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URTICA. Nettle. 



U. gracilis Ait. Common Nettle. — Moist ground and waste 



places; common, fjl 



U. Lyallii Wats. — (U. gracilis III. Fl. ed. 2 in part.) 



Alluvial ground ; occasional in the valley. Williarastown, Hancock 



and Lanesboro (Churchill) ; Lee; New Marlboro; Sheffield. 



SANTALACEAE. SANDALWOOD FAMILY. 



COMANDRA. Bastard Toad-flax. 



C. umbellata (L.) Nutt. Bastard Toad-flax. — Sandy soil in 

 the southern part of the valley; common on the Sheffield sand-plain 

 and on the summit of The Dome, Mt. Washington. Occurs on rocky 

 ledges on Monument Mt., Great Barrington. 



LORANTHACEAE. MISTLETOE FAMILY. 

 ARCEUTHOBIUM. 



{Bazoumojtikya 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 



A. pusillum Peck. Dwarf Mistletoe. — On Black Spruce 

 (Picea mariana) in peat bogs; local. Ward Pond, Becket; Wolf 

 Swamp, Sandisfield. 



ARISTOLOCHIACEAE. BIRTHWORT FAMILY. 



ASARUM. Wild Ginger. 



A. canadense L. Wild Ginger. — Rich woods; common in the 

 valley, less common on the plateau. Altitude 1")00 feet (Windsor), 

 var. acuminatum Ashe. — {A, acuminatum 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 

 Dry rocky upland woods. North Adams (Fernald and Long); rich 

 woods, Adams. 



POLYGONACEAK. BUCKWHEAT FAMILY. 



FAGOPYRUM. Buckwiieat. 



F. esculentum Mociuh. Buckwheat. — {Fagopyrum Fagopy- 

 rum 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 



Occtisionaliy persisting in old fields or escaping along roadsides. 



