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a portion of this land is often covered with water. Peat-bogs and wet 

 swamps also abound. The vegetation hei'e is quite uniform. A marked 

 feature is the absence of trees and woody plants as a rule. Salix, Nemo- 

 panthes fascicularis. Larix, Carex, Cypcrus, Scirpus, Eleoeharis, Sarra- 

 cenia, a few grasses, especially Spartina cynosuroides in the drier places, 

 Habcnaria psycodes, Lilium Canadense, etc., abound. 

 The woody plants of this region are represented by the following orders: 



I. Menispcrmacca' ; 2. TiUaceiv; 3. lintacecc; 4. Celastracecr; 5. Bhamnacece; 

 G. Vitacea"; 7. Sajmidacece: 8. Anacardiacece ; 9. Leguminosce; 10. Rosacece; 



II. Saxifragaced': 12. Eamamelidce: 13. Cornacece: 14. Caprifoltacecp ; 15. 

 Hubiacea:; 16. Oleacect; 17. Urticacece; 18. Juglandacecr; 19. Cupulifercp; 

 20. SalieacecK; 21. Coniferce; 22. Liliacece. 



In the arrangement of the genera Gray's Manual, Gth edition, has been 

 followed. 



MENISl'ERMACE.E. 



1. Meni^pcrmum canadense, L. Moonseed. 



TILIACE.E. 



2. TUia amakana, L. Basswood. 



3. Nemopanthes fascicuJaris. Raf. 



CELASTRACE^. 



4. Cclastrutf seamlcns, Li. Climbing Bitter-sweet. 



5. Euonymusatrt)puriJur€n8..Ta.cq. Burning-bush, Wahoo. 



RHAMNACE^. 



6. Ceanothn-s amcrkanus, L. New Jersey Tea. Red-root. 



7. C. ovatun, Best. 



