SPERMATOPHYTA. SEED PLANTS. 

 GYMNOSPERMAE. 



TAXACEAE. YEW FAMILY. 



TAXUS L. Yew. 



Taxus canadensis Alarsh. 

 Tax us ill ill or Britton. 

 Ground Hemlock. American Yew. 



Rocky woods, often under other evergreens. Rare or want- 

 ing along the coast, reaching Norwich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), 

 Guilford, at North Guilford (G. H. Bartlett), Orange (D. C. 

 Eaton), Danbury (Eames) ; becoming occasional or frequent 

 northward. April — May ; fruit July — Aug. 



The pulp of the fruit is edible, but all other parts of the 

 plant are poisonous. Drinking a decoction of the leaves has 

 caused death to man, and birds are said to be sometimes 

 poisoned by eating the seeds. 



PINACEAE. PINE FAMILY. 



PINUS L. Pine. 

 Pinus Strobus L. (classical name for some pine tree). 

 White Pine. 



Woodlands, in various soils and exposures. Occasional 

 near the coast, becoming frequent northward and common in 

 northeastern Connecticut. May — June. 



A well known and valuable timber tree ; often planted for 

 ornament and for wind-breaks. The bark is medicinal. 



Pinus rigida 2vlill. (stifif). 

 Pitch Pine. Yellow Pine. 



Poor, sterile or sandy soils. Rare or local in Litchfield 

 County, frequent elsewhere. May — June. 



Usually a small tree, but sometimes growing larger, then 

 yielding a hard resinous lumber. 



