140 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Mentha piperita L. 

 Peppermint 

 Wet soil and along streams. Common. August. 



Mentha eitrata Ehrli. 

 Bergamot mint 

 Roadsides. Occasional. August. 



Mentha canadensis L. 



American wild mint 

 Low ground. Common. August-September. 



CoUinsonia canadensis L. 

 Horse halm. Richweed. Stoneroot 

 Moist woods and thickets. Common. August. Its flowers 

 have an odor like that of lemons. 



SOLANACEAE 



Physalodes physalodes (L.) Britton 



Nicandra physalodes Gaertn. 



Apple of Peru 



Waste places, specially about gardens. August- September. 



Physalis philadelphica Lam. 

 PhiladelpMa ground cherry 

 Wgste places at Apalachin. Rare. August. 



Physalis heterophylla Nees 

 P. y i r g i n i a n a Mill. 

 Clammy ground cherry 

 C'ultivated grounds and along railroads. Common. August- 

 September. 



Solanum nigrum L. 

 Black nightshade 

 Waste ground at Barton. Rare. August- September. 



Solanum carolinense L. 

 Horse nettle 

 Plentiful in cultivated fields near Apalachin. June-September. 



Solanum dulcamara L. 

 Nightshade. Bitterstoeet 

 Waste places, along streams and in swamps, often growing in 

 water. Common. June- September. 



