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85. Astragalus, L. 



A. Canadensis, L. Not common. Shore of Lake Champlain. 

 A. alpinus, L. Mountain sides, Northern Vermont ; Bellows 



Falls, Mrs. Brown ; Barnet, Blanchard. Eare. 

 A. Robinsii, Gray. Near Burlington ; also at Hartland, and 



near Hanover, N. H. Occurs only in very limited localities. 



86. Hedysarum, Tourn. 



H. boreale. Willoughby Mountain, Wood. Smugglers Notch, 

 Sterling Mountain, Pringle, Perkins. Rare. 



87. Desmodium, D. C. Tick Trefoil. 



D. nudiflorum, D. C. Common. 



D. acuminatum, D. C. Dry woods. Common. 



D. rotundifolium, D. C. Williston, Bates. Not common. 



D. canescens, D. C. Dry soil. Not rare. 



D. Dillenii, Darl. Chiefly found in Southern Vermont. 



D. paniculatum, D. C. 



D. Canadense, D. C. Common along streams. 



88. Lespedeza, Mx. Bush Clover. 



L. repens, T. & G. Barton. Brattleboro, Frost. 



L. violacea, Pers. Dry Woods. 



L. hirta, Ell. Dry soil. Colchester, Bobbins. 



L. capitata, Mx. Pastures. Common. 



89. Vicia, Tourn. Vetch. 



V. SATivA, L. Not very common. 



V. sp.? A Vicia with small white flowers, was found growing on 



Providence Island in July of this year, 1888. It appears to 



be a small form of the preceding. 

 V. Cracca, L. Very common in some grass lands. 

 V. tetrasperma, L. Knights Island, Lake Champlain, Brainerd. 



90. Lathyrus, L. 



L. maritimus, Bigel. Shores of Lake Champlain. Not common. 

 L. ochroleucus, Hook. Bare in most places, but abundant 



on blufts on Lake Champlain and on some of the islands. 

 L. palustris, L. Sandy shores of Lake Champlain. 

 L. palustris, var. myrtifolius. Gray. Not common. 



91. Amphicarp^a, Ell. Ground Nut. 



A. monoica, Nutt. Common in damp thickets. 



92. Apios, Boer. Ground Nut. 



A. tuberosa, Moen. Common; especially fine and abundant 

 along the banks of the Missisquoi below Swanton. 



93. Cassia, L. Senna. 



0. Marilandica, L. Not common. Confined to the outhern 

 part of the State. Norwich, Jessup ; Orwell, Brainerd. 



