150 SYRACUSE BOTANICAL CLUB'S COLLECTION 



APOCYNACE/E— Lindl, 1836— Dogbane Fam. 



VINCA— Lin., 1753. 



V. MINOR — Lin., 1753. Periwinkle, or Myrtle. 



Common. Roadsides. Escaped from gardens and 

 country cemeteries. Onon. Station, Auburn trolley. 

 May, 1910. 



APOCYNUM— Lin., 1753. 



A. ANDROSAEMIFOLIUM — Lin., 1753. Spreading Dogbane. 

 Frequent. Common. Thickets, roadsides, etc. Uni- 

 versity Hill, June, 1908. 



A. CANNABINUM — Lin., 1753. Indian Hemp. Amy-root. 

 Common. Damp grounds and banks of streams. Very 

 variable. Knapp Farm, June, 1899. A smaller variety, 

 "A-glaberrinum," considered by some a distinct 

 species. 



ASCLEPIADACE;^— Lindl. 1 836— Milkweed Fam. 



ASCLEPIAS— Lin., 1753. 



A. TUBEROSA — Lin., 1753. Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy-root. 

 Frequent. Dry, sandy fields. Roadsides. Road to 

 Brewerton, July, 1898. 



A. PURPURASCENS — Lin. Purple Milkweed. 



Common. Dry fields and thickets. Onon. Valley, July, 

 1909. 



A. INCARNATA — Lin. Swamp Milkweed. 



Common. Swamps, etc. Long Branch, Aug., 1910. 



A. PULCHRA — Ehrh., 1798. Hairy Milkweed. 



Occasional. Range same as incarnata, which it strongly 

 resembles. Strongly pubescent and broader leaves. 

 Onon. Hill, July, 1906. 



A. OBTUSIFOLIA — Michx,1753. Blunt-leaved Milkweed. 

 Infrequent. Sandy thickets. South Onondaga and Dr. 

 Hoyt's Farm, June, 1885. Mary Leach. 



A. QUADRIFOLIA — Jacq., 1767. Four-leaved Milkweed. 



Common. Thickets and country roads. Jamesville 

 Road, June, 1895. 



