V. corymbosum L. Hi,a,"hl:)ush-Blueberry. 



Common southward, becomin.o,- infrequent nortlnvard to soutliern Coos County ; 

 at low elevations ; swamps, bogs, and old pastures ; a very complex and variable 

 species occurrino- with us in 3 sometimes clearlv defined varieties. 



\'ar. corymbosum. 



Throus'hont the range. 



\'ar. albiflorum (Hook.) Fern. 

 Throughout the range. 



\'ar. glabrum Gray. 

 Throughout the range. 



V. caesariense Mackenzie. Hi.t>hbusli-Bluel)erry. 



Local in south and central New Hampshire with stations north to Newport. Gil- 

 nianton, and Tamworth; sw-amps, bogs and pond-shores; usually wdtli V. corym- 

 bosiiin and often with the next. 



V. atrococcum (Gray) Heller. Black Highbush-Blueberry. 



Swamps, bogs and pond-sliores ; common in southern New Hampshire becoming 

 less common in central New Hampshire north to Knfield, Wilmot, (iilmanton, and 

 Tamw^orth. 



V. Vitus-Idaea L. var. minus Lodd. Mountain-Cranberry. 



Common in alpine areas of Presidential Range and rocky summits of lower moun- 

 tains; occasionally in sandy soil at lower elevations; mostly in northern New 

 Hampshire with outlying stations on Mt. Cardigan, Grafton County, Mt. Monadnock, 

 Cheshire County, and at Hampton, Rockingham County. 



V. Oxycoccus L. var. Oxycoccus. Small Cranberry. 



Frequent in bogs and moist peaty areas tln'oughout at low and medium elevations. 



\'ar. ovalifolium Michx. 



Suggests a hybrid state between /'. Oxycoccits and V. uuicritcarpou ; has been 

 collected from Mt. Washington, and in Shelburne. 



V. macrocarpon Ait. Large Cranberry. 



Generally distributed throughout at low elevations ; infrequent in northern part 

 of state becoming common southward ; bogs and shores. 



Diapensia lapponica L. 



Common in thin, dry soils in alpine areas of Presidential and Franconia ranges, 

 also on Mt. Cannon, Dixville Notch, and southern part of Twin Range. 



Fraxinus americana L. White Ash. 



Common througliout most of state at low elevations in well-drained soils, often in 

 rich woods; becoming infrequent north of White Mountains: forma iodocarpa Fern., 

 with fruits purple is occasional. 



F. pennsylvanica Marsh, var. Austin! Fern. Red Ash. 



Infrequent ; lower Connecticut and Merrimack Valleys and north to Squam and 

 Ossipee Lakes in east central New Hampshire ; mostly on river-banks and near 

 streams and shores. 



Var. subintegerrima (Vahl.) Fern. Green Ash. 



Formerly grown in plantations in Rollinsford and Lee, Strafford County, and 

 now escaped and somewhat spreading, otherwise collected only from Pelham and 

 Walpole where native. 



F. nigra Marsh. Black or Brown Ash. 



Swampy woods, shores and banks of streams ; generally distributed throughout at 

 low elevations; frequent and locally common. 



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