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Shallow water of ponds and streams; frequent, particularly on the 

 upland. Occasionally on exposed muddy shores and at other times 

 at a^^depth of several feet. 



SPERMATOPHYTA. SEED PLANTS; FLOWERING PLANTS. 

 GYMNOSPERMAE. GYMNOSPERMS. 



TAXACEAE. YEW FAMILY. 

 TAXUS. Yew. 



T. canadensis Marsh. Ground Hemlock. — Cool woods and 

 shaded slopes; common, 



PINACEAE. PINE FAMILY. 

 ABIES. Fir. 



A. balsamea (L.) Mill. Balsam Fir. — Swamps and moist slopes, 

 along the plateau from Sandisfield northward; frequent in Sandisfield, 

 common in parts of Washington and on Greylock. 



JUNIPERUS. Juniper. 



J. communis L. — A single tree, 3 m. high, in open woodland, 

 Pittsfield. 



var. depressa Pursh. Common Juniper. — Hillside pastures and 

 borders of woodland; frequent in Sheffield, rare elsewhere in the 

 valley. Frequent on a gravelly hillside. Cold Spring Road, Williams- 

 town. Occasional on the plateau. Savoy, Washington (altitude 

 1800 feet). 



J. virginiana L. Red Cedar; S.^vin. — Hillside pastures; fre- 

 quent in Sheffield, occasional in the Housatonic Valley as far north as 

 Lee. A fine grove on a gravelly hillside on the Cold Spring Road, 

 Williamstown. A few scattered trees in South Sandisfield; not noted 

 elsewhere on the plateau. 



LARIX. Larch. 



L. laricina (DuRoi) Koch. Larch; Tamarack. — Wet hillsides 

 and swamps; common. 



