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Ligustrum vulgare L. 

 Privet 

 Escaped from cultivation to roadsides in the vicinity of Barton. 

 July. 



GENTIANACEAE 

 Gentiana crinita Froel. 

 Fringed gentian 

 Plentiful in a moist field near Apalachin. This is its only 

 known station in our limits. Autumn. 



Gentiana quinquefolia L. 

 G. q u i n q u e f 1 o r a Lam. 

 Stiff gentian. Ague meed 

 Neglected fields. Common. September. 



Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. 

 Closed gentian 

 Moist soil, specially along streams. Frequent. August-Sep- 

 tember. 



MENYANTHACEAE 

 Menyanthes trifoliata L. 

 Buck hean. Bog l^ean 

 Bogs. Mutton hill pond. Infrequent. May-June. 



APOCYNACEAE 

 Vinca minor L. 

 Myrtle. Periwinkle 

 Dooryards and specially abundant about old graveyards. May. 



Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 

 Spreading doghane 

 Fields, thickets and fence rows. Common. July. 



Apocynum cannahinum L. 

 Indian hemp 

 Abundant on gravelly shores of the river. July- August. 



ASCLEPIADACEAE 

 Asclepias tuberosa L. 

 Butterfly weed. Pleurisy root 

 Dry fields and along railroads. Frequent. August. Abun- 

 dant along the Erie railroad east of Campville. 



