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parts of the state, but now mostly cleaned out by "Sang" diggers 

 and by pasturing. It is not rare about Plymouth and some wild 

 plants were seen quite full of fruit. There is a "ginseng" farm at 

 Plymouth where the plants thrive and attain a good size and yield 

 profitable returns. Some fine plants, one about a foot high, were 

 found north of Hibbard. 



556. DWARF GINSENG OR GROUND-NUT 



PANAX TRIFOLIUM L. 



A good patch of scattered plants found near a pond on the east 

 side, among partridge-berries and other out-of-the-way plants. 

 The compact globe of little white blossoms is quite striking and the 

 tuber-like globular root is quite different from that of the other 

 species. In flower April 30, 1901. 



FAMILY 109. AMMIACE^. CARROT FAMILY 

 557. RATTLESNAKE-MASTER; BUTTON SNAKEROOT 



ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM L. 



A few plants bordering the marsh on the east side of Lost Lake 

 outlet, in the large meadow-like flat. A rather thick patch was 

 also found in the border of Farrar's woods near a field. Its 

 favorite situation is in flat wet grassy or sedgy places. The re- 

 semblance of this plant in leaf and general habit to some of the 

 yuccas, as indicated by its old specific name is quite remarkable, 

 all the more so as the yuccas usually grow in high and dry situations 

 and the button snakeroot usually is found where it is wet. The 

 reduction of the cyme to a close head is another interesting feature. 



558. SANICLE; BLACK SNAKE-ROOT 



SANICULA MARYLANDICA L. 



Fairly common in moist shady places. In flower on Long Point 

 June 8, 1901. A weedy-looking plant of rich soil. 



559. WOOLLY SWEET-CICELY; HAIRY SWEET-CICELY 



WASHINGTONIA CLAYTONI (Michx.) Britton 



Rather common in woodlands. Frequent on the east side of the 

 lake in shaded ravines. In flower by Vajen's May 28, 1901. The 

 delicate fern-like woolly leaves of this plant give it a graceful ap- 

 pearance. When ripe the long slender seeds function as burrs 

 which readily stick through cloth and are thus carried about. 



