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shade of the forest floor. In many parts of the tract the moldy 

 soil appears almost devoid of plant life over considerable areas, 

 while in densely brushed places herbaceous vegetation is in- 

 variably sparse. The following list includes all the pteridophytes 

 and herbaceous spermatophytes that have been observed by the 

 writer during his several visits to the forest. 



Polypodium vulgare 

 Phegopteris polypodioides 

 Asplenium acrostichoides 

 Asplenium Filix-foemina 

 Polystichum acrostichoides 

 Aspidium noveboracense 

 Aspidium spinulosum inter- 

 medium 

 Botrychium virginianum 

 Lycopodium lucidulum 

 Lycopodium obscurum 

 Brachyelytrum erectum 

 Festuca nutans 

 Carex Deweyana 

 Carex gracillima 

 Carex communis 

 Carex varia 

 Carex pennsylvanica 

 Carex laxiflora patulifolia 

 Carex arctata 

 Arisaema triphyllum 

 Clintonia borealis 

 Smilacina racemosa 

 Maianthemum canadense 

 Streptopus roseus 

 Medeola virginiana 

 Trillium undulatum 

 Cypripedium acaule 



Habenaria macrophylla 

 Epipactis pubescens 

 Coptis trifolia 

 Actaea alba 



Caulophyllum thalictroides 

 Tiarella cordifolia 

 Mitella diphylla 

 Dalibarda repens 

 Oxalis Acetosella 

 Viola rotundifolia 

 Circaea alpina 

 Aralia racemosa 

 Aralia nudicaulis 

 Osmorhiza Claytoni 

 Chimaphila umbellata 

 Pyrola chlorantha 

 Pyrola elliptica 

 Monotropa uniflora 

 Gaultlieria procumbens 

 Trientalis americana 

 Epifagus virginiana 

 Mitchella repens 

 Solidago caesia 

 Aster divaricatus 

 Aster lateriflorus 

 Aster acuminatus 

 Prenanthes sp. 



Of the plants above listed the greater number are rather widely 

 distributed throughout the tract. Two of the most representa- 

 tive forms are shown in fig. 3. Some species, as for example 

 Phegopteris polypodioides, Arisaema triphyllum, Clintonia borealis 

 and Coptis trifolia, are characteristic of low woods. Lycopodium 

 lucidulum is particularly abundant in such sites, where with the 



