FLORA OF THE Ul'l'ER SUSuUEHAXNA. 55 



S. csesia L. Slendkr Goi.df.nroi*. Bi.le-sikmmed Goi.de.nrod. 

 Common on dry banks and along bushy roadsides. Flowers 

 clustered in the axils of the leaves. An elegant species. Aug. 

 Sept. 



S. flexlcaulis L. Bk'iad-i.eaved Guli)Enr<»u. Not uncommon 

 in moist, shady places. Flowers clustered in the axils of the 

 leaves. Remarkable for its broad, cauline leaves. Aug. {S. 

 latifolia L. ) 



S. bicolor L. Mant. White Goldenrod. Sii.vkrrod. Com- 

 mon in upland woods and thickets and along roadsides. Flow- 

 ers white or nearly so. Our only white goldenrod. The so- 

 called variety, concolor, with yellow rays, is occasionally found. 

 Aug. 



S. patula Muhl. ; Willd. Along Baldwin creek, Chemung county ; 

 swamp near Cohocton, Steuben county; infrequent, Li(cy. 

 Barton, Fenno. Swamps along the Unadiila; not common, 

 Brown. 



S. rugosa Mill. Rough Goldenrod. Abundant in fence-rows, 

 thickets and the borders of woods. Stem mostly branching at 

 top, the branches terminated by one-sided panicles of flowers. 

 Leaves very rough, those of the branches much smaller than 

 the rest. A homely but noticeable species. Aug, 



S. ulmlfolia Muhl. ; Willd. Elm-leaved Goldenrod. Found on 

 dry, warm slopes. Mountain House narrows, town of Big 

 Flats; banks east of Elmira, infrequent. Litcy. 



S. arguta Ait. Goldenrod. Not uncommon in wet or dry soil. 

 In swampy places the leaves are often rough above. 



S. juncea Ait. Early Goldenrod. Very common in fields and 

 pastures. Leaves rather thick. Our earliest species, often 

 blooming before the hay is cut. July. 



S. serotina Ait. Smooth Goldenrod. Common along fences, 

 roadsides, and in fields. Stem, smooth, purplish ; leaves, large ; 

 inflorescence, rather small. A handsome plant. Aug. 



S. serotina gigantea (Ait.) A. (iray. Not uncommon. Found 

 usually in wet ground. Distinguished from the species in being 

 taller, with green stems, thinner and lighter colored leaves, and 

 larger inflorescence. Aug. 



