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5. CARPINUS. 

 Americana. Very common. 



6. OSTRYA. 

 Virginica. Somewhat rare. 



Order 76. MYEICACEiE. 



I. MYRICA. 

 cerifera. June i, i8Si. East part of town. 



2. COMPTONIA. 

 asplenifolia. Common. 



Oi.ler 77. BETULACE^. 



I. BLTULA. 



lenta. 



alba, var. populifolia. Leaves doubly serrate. In bloom May 14, 1883. 



excelsa, Ait. 



2. ALNUS. 



serrulata. 

 incana. 



Order 78. SALICACE^. 



I. SALIX. 



tristis. Anthers reddish. Scales black. Middle flowers expanding first. 



April, 1883. 

 Muhlenbergiana, (Torrey ). The earliest willow in bloom. Woods south 



of Crown street. April, 1S83. Staminate flowers open from 



apex downward, 

 sericea. (Tw-o ovaries sessile on a common stipe.). Also a forma mon- 



strosa. (Marsh.). Stream in woods near Glass Works, 

 discolor. Fertile catkins 3!^ inches long. May 10, 1883. Northwest of 



Trotting Park. 



PURPUREA. 



rostrata. Richardson, liv'da of Gray. 



ALB.\. First Ivs. entire. Later serrulate. Twigs green. East Meriden. 



May 14, 1883. 

 var. vitellin?. (S. v,'tel!;ra of Torrey.). Willow Hill, East part of 



town. Mav 14 in bloom. 

 nigra. 



lucida. May 24. 1881. 

 livida. Scales yellowish green, as also stamens, anthers and filaments. 



Beautiful. 

 var. occidentalis. Woods Northwest of Trotting Park. May 10, 1S83. 



