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Mentha piperita L. 

 Peppermint 

 Wet soil and along streams. Common. August. 



Mentha citrata Ehrh. 



Bergamot mint 



Roadsides. Occasional. August. 

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Mentha canadensis L. 



American wild mint 

 Low ground. Common. August-September. 



Collinsonia canadensis L. 

 Horse halm. Rlchweed. Stoneroot 

 Moist woods and thickets. Common. August. Its flowers 

 have an odor like that of lemons. 



SOLANACEAE 



Physalodes physalodes (L.) Britton 



Nicandra physalodes Gaertn. 



Apple of Peru 



Waste places, specially about gardens. xVugust-September. 



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Physalis philadelphica Lam. 

 Philadelphia ground cherry 

 Waste places at Apalachin. Rare. August. 



Physalis heterophylla Nees 

 P. V i r g i n i a n a Mill. 

 Clammy ground cherry 

 Cultivated grounds and along railroads. Common. August- 

 September. 



Solanum nigrum L. 



Black nightshade 

 Waste ground at Barton. Rare. August- September. 



Solanum carolinense L. 

 Horse nettle 

 Plentiful in cultivated fields near Apalachin. June-September. 



Solanum dulcamara L. 

 Nightshade. Bittersiveet 

 Waste places, along streams and in swamps, often growing in 

 water. Conmion. June-September. 



