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L. Nummularia L. Monkywukt. Common and troublesome in 

 kiwns. Formerly cultivated for its bright yellow flowers, but 

 now naturalized in many places. Stems creeping and rooting; 

 leaves roundish; flowers axillary. July. Aug. 



NAUMBURGIA Molnch. 

 N. thyrsiflora (L ) Duby. Tuiteu Lousestriik. Rare. Found 

 only in bogs. Pond Brook, Clute. Brisben Pond, Coville. 

 Butler's Lake, Graves. Near Waverly, Millspaugh. Cin- 

 namon Lake, Lucy. Near Barton, Fenno. The only stations. 

 Leaves lanceolate, opposite; flowers small, numerous in capitate 

 spikes, from the axils of a few of the upper leaves. May. June. 

 {Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. ) 



ANAGALLIS L. 

 A. arvensls L. Scwklet Pimper.nel. Very rare. Near Elmira. 

 Lucy. Unadilla Forks, Brown. The only stations, 



OLEACE/E. 



FRAXINUS L. 



F. Americana L. White Ash. Common in rich, moist woods 

 throughout. 



F. Pennsylvanica Marsh. Red Ash. Plbescent-stem.med Ash. 

 Less common than the preceding. Not reported from the Che- 

 nango valley. Found in low grounds. Known by its velvety- 

 pubescent young shoots and leafstalks. (F. pubescens l^SLvn.) 



F. nigra Marsh. Black Ash. W.vter Ash. Common in moist 

 woods and swamps. The tough wood splits readily and is ex- 

 tensively used in basket making. The bruised leaves have the 

 odor of the elder. 



LIGUSTRUM L. 



L. vulgare L. Privet. Prim. Often planted for hedges and 

 occasionally escapes, Graves; Fenno. 



APOCYNACE/C. 



VINCA L. 



V. minor L. Periwinkle. Running Myrtle. A common and 

 well-known trailing shrub, in cemeteries and about old dwell- 



