FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 



E. nutans Laj? Pkksi/s Si'UR(;k. Noouinc; Spurck. Less com- 

 mon than the preceding, which it somewhat resembles. Found 

 in the same places. Stems ascending, {l-l. /V<\v7// Ouss. ) 



E. corollata L. Flowerinc Sitrce. Spanish Hill, Millspangh; 

 Gravt-s. Valley of the Chemung river, Li4cy. 



E. Helioscopia L. Sin Sii rce. Wartwkkd Very rare. Nor- 

 wich, Millspaiigh. Fields at Unadilla Forks, Broicn. The 

 only stations. 



E. Cyparisslas L. Cvi-ress Spirge. Tree Moss. Grave-yaru- 

 WEED. Common along roadsides and in fields, as an escape 

 from old gardens and cemeteries. Flowers yellow. A well- 

 known plant. 



E. Nlcaeensis All. Along road near Gibson, Pa., Graves. Ves- 

 tal, N. Y., Mil I spang h. Apalachin, Campville, Barton, Athens, 

 Fenno. At all but the first station the plant is very abundant 

 and appears to be spreading. Has been naturalized for many 

 years. First noted by Dr. C. F. Millspaugh. Not reported 

 from North America outside of the Susquehanna valley. July, 

 Aug. 



E. Peplus L. Not rare in the city of Binghamton, Clute. Oc- 

 casional in gardens, Oxford, Coville. Elsewhere not reported. 



ACALYPHA L. 



A. Virginica L, Three-seeded Mercury. An abundant weed 

 in fields throughout our range. Well-known by sight, at least 



ULMACE/E. 



ULMUS L. 



U. pubescens Walt. Slippery Elm. Red Elm. Tolerably com- 

 mon in woods and thickets. A small tree with mucilaginous 

 inner bark that is valued as a medicine. ( U. fulva Michx. ) 



U. Americana L. American Elm. White Elm. Abundant, 

 especially in low grounds. Valued above all other trees for 

 shade. When grown with room to develop it is the most grace- 

 ful of our native trees. A specimen twenty-one feet in circum- 

 ference is growing near Port Dickinson, 1897. 



