42 MIDDLESEX FLORA. 



OSMORRHIZA, Raf. 



O. longistylis, DC. Smoother Sweet Cicely. 



Watertown, Belmont, Waverly, et al. Not uncommon. May-June. 

 O. brevistylis, DC. Hairy Sweet Cicely. 



Woods, Concord Turnpike (Bigelow's Fl. Bost.) ; Cambridge (B. 



D. Greene); Maiden (F. S. Collins). Scarce. May-June. 



CONIUM, L. 

 C. MACULATUM, L. POISON HEMLOCK. 



Watertown (C. E. Perkins) ; Natick (Austin Bacon) ; Arlington 

 (Wm. Boott) ; Waltham List. Rare. July-Aug. Nat. from Eu. 



Carum, L. 



C. Carni, L. Caraway. 

 Occasional. July. Adv. from Eu. 



ARALIACE/E. GINSENG FAMILY. 



Aralia, Tourn. 



A. racemosa, L. Spikenard. 



Eather scarce, but generallj' distributed. July. 

 A. hispida, Vent. Bristly Sarsaparilla. 



Rather connnon. June. 

 A. nudicaulis, L. Sarsaparilla. 



Common. May-June. 

 *A. quinquefolia, Gray. Ginseng. 



Concord, introduced from Vermont, but does not thrive (Minot 



Pratt). July. 

 A. trifolia, Decne and Planch. Dwarf Ginseng. Ground Nut. 



Generally distributed, but not common. May-June. 



CORNACE>E. DOGWOOD FAMILY 



CORNUS, Tourn. 



C. Canadensis, L. Dwarf Cornel. Bunchberry. 



Common. June. 

 C. f lorida, L. Flowering Dogwood. 



Not uncommon. May-June. 

 C. circinata, L'Her. Round-Leaved Cornel. 



Rather common. June. 

 C. sericea, L. Silky Cornel. 



Common. June. 



