26 FLORA OF TllK UPPKR SUSQUEHANNA. 



Leaves more deeply lobed than in any of our other common 

 species. wSap thin, watery, sour. Occasionally planted for 

 shade. yA. dasycarpuiii Ehrh. ) 



A. rubrum L. Rkd ^NIai'lk. Soft Maple. Swamp Maplk. Com- 

 mon. Does not grow exclusivjly in moist places, but may be 

 found on hill-tops. Noticeable in spring for its red blossoms, 

 and again in autumn for its leaves which then turn scarlet. The 

 sap yields sugar. Often planted for shade. 



A. Negundo L. Ash-Lkaved Maplk. Box Elder. Rare. Fre- 

 quently cultivated about Binghamton, where it is commonly 

 found as an escape, Cliite. Often cultivated for shade, Fenno. 

 Becoming common in cultivation, Brown. ( Negundo aceroi- 

 des Moench.) 



STAPHYLEACE/E. 



STAPHYLEA L. 



S. trifolia L. Bladuernit. Chenango river, Binghamton, 

 Mil I spang h. Occasional at Apalachin; very abundant at Bar- 

 ton, Fetmo. Not noted elsewhere. 



ANACARDIACE/E. 



RHUS L. 



R. hirta (L. ) Sudw. Sta<;-horn Sumac. Very common, espec- 

 ially on dry, rocky hillsides. Our tallest species often reaching 

 the size of a small tree. Young branches velvety-hairy. Leaves 

 turning crimson in autumn. Fruit a small, berry -like drupe 

 with crimson down, collected into thick, close panicles known 

 as " sumac bobs," very acid, edible. The wood is beautifully 

 grained with shades of brown, green and yellow, and the bark 

 contiiins much tannin. ( R. fyphina L. ) 



R. glabra L. Smodik Si ma( . Less common than the preceding. 

 Not reported from the upper Chenango valley. Rather scarce, 

 Hoy. Found in the same situations as A*. Iiirta, often inter- 

 mixed with it. Shrub lower, smooth, otiierwise much like that 

 species. The fruit is sometimes eaten. 



R. copallina I.. .Moimmn Si mac. Dwakf Si.mac. Rare. Ross 

 Park, M i/hf)auglt. 



