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the chinquapin and Juniperus Virginiana, the red cedar also belong 

 to this class. 



Of the smaller shrubby vegetation, we may safely claim as abun- 

 dant Cornus sericea, and C. alternifolia, the silky, and the alternate- 

 leaved normal Viburnum acerifolium, V. dentatum, and V. nudum, 

 arrow-woods, Gaylussacia resinosa, the high-bush huckleberry, Vac- 

 cinium stamineum, the deer berry, V. vacillans and V. corymbosum 

 the blueberries, Leucothoe racemosa, Andromeda Mariana, the stagger 

 bush, Kalmia latifolia, the American laurel, or calico-bush, Rhodo- 

 dendron nudiflorum, the purple azalea flower, Lindera Benzoin, the 

 spice bush. 



Of vines besides three species of grape which are abundant, we 

 have Ampelopsis Virginiana, the Virginian creeper or American 

 woodbine, Bhus toxicodendron, the poison ivy, and Tecoma rad- 

 icans, the trumpet vine, which give great beauty and variety to 

 the scenery. 



The most richly represented herbaceous species may be enumer- 

 ated somewhat in their systematic order. Of Polypetalce, may be 

 mentioned Ranunculus repens, Cimicifuga racemosa, Dentaria lacin- 

 iata, Viola cucullata, Viola pedata, var. bicolor, and V. tricolor, var. 

 arvensis ; Stellaria pubera, Cerastmm oblong if olium, Geranium 

 maculatum, Impatiens pallida, and I. fulva ; Desmodium nudiflorum, 

 D. acuminatum, and D. Dillenii ; Vicia Caroliniana, Potentilla Cana- 

 densis, Geum album, Saxifraga Virginiensis, Oenothera fridicosa, and 

 Thaspium barbinode. In the Gamopetalce before Compositoz, we have 

 Galium aparine, Mitchella repens, Houstonia purpurea, and H. 

 cozrulea. In the Compositoz, the most conspicuous are; Vernonia 

 Noveboracense, Eupatorium purpureum, Liatris graminifolia, Aster 

 patens, A. ericoides, A. simplex and A. miser, Solidago nemoralis, S. 

 Canadensis, 8. altissima, and S. idmifolia ; Chrysopsis Mariana, Am- 

 brosia trifida, and A. artemisicefolia, (these behaving like introduced 

 weeds ;) Helianthus divaricatus, Actinomeris squarrosa, Rudbeckia 

 laciniata, and R. fulgida ; Coreopsis verticillata, Bidens cernua, Ver- 

 besina Siegesbeckia, Gnaphalium polycephalum, Antennaria planta- 

 ginifolia, Hieracium venosum, and H. Gronovii ; Nabalus albus, and 

 N. Traseri, Lactuca Canadensis. 



The remaining Gamopetalce furnish as abundant species : Lobelia 

 spicata, Chimaphila umbellata, and C. maculata ; Veronica officinalis, 

 and V. Virginica, Gerardia flava, Verbena hastata, and V. urticifolia ; 

 Pycnanthemum incanum, and P. linif olium, Collinsonia Canadensis, 



