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Melanthaceae 



Verafrum viride Aiton. — Dock (dack), dockor (dackor), dockrotter (dack- 

 retter), (used mostly in the plural; singular, dockrot. Docka = doll. 

 The children made dolls of its stalks and leaves) ; puppenwurz, weisse 

 nieszwurz ; poppewortel, witte nieswortel ; ellebore blanc ; ellabor, helle- 

 bore, itch-weed. 



Salicaceae 



Populus balsamifera L. — Liard. 



Populus heterophylla L. — Vattenasp ; espenbaum, wasserespe ; waterpopulier ; 



water-poplar (Albany). 

 Popidus tremuloides Michaux — Tremble. 



Myricaceae 



Myrica gale L. — Porss; gale, laurier (French Canada), myrte batard, piment 

 royal, poivrier (French Canada) ; gale, sweet willow. 



Myrica carolinensis Miller. — Talgbuske ; talgbusch, talgstrauch ; talkboom, 

 talkstruik ; eerier de la Caroline, tamarisc ; bayberry-bush, candle-berry- 

 tree, tallow shrub. 



Comptonia peregrina L. — Myrteboom. 



JUGLANDACEAE 



Jiiglans cinerea L. — Butternutstra(d), oylnutte; noyer cendre, noyer tendre; 

 oil nut (New York). 



Juglans nigra L. — Svartnottbom (New Jersey), walnottra (valnotstrad), 

 svart walnottra (valnotstrad) ; schwarznussbaum, schwarzer wallnuss- 

 baum ; zwartnootboom, zwarte walnutboom ; noyer noir^ black walnut. 



Betulaceae 



Carpinus caroliniana Walter. — Amerikansk avenbok ; steinbuche ; haagbeuk, 



steenbeuk; bois-de-fer, bois dur (French Canada; Lake Champlain), 



charme ; waterbeech. 

 Betula papyrifera Marsh. — ^'Gemen (gemeene) berkeboom; bouleau commun; 



common birch tree. 

 Betula lenta L. — Hummel-kopp-bjork; merisier rouge. 

 Betula lutea Michaux. — Sacker-bjork (sockerbjork) ; zuckerbirke; merisier; 



sugar birch. Recorded as B. nigra but more likely this species. 

 Betula pumila L. — Bouleau nain. 

 Alnus rugosa DuRoi. — Erie; els. 



Fagaceae 



Fagus grandifolia Ehrhorn. — Bok (bok) ; buche ; beuk ; hetre. 



Castanea dentata Marsh. — Castanietra (kastanje or kastanjetrad) ; casta- 

 nienbaum; kastanjeboom ; chataigner. 



Castanea pumila L. — Chataigner nain ; chinquapin. 



Quercus alba L. — Hvit (vit) ek ; weisse eiche ; witte eik; chene blanc, chene 

 de Quebec. 



Quercus pritins L. — Castanie-ek (kastanjeek) ; castanien eiche; kastanje eik; 

 chene chataignier. 



Quercus "rubra L." — Rodek (rod ek), svartek (svart ek) ; rothe eiche; 

 rod (roode) eik, zwarte eik; chene noir, chene rouge; black oak. There 

 may be some confusion here although current manuals admit application 

 of both the names, red and black oak, to this species. Spanish oak, with 

 all the lingual differences in spelling is recorded, but whether it is 

 Q. rubra or some other species is uncertain. 



Quercus nwriUmdica Muenchhausen. — Schwarzc eiche ; zwarte eik. 



Quercus phellos L. — Karr-ek ; sumpfeiche ; moeras eik ; chene de marais ; 

 chene saule; swamp oak. 



