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2. A. alba (L.) Mill. In woods: N. S. and Anticosti to Ga., 

 west to Minn, and La. 



Throughout the range except in the pine-barrens of N. J., and 

 east and south of them; on L. I., only north of the moraine; always 

 increasing northward. 



8. Cimicifuga L. 



1. C. racemosa (L.) Nutt. In woods: Me. and Ont. to Wise., 



south to Ga. and Mo. 



Conn. Common in the southwestern part of the state, rare and 



local elsewhere. 

 N. Y. Common on the north shore of L. I., on S. I., and up the 



Hudson Valley to the Highlands, thence decreasing, and becoming 



rare in the Catskills. 

 N. J. Rare and local at Cape May; in the counties bordering the 



Delaware to Mercer; thence increasing and common northward. 

 Pa. Northampton, Bucks, and Chester counties and in Delaware 



Co. so far as the form dissecta is concerned. 



Tertiary, rare in the regions to the west and south of Beacon Hill, 

 not recorded elsewhere: Cretaceous, rare and local: Older Forma- 

 tions increasing, but not very common northward. 118-220 days. 

 Sea Ievel-1,800 ft. 



9. Aquilegia [Tourn.] L. 



Spur of the petals nearly straight; flowers scarlet, rarely white or 



yellow. 1. A. canadensis. 



Spur incurved; flowers blue, white or purple. 2. A. vulgaris. 



i. A. canadensis L. In rocky woods: N. S. to the N. W. Terr., 

 south to Fla. and Kan. 



Common nearly throughout the range, except in the pine-barrens, 

 there wanting; rare on L. I. 

 A form with yellow flowers, A. canadensis flaviflora (Tenney) 

 Britton, has been found only at Sea Bright and Cold Spring, N. J., 

 and at Congers and Poughkeepsie, N. Y., within our area. 



2. A. vulgaris L. Escaped from gardens in the Eastern and 



Middle States, in N. S. and N. B. Adventive from Europe. 

 A rather rare escape from gardens in most parts of our range. 



10. Delphinium L. 



Follicles glabrous. 1. D. Consolida. 



Follicles pubescent. 2. D. Ajacis. 



