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Betula alba papyrifera (Marsh.) Spach. (B. papyrifera Marsh.). 

 Paper l)irch. Canoe birch. White birch. Common in hardwoods and 

 also along streams. Small trees and mere shrubs often abundant on 

 burned over ground. It extends to the south shore of Lake Superior. 



Betula pumila glandulifera Kegel (/?. glandulifera (Regel) Butler). 

 Glandular low birch. Borders of tamarack-black spruce swamps, and 

 in other swampy places. Often abundant. 



Alnus crispa (Ait.) Pursh. (A. alnobetula (Ehrh.) K. Koch). Gr< 

 alder. Mountain alder. Sand dunes near Manistique. Plentiful. Prof. 

 C. A. Davis, 1905. 



Alnus incana (L.) Moench. Speckled alder. In swamps, all wet low 

 places and along streams. Very abundant. 



FAGACEAE. Beech Family 



Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. American beech. One of the three principal 

 trees of the hardwood forests. Abundant with sugar maple and yellow- 

 birch. It extends to the south shore of Lake Superior. 



Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur oak. Frequent along the Manis- 

 tique River in Schoolcraft County and the Tahquamenon River in Luce 

 Countv. In the lumber trade sold as white oak. 



Quercus bicolor Willd. Swamp white oak. Occasional along the two 

 rivers above mentioned. Known as blue oak in Schoolcraft County and 

 in the lumber trade sold as white oak. 



Quercus rubra L. Red oak. On dry sandy ground throughout, 

 especially on jack pine plains. Often plentiful but seldom large. 



URTICACEAE. Nettle Family 



Ulmus fulva ^lichx. Slippery elm. Red elm. Reported as occasional 

 in Schoolcraft County by W. T. S. Cornell and in Alger County by 

 Thomas B. Wyman, forester at Munising. Not seen b} r the writer. 



Ulmus amencana L. American elm. White elm. Frequent through- 

 out, and fine large trees noticed in hardwoods and along the large stream 

 It extends to the south shore of Lake Superior. 



Cannabis sativa L. Hemp. Occasional about cities and villages as a 

 weed. 



Humulus lupulus L. Common hop. Occasionally esc tping and per- 

 sisting. 



Urtica gracilis Ait. Slender nettle. Damp open or partially shaded 

 ground. Frequent throughout. 



Laportea canadensis (L.) Gaud. (Urticastrum divaricat . I Kuntze). 



Wood nettle. Frequent in hardwoods. 



SANTALACEAE. Sandalwo* d I amily 



Comandra richardsiana Fernald. Richards' comandra. Dry open or 



