102 FT.ORA OF OR AND RAPIDS. 



It is not uncoinnioii llKit the inlloivsci'iici- of this sj.ocies con- 

 sistR of abortive flowers or oven chaii'^i's to h'aves. 

 TOO. R, venenata Df. Poison Sumac or DoLCwood. 

 A*. I '( /■///.'• L. 

 Fr(M|n('nt in cohl swamps. .Innf. 



A shrul), hark grayish, leaves bright green, fruit wliite in a 

 |iN raiuiil.il clusliT. 



ILICINEAE. iioi.i.v Famh.v. 



ILEX L. 11oi.lv. 



791. I. verticillata CJray. Black Alder. Winterberry. 



Low ground. Last of June. 



Abundant on the edges of swamps where it is eonspicuousby its 



bright rod berries in early winter. 



NEMOPANTHUS Kaf. .Moixtaix Holly. 



J/irioi(/('s Dnmont. 



792. N. fascicuiaris KaL 



/. mi/cro/K/ta (L.) Kritton. 

 Edges of sphagnous swamps; frequent and well distributed. 

 Mid-May. 



CELASTRACEAE. Stafk-tkee Family. 



CELASTRUS L. Staff-tree. SimuBuv Bitter-sweet, 



The fruit of this genus opens after frosts and discloses a criraaon, 

 pulpy, ariled seed. 



793, C, scandens L, Wax-work, Climbing Bitter-sweet. ■ 

 Banks of streams and in moist soil; frequent, Mid-June. 



EUONYMUS L. Spindle-tree, 



794, E. atropurpureus Jacq. Wahoo. Burning-Bush. 



Alluvial soil; infrequent. June, 



Grand River at West Bridge St. Ferry (:M.tfeC.); Plainfield 



