OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. 785 



Vicia, Toum. (Vetch.) 



V. sativa, L. Near Peekskill. (Le Roy) (Adv. Eu.) 

 V. tetrasperma, L. About Peekskill. (Le Roy.) (Nat. Eu.) 

 V. hirsuta, Koch. About Peekskill. (Le Roy.) (Nat. Eu.) 

 V. Americana, Muhl. About Peekskill. (Le Roy.) 



Lathyrus, L. (Everlasting Pea.) 



Li. maritimus, Bigelow. Coast, common. 

 Li. palustris, L. 



var. myrlifolius, Gray. (Bicknell.) 



Apios, Boerhaave. (Wild Bean — Ground-nut.) 



A. tuberosa, Mcech. Shady vv'oods and damp copses, common. 



Phaseolus, L. (Kidney Bean.) 



P. diversifolius, Pers. (Bicknell.) 



P. perennis, Walt. Woods and copses. 



P, helvolus, L. Not rare, sandy fence rows. 



Amphicarpsea, Ell. (Hog Peanut.) 



A. monoica, Nutt. Rich woods. 



Baptisia, Vent. (False Indigo.) 



B. tinctoria, R. Br. Common. 



Cassia, L. (Senna.) 



C. Marilandica, L. Not common ; the leaves are purgative. 

 C. Chamtecrista, L. Frequent, damp, shady soil. 



C. nictitans, L. Common, dry, sandy soil. 



Gleditschia, L. (Honey Locust.) 



G. triacanthos, L. This tree has been introduced from Southwest, and i)ro- 

 pagates itself ; it is a good shade tree. 



Order 33.— ROSACEiE. (Rose Family.) 



Prunus, Toum. (Plum, Cherry, etc.) 



P. Americana, Marshall. Sing .Sing. (Dr. Fisher.) 

 P. marilima, Wang. Rye. 



P. Pennsylvanica, L. Wood lands and fence rows. 

 P. serotina, Ehrhart. Fence rows, not rare. 



Spiraea, L. (Meadow Sweet.) 



S. salicifolia, L. Damp places, not rare. 



S. tomentosa, L. Frequent in edges of meadows. 



Agrimonia, Tourn. (Agrimony.) 



A. Eupatoria, L. Frequent in edges of woods. 

 A. parviflora, Ait. Riverdale, rare, (Bicknell.) 



