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Ceanothus americanus L. 

 'New Jersey tea. Redroot 

 T>vj, open woods and neglected fields. Abundant. June. The 

 leaves are said to have been used as a substitute for tea by the 

 American troops during the Kevolutionary War. 



VITACEAE 

 Vitis aestivalis Michx. 

 Summer grape 

 Fence rows and along the river banks. Common. June. The 

 fruit ripens early in autumn. 



Vitis vulpina L. 

 Sweet-scented grape 

 Banks of the river. Frequent. May-June. Fruit ripe in Au- 

 gust and September. 



Vitis cordifolia Michx. 



Frost grape. Chicken grape 

 Thickets and banks of streams. Common. May-June. Fruit 

 ripe in October and November. 



Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia Michx. 

 Virginia creeper. American ivy 

 Woods, thickets and fence rows. Common. July. 



TILIACEAE 



Tilia americana L. 



' Basstvood. American linden 

 Rich soil. Common. June- July. 



MALVACEAE 

 Malva sylvestris L. 

 High mallow 

 Waste places and along roadsides. Infrequent. Summer. 



Malva rotundifolia L. 

 Lotc mallow^. Cheeses 

 Gardens and waste places. Abundant. May-November. 



Malva moscliata L. 

 Musk mallow 

 Meadows and roadsides. Frequent. Summer. 



