FLORA OF THE UIM'KU SUSVUKHANN A. 21 



GERANIACE/E. 



GKRAXU\\[ L. 



Q. maculatum L. Crankskill. Wild (iKRAMiM. Common. 

 Found in woods, tliickets and moist meadows. This and the 

 folio win;^ species are very easily cultivated. May. 



Q. Robertianum L. Herb-Rohert. Xot common except in 

 damp, rocky woods, and not always found in such situations 

 within our limits. Infrequent in the Chemun^i^ valley, Lucy. 

 Common in the Chenango valley north of Broome county, Co- 

 villc ; Brown. Also in the Susquehanna valley east of Broome 

 county. Not found in the valley from Binghamton west. Plen- 

 tiful just south of our limits. June-Sept. 



G. Carolinianum L. Rare. Ashland and Elmira. Liny. South 

 Mountai n, .M ill span gh. 



OXALIDACE/C. 



OXALIS L. 



O. Acetosella L. Common Wood Sorrel. Common in dark, cold 

 woods, especially under hemlocks. Flower rather large, white 

 veined with purple. June-July. 



O. violacea L. Violet Wood Sorrkl. Rare. Near Waverly, 

 Mil I spang h . River bank near Apalachin; common, Fouio. 

 Plentiful on a rocky hillside near Binghamton, Clutc. Thrives 

 in bright sunshine. Bulb, scaly; flowers, several in an umbel, 

 pink, not "violet-colored" with us. The plant spreads by 

 means of underground runners which produce bulbs at the ends. 

 May. 



O. stricta L. Sheei- Sorrel. Yellow Wood S()Rrel. Sour 

 Grass. Abundant in cultivated and waste grounds. Flowers, 

 small, yellow. The leaves of this and the two preceding spe- 

 cies have a pleasant acid taste, and are often eaten by children. 

 {O. corniculata, var. stricta vSav. ) 



