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Prunus virginiana L. 

 Choke cherry 

 Fence rows, roadsides, banks of the river and along streams. 

 Common. Fruit dark red or almost black, astringent. May. 



Prunus serotina Ehrh. 

 Wild Mack cherry 

 Along fence rows and in woods and clearings. Sometimes grow- 

 ing to a large size. May. 



Amygdalus persica L. 

 Prunus persica L. 

 Peach 

 Roadsides and neglected fields. April-May. 



CAESALPINACEAE 

 Cassia nictitans L. 

 Sensitive pea 

 River shore west of Campville. August. 



Gleditsia triacanthos L. 

 Honey locust 

 Abundant in hedges on the river flats at Campville. May-June. 



P API LION ACE AE 



Lupinus perennis L. 



Wild lupine 



Banks, specially along railroads. Abundant in some places. 



May- June. 



Medicago sativa L. 



.4 Ifalfa. lAicerne 



In fields and along railroads. Frequent. Summer. 



Medicago lupulina L. 

 Black medic. Nonesuch 

 Fields, waste ])laces and specially along railroads. May-No- 

 vember. 



Melilotus alba Desv. 



White sweet clover 

 Waste places and along railroads. Common. June-October. 



