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N. SERPENTARius — Hook. Gall of the Earth, or Lion's Foot. 

 Frequent. Dry, sandy soil. Primrose Hill, Aug., 1908. 



N. NANUS — D, C, 1838. (Prenanthes serpentaria var. 

 nana — A. Gray, 188i.) Low Rattlesnake Root, or 

 Lion's Foot. 

 Infrequent. High Hills. Pompey Hill, Aug., 1909. 



AMBROSIACE/E— Reichenb, 1 828— Ragweed Earn. 



AMBROSIA. 



A. TRIFIDA — Lin., 1753. Great Ragweed. Bitter Weed. 

 Frequent. Along bank of Onon. Creek and near Lake, 

 Onon. In abandoned dump grounds. East of City, 

 Sept., 1908. 



A. ARTEMISIAEFOLIA — Lin., 1753. Roman Wormwood. Rag- 

 weed. 

 Too frequent. Becomes a pernicious weed in cultivated 

 fields, especially potato fields. Fayetteville, July, 1908. 



XANTHIUM— Lin., 1753. 



X. STRUMARIUM — Lin., 1753. Broad Cocklebur, or Bur- 

 weed. 

 Frequent. On farms. Barnyard, Skaneateles, Sept., 

 1906. 



X. Canadense — Mill., 1768. American Cocklebur. 



Common. Banks of streams and elsewhere. Goodrich 

 Barnyard, Aug., 1910. 



COMPOSITE/E— Adams, 1 763— Thistle Fam. 



VERNONIA— Schreb. 



V. noveboracensis — Willd, 1804. New York Iron Weed. 

 Rare. Moist soil. Smith & Powell Farm, Tully Road, 

 Aug., 1907. 



EUPATORIUM— Cass, 1816. 



E. purpureum — Lin., 1753. Purple Boneset. Trumpet 

 Weed. 

 Common. Low grounds. Valley Road and Ind. Reser- 

 vation, Aug., 1909. 



