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FLORA OF WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Quite common. 



Common. 



JUGLANDACE^ 



JUGLANS, L. Walnut. 



cinerea, L. Butternut. 

 Carya, Nutt. Hickory, 

 j/ alba, Nutt. Shag-bark Hickory. 



porcina, Nutt. Pig-nut Hickory. 



amara, Nutt. Bitter-nut Hickory. 



MYRICACE^. 



Myrica, L. Bayberry. 

 Gale, L. Sweet Gale. 

 *^ cerifera, L. Bayberry. 



• asplenifolia, Endl. Sweet Fern. 



CUPULIFERyE. 



Betula, Tourn. Birch. 



lenta, L. Black Birch. 



lutea, Michx. f. Yellow Birch. 



populifolia, Ait. Gray " 



papyrifera, Marshall. Paper Birch, 

 part of the county. 



nigra, L. Red Birch. Fitchburg. E. A. HartivcU. 



Alnus, Tourn. Alder. 



incana, Willd. Speckled Alder. 



serrulata, Willd. Smooth " 

 CoRYLUS, Tourn. Hazel-nut. 



Americana, Walt. Wild Hazel-nut 



rostrata. Ait. Beaked TIazel-nut. 

 OsTRYA, Micheli. Hop-Hornbeam. 

 Virginica, Willd. 



Not 



Wet borders of ponds. 



Dry sandy soil. 



Pastures, common. 



Common. 



Rare in southern 



Common. 



Common. 



Not rare. 



