FLOWERING OF PLANTS, DECEMBER, 1884. 



At the meeting of the Institute, held on Monday, De- 

 cember 15, 1884, Mr. John H. Sears presented the follow- 

 ing list of plants which he had found in bloom in the fields 

 and pastures of Salem and vicinity. 



DEC. 8, 1884. 



Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. 

 Fall Dandelion, Leontodon autumnale. 

 Common Dandelion, Taraxacum Dens-leonis. 

 Golden Eod , Solidago nemoralis. 

 Sea-side Golden Rod, Solidago sempervirens. 

 Shepherd's Purse, Gapsilla Bursa-pastoris. 

 Charlock, Brassica sinapislrum. 

 Field Chickweed, Cerastium awense. 

 Common Mallow, Malva rotundifolta. 

 Yarrow, Achillea millefolium. 

 Common Groundsel, /Senecia vulgaris. 

 Red Clover, Trifolium pratense. 

 Mayweed, Maruta cotula. 

 Arrow-leaved Violet, Viola sagittata. 

 Spurry, Spuryula arvensis. 

 Knawel Weed, Scleranthus annuus. 



DEC. 14, 1884. 

 Witch hazel, Hamamelis Virginica. 



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