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open ground or open woods. One of the recent common names is I. 

 weed. 



Epilobium molle Torr. Downy willow herb. Noticed in wel open 

 places about Cat Lake. 



Epilobium densum Raf. Linear-leaved willow herb. Frequenl in 

 low marshy ground. Very abundant about Mud Lake 



Epilobium coloratum Muhl. Purple-leaved willow herb. "Low 

 meadows and pastures throughout." C. A. Davis. 



Epilobium adenocaulon Haussk. Northern willow herb. Frequent 

 in rich damp open ground, especially about the small lakes. 



Oenothera biennis L. Common evening primrose. Common in « In- 

 sanely open or shaded ground. 



Circaea lutetiana L. Enchanter's nightshade. Very common in rich 

 woods and thickets. 



Circaea alpina L. Smaller enchanter's nightshade. In thick damp 

 woods and thickets. Noticed in particular in tamarack swamps near 

 Cat Lake and Murphy's Lake. 



HALORAGIDACEAE. Water Milfoil Family 



Myriophyllum spicatwn L. Spiked water-milfoil. In shallow water 

 on margins of small lakes. Frequent. 



Myriophyllum heterophyllum. Various leaved water-milfoil. Mar- 

 gins of small lakes in shallow water. Frequent. 



Proserpinaca palustris L. Mermaid-weed. Frequent and often abun- 

 dant in wet marshy places near the shore of Saginaw Bay and near the 

 small lakes. 



ARALIACEAE. Ginseng Family 



Aralia racemosa L. Spikenard. Common in rich damp woods. No- 

 ticed in particular in woods near Cat Lake and Murphy's lake. 



Aralia hispida Vent. Bristly sarsaparilla. Noticed in dry poor 

 ground on the hills near Cat Lake. Probably frequent throughout. 



Aralia nudicaidis L. Wild sarsaparilla. Very commou in moist 

 woods and thickets, and occasional in dry sandy ground. 



Panax quinque folium L. Ginseng. Not noticed, but report* d by old 

 residents as formerly abundant. 



Panax trifolium L. Dwarf ginseng. Ground-nut. 'Rich mo 

 woodlands." C. A. Davis. 



UMBELLIFERAE. Parsley Family 



Sanicula marilandica L. Black snakeroot. Common in rich woods 

 and thickets. 



Osmorhiza claytoni (Michx.) Clarke. Woolly sweel cicely. On the 



"islands" in Akron Township. C. A. Davis. 



