14 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



{Fhragmites) and Joe-pye weed {Bupatorium purpureum), 

 near the foot of the hill which is covered with the coarse herbs 

 and shrubs. Around a near-by lake the Senccio was even 

 more conspicuous, forming a brilliant golden band encircling 

 it. 



The woodland flora is mainly that of the more eastern 

 deciduous forest as for example wild sarsaparilla {Aralia 

 midicaiilis) which is abundant, but a straggler from the north 

 is found in Achillea multiflora. A few other such occur. A 

 leafy stemmed loco {Oxytropis deflexus) is abundant along 

 the gravelly shore near the summer resort, and another species 

 ( O. splendens) occurs on some of the grassy hilltops. Cor mis 

 canadensis, Lepargyrea candensis, Anemone hudsoniana, Ger- 

 anium bicknellii, Polygala senega, Pyrola asarifolia, Ribes 

 tristc, Senecio creinophilus and Avena Torrcyi are mostly lim- 

 ited to this part of the state, while the beaked hazel {Corylus 

 rostrata) is the common one there. 



Weeds are not absent. The dragonhead {DracoccplialiDu 

 parvifl or um) which is so at home near the woods, is common. 

 False flax {Camelina saliva) seemed especially common along 

 the road, and Canadian thistle (Carduiis arvensis) was seen 

 around the edges of nearly every pond. Apparently the seeds 

 had blown into the water, and cast upon the shore had found 

 a congenial habitat. By the same way has come the more 

 recent pest, perennial thistle (Soitclnis ari'cusis.) 



