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find the rhizomes of the Blood Root located farther beneath the 

 soil than usual (perhaps as much as three inches) and the flower 

 and leaf stalk is long, pale and tortuous, winding in and out about 

 the stones. We find them almost without exception in shady or 

 semi-shady locations. We find associated with the Blood Root, the 

 Hepatica, Jack-in-the-pulpit, May-apple, Dutchman's Breeches 

 Dog's tooth Violet, Violets, Anemones, Spring Beauty and Wild 

 Ginger. Blood Root is one of the ground floor plants of the 

 deciduous forests, and in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, it is 

 found on the floor of the deciduous forests along Crum Creek, 

 Cobb's Creek, Darby Creek, Neshaminy Creek, and the Pennypack. 

 Blood Root is widely distributed thruout the region of the United 

 States east of the Rocky Mountains. West of the Rockies it seems 

 to be practically unknown. Specimens have been obtained in the 

 following regions of the named States : 



NEW ENGLAND 



Maine: Augusta, Brunswick, Cambridge, Dixfield, Farming- 

 ton, Island Falls, Livermore, Macardis, Orono, Patten, Sangerville, 

 Strong, Vassalboro. 



New Hampshire: Exeter, Hancock, Kensington, Lancaster, 

 Northumberland, Ph-mouth. 



Vermont: Barnet, Burlington, Johnson, North Herd, North 

 Pownal, Peacham, Townshend, Westminster, Willoughby. 



Massachusetts : Adams, Ashburnham, Beaver Brook Reserva- 

 tion, Blue Hills, Bradford, Brookline, By'field, Maiden, Melrose, 

 Montague, Mt. Tom, Noxquit, Northfield, Russell, Roxbur>', 

 Sheffield, So. Hadley, Cambridge, Canton, Colerain, Granville, 

 Greenfield, Gill, Lexington, Stoneham, Sunderland, • Waltham, 

 Waverly, West Roxbur>', Weston, Whately, Williamstown, 

 Woronoco, Wyoming. 



Rhode Island: Cumberland, Cvmiberland Mills. 



Connecticut: Meriden, South Windsor, Middlebury, North 

 Guilford, Southington, Trumbull.. 



ATLANTIC COASTAL STATES 



New York: Binghamton, Brooklyn, Canton, Deerfield, 

 Elmira, Morris, Ticga Co., Waverly. 



Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Batmigardners, Chester, Cones- 

 toga, Delaware, E. Dauphin, Franklin, Harrisburg, Huntingdon, 



