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B. LENTA— L., 1753. Cherry, Black, or Sweet Birch. 



Tree resembles cherry. Aromatic oil, distilled, resembles 



oil of wintergreen. LaFayette Woods, May, 1885. 

 B. LUTEA— Michx, 1812. Yellow, or Gray Birch. 



Rich woods. Occasional. Baldwinsville, May, 1895. 

 B. PUMILA— Lin., 1753. Low Birch. 



Shrub in cold bogs. Clay and Tamerac, June, 1885. 



ALNUS— Gaertn, 1791. 



A. ALNOBETULA— K. Koch. (Alnus Viridis.) Green, or 

 Mountain Alder. 

 Baldwinsville, May, 1890. 



A. INCANA— Willd, 1805. Speckled Alder. 



Frequent. Rich woods. Jamesville Road, May, 1891. 

 A. RUGOSA— K. Koch, 1872. Smooth Alder. 



Frequent. Hillside, Jamesville Road, April, 1890. 



FAGACE/E— Drude, 1879— Beech Fam. 

 FAGUS— Lin., 1753. 



F. AMERICANA — Muench, 1770. (Fagus Ferruginea — 

 1789.) American Beech. 

 Woods and open fields. Common. Collins' Woods 

 Fayetteville, May, 1907. 



CASTANEA— Adams, 1763. 



C. DENTATA— Borkh, 1800. American Chestnut. 



Somewhat localized. Several in northern and southern 

 parts of county. Rare elsewhere. Onondaga, Julv 

 1892. 



QUERCUS— Lin., 1753. 

 Q. RUBRA— Lin., 1753. Red Oak. 



Dry woods, etc. Common. Onondaga Hill, June, 1885. 

 Q. PALUSTRis— DuRois, 1772. Swamp, or Pin Oak. 



Wet grounds. Frequent. Dorwin Springs, June, 1893. 

 Q. cocciNEA— Wang, 1787. Scarlet Oak. 



Dry, hilly places and banks of streams. Frequent 



Syracuse, May, 1890. 



