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HAMAMErJI)A(^EAE 



Hamamelis virgfiniana L. 



Witch hazel 



A common shrub in woods and thickets and along fence rows. 



Autumn. 



PL AT AN ACE A E 



Platanus occidentalis L. 

 Butt07iivood. Sycamore 

 Along the river and streams. Common. May. 



ROSACEAE 



Opulaster opulifolius (L.) Kuntze 

 Physocarpus opulifolius Maxim 



Ninel)ark 

 River banks. Common. June. 



Spiraea salicifolia L. 

 Meadowsweet 

 8wamps and moist ground. Common. July. 



Spiraea tomentosa L. 

 Hardhack. Steeple hush 

 Swamp east of Campville. Rare. August. 



Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.) Britton 

 Gillenia trifoliata Moench 

 Indian physic. Bowman's root 

 Open upland woods. Frequent. June- July. 



Rnbus odoratus L. 

 Purple-flowering raspberry 

 Rocky woods and ravines. Frequent. 



Rubus strigosus Michx. 

 Wild red raspberry 

 Neglected fields and along roadsides and fences. Common. 

 June. It frequently flowers and fruits in late summer and 



'^"*""^°- Rubus neglectus Pk. 



Purple wild; raspberry 

 In the same localities as the last, but infrequent. June. It 

 has dark red or purple fruit, long recurved stems and much re- 

 sembles R. occidentalis. 



