REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1002 133 



Lig'ustrum vulgare L. 

 Privet 

 Escaped from cultivation to roadsides in the vicinity of Barton. 



July. 



GKNTIANACEAE 



Gentiana crinita Froel. 



Fringed gentian 

 Plentiful in a moist field near Apalachin. This is its only 

 known station in our limits. Autumn. 



Gentiana quinquefolia L. 

 G. quinqueflora Lam. 

 Stiff gentian. Ague loeed 

 Neglected fields. Common. September. 



Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. 

 Closed gentian 

 Moist soil, specially along streams. Frequent. August- Sep- 

 tember. 



MENYANTHACEAE 



Menyanthes trifoliata L. 

 Buck hean. Bog J)ean 

 Bogs. Mutton hill pond. Infrequent. May- June. 



APOCYNACEAE 

 Vinca minor L. 

 Myrtle. Periivinlcle 

 Dooryards and specially abundant about old graveyards. May. 



Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 

 Spreading doghane 

 Fields, thickets and fence rows. Common. July. 



Apocynum cannabinum L. 

 Indian hemp 

 Abundant on gravelly shores of the river. July-August. 



ASCLEPIADACEAE 

 Asclepias tuberosa L. 

 Butterfly weed. Pleurisy root 

 Dry fields and along railroads. Frequent. August. Abun- 

 dant along the Erie railroad east of Campville. 



