PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA II5 



PRIMULACEAE 



Lysimachia terrestris (Z.) B. S. P. 



L. stricia Ait. 



Racemed loosestrife. Bulb bearing loosestrife 



Shores of lakes and stream?, ditches and wet places. Common. July 

 and August. 



Trientalis Americana Piirsh 

 Star flower. Chickweed wintergreen 



Woods and mountain tops. Common. June. It is smaller than 

 usual when growing on the mountain tops, and generally sterile. 



OLEACEAE 

 Fraxinus Americana L. 



White ash 



A few trees represent this species. They are on the high hill on New- 

 man farm. This is the only known station for the species in North Elba. 



Fraxinus nigra Marsh. 



F. sajiibucifolia Lam. 

 Black ash. Hoop ash 

 Low wet woods and swamps. Common. May. 



APOCYNACEAE 

 Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 



Spreading dogbane 



Dry soil in open places. Scarce. July. A patch of it may be seen 

 on the east side of Adirondack lodge road a few rods southeast of North 

 Elba post ofhce. 



ASCLEPIADACEAE 



Asclepias Syriaca L. 



A. Corniiti Dec. 



Silkweed 



Roadsides. Rare. Adirondack lodge road between the North Elba 

 post oflfice and Wood farm. July. 



