FLORA OF THE UPPER SUS(^UEHANNA. 



shores and banks of the larger creeks, where it climbs over trees 

 and bushes and is frequently mistaken for a grapevine. Berries 

 black; seeds crescent-shaped. June. 



BERBERIDACE/E. 



BERBKRIS L. 



B. vulgaris L. Barhhrrv. Not common. Found in old fields, 

 along roads, etc. Local and scarce, Lucy. Lockwocxl ; not com- 

 mon, Barbour. ^Mouth of Cayuta creek, Millspaugh. River 

 banks in the city of Binghamton, Clute. Roadsides, Gra7>es. 

 On dry hillsides, Cavil le. Thickets, occasional. Brown. New 

 Berlin and western Otsego county, Ellsworth. Remarkable for 

 its bnstly serrate leaves and irritable stamens, which spring to- 

 wards the pistil when touched. Cultivated for both ornament 

 and use. The red, acid fruit is often used in jelly-making. June. 



CAULOPHYLLUM Michx. 



C. thalictroides (L. ) Michx. Bi.le Cohosh. Pappuusi-: Root. 

 Common throughout in woods and ra\'ines in rich, moist soil. 

 May. 



JEFFERSON I A Bart. 



J. diphylla (L.) Pers. Twix-leaf. Rhelmatism root. Very 

 rare. One station only — a wooded hillside near Dansville, 

 N. Y., Lucy. 



PODOPHYLLUM L, 



P. peltatum L. MAv-Ari-i.E. Maxdrake. ^VH.I) Lemon. Rac- 

 coon Berry. Abundant in w^oods and thickets, and along the 

 streams throughout our range, growing best in moist places. 

 Well-known from its curious, umbrella-shaped leaves, fragrant 

 flowers and edible fruit. Occasionally two or more fruits are 

 borne on a single stem. May. June. 



NYMPH/CACE>C. 



BRASENL\ Schreh. 

 B. purpurea (Michx) Casp. Water Shield. Water Target. 



Common in ponds and lakes. Cayuta Lake, Dudley. Mutton- 



