50 FLORA OF WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Caulophyllun Michx. Blue Cohosh. 



thalictroides (L.) Michx. Pappoose Root. 



In rich woods. 

 Berberis (Tourn.) L. Barberry. 



vulgaris L. Common Barberry. In pastures. 



LAURACE^: (LAUREL FAMILY). 



Sassafras Nees. 



variifolium (Salisb.) Ktze. In dry or sandy soil. 



"'That's saxifax,' said her companion [Obed], striking his spade 

 into the roots of a well-known shrub. ' It's good teu chaw ; the settlers 

 eats it take it down and they'll give ye ribbons and beads for it. 

 Taste on't,' he said, 'it's good as nutcakes.' Margaret loitered, 

 wandered, attracted by the flowers she stopped to pick." JUDD'S 

 Margaret, vol. I, p. 33. 



Benzoin Fabric. Fever Bush. 



sestivale (L.) Nees. Spice Bush. In moist grounds. 



PAPAVERACE.E (POPPY FAMILY). 



Sanguinaria (Dill.) L. Bloodroot. 



canadensis L. In rich woods and moist grounds. 



Chelidonium (Tourn.) L. Celandine. 



majus L. In waste places, common. 



Argemone (Tourn.) L. Prickly Poppy. 



mexicana L. Mexican Poppy. In waste places, rare. 

 Worcester. 



FUMARIACE^E (FUMITORY FAMILY). 



Adlumia Raf. Climbing Fumitory. 



fungosa (Ait.) Greene. Rare. 



Templeton. Mr. P. Blodgett. 



