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(1458.) F. quadrangulata, Michx. Blue Ash. 



Abundant on Pelee Island and Pelee Point, Lake Erie, and possibly 

 on other points on the shores of that lake. {Macoun.) 



(1459.) F. Oregana, Nutt. Oregon Ash. 



F. pubescens, Willd. Var. 13. Hook. Fl- II., 51. 

 Seen growing at Victoria, Vancouver Island. Indigenous. [?] 

 (Meehan.) The specimens seen by Mr. Meehan are introduced, but 

 the tree is probably indigenous in the lower valley of Eraser River, B.C. 



(1460.) F. sambucifoliay Lam. Black or Swamp Ash. 



Swamps and river bottoms from Anticosti, on Becscie River through- 

 out Canada to the western side of Lake Superior, where it ascends the 

 Kaministiquia River, about two miles ; also on Nipigon River and 

 east side of Nipigon Lake. This is the most plentiful tree of the series 

 and in Ontario grows to an immense size. 



389. LICUSTRUM, Linn. (PRIVET.) 



(1461.) L. vulgare, Linn. 



Scarcelj^ naturalized, but occasionally met with in old gardens and 

 along fences near where houses have stood. Well established near 

 Clifton, Niagara Falls. {David F. Day.) Naturalized at Delaware, 

 Ont. {McGill Coll. Herb.) 



LXII. APOCYNACE.E. Dogbane Family. 



390. APOCYNUM, Linn. 



(1462.) A. androseemifolium, Linn. Spreading Dogbane. 



Borders of thickets and along fences and in old fields from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific. The form which is most frequently found from 

 Anticosti throughout Canada, has its leaves pubescent underneath, 

 while the Rocky Mountain plant is perfectly smooth in every part. 

 There are three forms of this species. 



Var. incanum, A. DC. 



The downy-leaved form which is found eastward. 



Var. glabrum, 



The normal form, but seems to be wanting in eastern Canada. Koo- 

 tanie Valley, Rocky Mountains. {Dawson.) 



