alstead Village. 
Nyssa sylvatica, Marsh. Small fruiting trees in gravel by the 
Connecticut, base of Fall Mt., Walpole. 
Rhododendron canescens, Don. Common on Fall Mt, and on 
gravelly banks of the Connecticut. 
R. Rhodora, Don. Apparently rare or unknown in the region, 
although abundant on Mt. Monadnock a few miles distant. 
Kalmia latifolia, L. Forming an extensive thicket by the 
.Ashuelot River, Gilsum. 
Andromeda ligustrina, Muhl. Frequent in damp gravelly soil 
below 308 m. (1000 ft.) altitude. 
Gaylussacia resinosa, Torr. & Gray, var. g/aucocarpa, Robinson. 
With the species, gravelly banks of the Connecticut, Walpole. 
Vaccinium corymbosum, L., var. atrococcum, Gray. Abundant with 
the species, Warren Pond, Alstead. 
V. vacillans, Kalm. Abundant in dry soil, Drewsville sand-plain, 
slopes of Fall Mt., and other sections of Walpole. 
Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Marsh. (F. pubescens, Lam.). Gravelly 
shore of the Connecticut, Walpole. 
F. pennsylvanica, var. lanceolata, Sargent (F. viridis, Michx.). 
With the species. 
F. nigra, Marsh. Valley of the Cold River, Alstead and Marlow. 
Rare below 400 m. (1300 ft.) altitude. 
Lonicera dioica, L. (L. glauca, Hill). Frequent either as a climbing 
