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Such species are Muhlenbergia foliosa, Carex limosa, Brio- 

 phorum gracile, Scirpus torreyi, Schenchzeria palustris, Meny- 

 anthes trifoliatus. 



The district presents many varieties of vegetation. The tide- 

 water creeks along the Delaware support Zizania palustris, Typha 

 latifolia, Typha angustifolia, Peltandra virginica, Sagittaria 

 latifolia, Nymphcea advena, Polygonum sagittatum, P. arifolium, 

 Bidens Icevis, Cephalanthus occidentalism Sambucus canadensis, 

 etc., etc. 



In the swampy meadows characteristic species are Bitpatorium 

 maculatuni, B. perfoliatum Soldiago rugosa, Buthamia gramini- 

 folia, Mimulus ringens, Chelone glabra, Lobelia cardinalis, Ver- 

 nonia noveboracensis. Aster novi-belgii, A. puniceus, Cuscuta 

 gronovii, Galium asprellum, Alnus rugosa, Asclepias puIcJira, 

 etc., etc. 



Woodlands vary a great deal in composition. Near the Dela- 

 ware in Camden County are some almost exclusively composed of 

 beech, Fagus grandifolia, with which are associated Quercus 

 rubra and Q. alba, with very little undergrowth and such herbs as 

 Leptamnium virginianum, Hypopitys hypopitys, Chitnaphila 

 maculata, Peramium pubescens and Mitchella repens. 



Pure beech woods, however, are rare, and the typical West 

 Jersey woods, especially along the streams, consist of Quercus 

 phellos, Q. palustris, Q. triloba, Liquidambar sfyraciflua, Lirio- 

 dendron tulipifera, Fagus grandifolia, Corpinus caroliniana, 

 Cormis -florid a, Betula nigra, Nyssa sylvatica, Hicoria alba, H. 

 glabra, Primus serotina, Diospyros virginiana, with undergrowth 

 of Viburnum dentatum, Ilex opaca. Azalea nudiHora, Bvonymus 

 americanus, etc. 



In other spots more remote from water an almost pure growth 

 of Pinus virginiana occurs, with huckleberries here and there and 

 such herbs as Cypripedium acaule, Silene caroliniana, Chiniaphila 

 maculata, C. umbellata, Pyrola rotundifolia, P. chlorantha, P. 

 secunda, Asclepias amplexicaulis, various species of Panicum, 

 etc., etc. 



In the bogs some Pine Barren species often occur, with such 

 other species as Polygala viridescens, Castilleja coccinea. Lobelia 

 cardinalis, Gentiana crinita, Gentiana saponaria, Sanguisorba 



