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Prurnis virginiana L. 

 Choke cherry 

 Fence rows, roadsides, banks of the river and along streams. 

 Common. Fruit dark red or almost black, astringent. May. 



Prurnis serotina Ehrh. 

 Wild Mack cherry 

 Along fence rows and in woods and clearings. Sometimes grow- 

 ing to a large size. May. 



Amygdalus persica L. 

 Prunus persica L. 

 Peach 

 Roadsides and neglected fields. April-May. 



CAESALPINACEAE 

 Cassia nictitans L. 

 Sensitive pea 

 River shore west of Oampville. August. 



Gleditsia triacanthos L. 

 Honey locust 

 Abutfdant in hedges on the river flats at Campville. May-June. 



PAPILIONACEAE 

 Lupinus perennis L. 

 Wild lupine 

 Banks, specially along railroads. Abundant in some places. 

 May- June. 



Medicago sativa L. 



Alfalfa. Lucerne 

 In fields and along railroads. Frequent. Summer. 



Medicago lupulina L. 

 Black medic. 'Nonesuch 

 Fields, waste places and specially along railroads. May-No- 

 vember. 



Melilotus alba Desv. 



White sweet clover 

 Waste places and along railroads. Common. June-October. 



