13 2 Rhodora (June 



Sassafras officinale, Nees. Frequent from Bellows Falls southward 

 in the immediate Connecticut Valley, where it makes considerable 

 trees. Reported rare further north. 



I.indera Benzoin, Blume. Spice-bush. Plentiful on two little 

 brooks on the line between Putney and Westminster one-half mile 

 from the Connecticut River. This is quite likely to be the northern 

 limit. Prof. Jesup informs me that he has no trace of it. It grows 

 in open pastures and kills back very badly, so that it seldom reaches 

 four feet in height. 



Dirca palnsfris, L. Wickopy. Scarce. Brook bordering the south 

 side of Drewsville Plain, Walpole, and two stations in Westminster. 

 If it were not scarce choppers would know of it, but they never do. 



Celtis occidentalism L. Hackberry. Four scattered trees on the 

 bank of the Connecticut River, in Westminster. Reported as occa- 

 sional to Wells River. 



JVatanus occidentalis, L. Buttonwood. Frequent on the banks of 

 streams and apparently native. 



Carva alba, Nutt. Shagbark. Occurs in spots from Charlestown, 

 New Hampshire, southward, generally on rocky knolls and seldom 

 more than a mile from the Connecticut River. Reported as far 

 north as Windsor, Vermont. 



Carya amara, Nutt. Pignut. This yellow-budded walnut and the 

 one preceding it are the only ones seen in this region. Frequent in 

 the Connecticut Valley. 



Betula popu/i/olia, Ait. Gray Birch. Perhaps this species attains 

 its northern limit in Walpole and Westminster, where it is not rare. 

 Abundant on Westminster Lower Street. Flint reports its northern 

 limit as Westmoreland, New Hampshire. 



Corylus Americana, Walt. Hazelnut. Abundant around Bellows 

 Falls, but rare in Westminster and Putney. The beaked hazel, C. 

 rostrata, Ait. is common. 



Carpinus Caroiiniana, Walt. Blue Beech. Frequent in the imme- 

 diate valley of the Connecticut River. 



Quercus alba, L. White Oak. Abundant, but seldom seen more 

 than two miles from the Connecticut River. 



Q. velutina, Lam. Black or Yellow Oak. Bark black outside, 

 yellow inside. Abundant about Bellows Falls on both sides of the 

 Connecticut River. Less frequent southward in Westminster and 

 Putney. Same range as the white oak. 



