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SANGUISORBA (Rupp.) L. Burnet 



S. MINOR Scop. Garden Burnet. Established in grass lands, Sliel- 

 burne, (N. F. F.). June. 



SORBARIA A. Br. 



S. soRBiFOLiA (L.) A. Br. Ash-leaved Spiraea. An occasional escape 

 to copses and roadsides, where it is well established. June. 



SPIRAEA (Tourn.) L. 



S. latifolia (Ait.) Borkh. Meadow-sweet, Queen of the Meadow. Wet 

 meadows and rocky pastures; common. July, Aug. 



S. tomentosa L. Hardback, Steeple Bush. Low grounds; common. 

 July, Aug. 



WALDSTEINIA Willd. 



W. fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. Barren Strawberry. Wooded hill- 

 sides; frequent. Apr., May. 



LEGUMINOSAE. PULSE FAMILY 



AMPHICARPA Ell. Hog Peanut 



A. mouoica (L.) Ell. Rich damp woodlands; common. July-Sept. 



APIOS (Boerh.) Ludwig. Groundnut. Wild Bean 

 A. taberosa Moench. Low moist ground; frequent. July-Sept. 



ASTRAGALUS (Tourn.) L. Milk Vetch 



A. canadensis L. Shores of Lake Champlain; rare. July, Aug. South 

 Burlington, (Torrey) ; Colchester, (Griffin). 



A. Bebbinsii (Oakes) Gray. On limestone rocks, Winooski Gorge, 

 (Robbins). This, the only known station in Vermont, was de- 

 stroyed in 1894 when the new dam flooded the rocks. 



CICER L. 



C. arietinum L. Chick-pea. Adventive on railway embankment, Col- 



chester, (N. F. F.). Sept., Oct. 



DESMODIUM Desv. Tick Trefoil 



D. oanadeiise (L.) DC. Showy Tick Trefoil. Open woods and banks 



of streams; frequent. July, Aug. 



