FLORA OF THK UPPKK SUSQUKHANNA. 



HEPATICA L. 



H. Hepatica (L. ) Karst. Liveri.eaf. Liver-wort. Scjlirrel- 

 CLTS. Hei'ATIca. P'ound throughout. Abundant in thickets 

 and deciduous woods from the Chemung valley east to the rug- 

 ged parts of Susquehanna and Delaware counties, where it is in 

 part displaced by the next species. A very scarce plant, Co- 

 villi'. Not common at Sidney and Franklin. Hoy. It is 

 easily cultivated. One of our earliest plants to bloom. Flow- 

 ers of various shades of white, pink and blue ; occasionally fra- 

 grant. Sometimes blooms in autumn. March-June. {H. tri- 

 loba Chaix. ) 



H. acuta (Pursh) Britton. Acute-lohed Hepatica or Liver- 

 leaf. Occurs in the same situations as the preceding, but 

 seeming to prefer more cold and moisture. It gradually runs 

 out as the Chemung valley is approached. Less frequent than 

 the last, Lucy. Barton, Fenno. In a cold ravine, Choconut Cen 

 tre ; Kiliawog, Clute. About as common at the other. Cranes. 

 Very common at Franklin, Hoy. Abundant in the upper Che- 

 nango valley, Coville. Not reported from Tioga county. The 

 leaves are frequently five-lobed and the flowers apparently less 

 variable in color. April-June. i^H. acutilobaV>Q.) 



SYNDESMON Hoffmg. 



S. thalictrioides (L. ) Hoffmg. Rue Anemone. Abundant in open 

 woods, thickets and banks along streams. Rare in beech and 

 maple woods, Fenno. One of our earliest spring flowers. Easily 

 cultivated. Stem ari.sing from a cluster of tuberous roots. Apr. 

 May. {Anemonella thalictroides Spach.) 



THALICTRUM L. 



T. dioicum L. Early Meadow Rue. Common in shaded, rocky 

 soil. Apr. ]\Iay. 



T. polyjjjamum Muhl. Tall Meadow Rue. Common in rich, 

 moist soil, es])ecially in wet meadows and along streams. Very 

 noticeable when in bloom. July. 



T. purpurascens L. Purplish Meadow Rue. Rare. Found in 

 drier soil ilian the preceding. Harrington's Ford, Chemung 

 river, Lucy. Mt. Prospect, Millspaugh. July. 



