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ILICACEAE 

 Ilex verticiilata (L.) Gray 

 Black alder. Winter herry 

 Swamps. Common. A shrub rendered conspicuous in late 

 autumn and winter by its bright red berries. 



Ilicioides mucronata (L.) Britton 

 Nemopanthes fasicularis Raf . 

 Mountain holly 

 Swamps and bogs. Frequent. May. 



CELASTRACEAE 

 Euonymus europaeus L. 

 Spindle tree 

 Escaped from cultivation. Infrequent. Apalachin. June. 



Celastrus scandens L. 

 Climhing bittersweet 

 Rich soil along fences and streams. An attractive plant when 

 in fruit. Frequent. June. 



STAPHYLEACEAE 

 Staphylea trifolia L. 

 American bladder nut 

 Abundant along the south bank of the river at Barton. For- 

 merly found at Apalachin. May. 



ACERACEAE 



Acer saccharinum L. 



A. d a s y c a r p u m Ehrh. 



Silver maple 



Along banks of streams. The principal tree along the banks of 



the river. Common. March-April. 



Acer rubrum L. 

 Soft maple. Red maple 

 Wet or dry soil. Common. March-April. 



Acer saccharum Marsh. 



A. saccharinum Wang. 



Hard maple. Sugar maple. Rock maple 



Woods and fields. Common. April-May. This is often 



planted as a shade tree. Its sap is the main source of maple 



sugar. 



