32 FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 



cemes of small, pink or white riowers, which seldom set seed. 

 At the base of the plant are smaller apetalous flowers, which are 

 commonly fruitful, producing a fleshy pod containing a single 

 seed. ^AnipJiicarpica moiioica Nutt ) 



CASSIA L. 



C. Marylandica L. Wild Senna. Rare. Reported only from 

 the Chenango valley. Along a roadside. South Oxford, Coville.. 

 On a low island in the Chenango at Port Dickinson, where it is- 

 not uncommon, Clute. One specimen found at Wellsburg, Che- 

 mung county, in 1574, Lucy. A beautiful, half shrubby, locust- 

 like plant, with racemes of nearly regular, bright yellow flowers. 

 Leaf stem with a club-shaped gland at base. July. 



GLEDITSCHIA L. 



G. triacanthos L. Honev Locust. Thkee-thorned Acacia. 

 Common in Susquehanna and Broome counties, where it is fre- 

 quently used for hedges. Planted for shade, it forms a large 

 tree with spreading, open top. Pods very long and broad. 



ROSACE/E. 



PR UN US L. 



P. Americana Marsh. \Vii,u Yellow or Red Plum. Not uncom- 

 mon. Prefers damp situations, and is usually found along 

 streams or in moist woodlands. Sometimes attains the size of 

 a small tree. Fruit sweet, edible. 



P. Pennsylvanica L. f. Wild Red Cherry. Pin Cherry. Bird 

 Cherry. Fire Cherry. Common. A small tree, of quick 

 growth, found in thickets and along fences. Fruit very small, 

 sour, light red. Called "Fire Cherry" from the rapidity with 

 which it appears in burned tracts. What is apparently a very 

 dwarf form of this is reported from the vicinity of Susquehanna 

 by Mr. (iraves. It is shrubby, two feet or more high, and well 

 fruited. Fruit like the species. 



P. Vsrjijiniana i>. Choee Cherry. Very common in fence rows, 

 along roadsides and the banks of streams. A tall shrub. Flow- 

 ers in racemes, followed by an abundance of dark crimson fruit, 

 very astringent and scarcely edible. 



