REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1902 151 



Ambrosia artemisiaefolia L. 

 Ragweed. Hogweed 

 Cultivated soil and waste places. A very common weed. 

 Angus t- September . 



Xanthium canadense Mill. 



American cocklehur 

 Eiver banks, along streams and in waste places. Common. 

 August- September. 



Xanthium strumarium L. 

 Bur weed 

 Waste places. Occasional. August- September. 



COMPOSITAE 

 Eupatorium piirpureum L. 



Trunipetweed. Gravelroot 

 Moist soil. Common. August-September. 



Eupatorium purpureum falcatum (Micbx.) Britton 

 ^^'itll the type, specially along the river. 



Eupatorium perfoliatum L. 

 Boneset. ThorougJiwort 

 Wet places. Common. August- September. 



Eupatorium perfoliatum truncatum (Muhl.) Gray 

 Vicinity of Apalachin. Infrequent. 



Eupatorium ageratoides L.f. 

 White snakeroot 

 Woods and thickets. Common. Occasional in shaded places 

 near dwellings. August- September. 



Solidago squarrosa Muhl. 

 Stout ragged goldenrod 

 Dry, rocky soil on hilltops and along roadsides. Common. 

 Septenibei'. 



Solidago caesia L. 



Blue-stemmed goldenrod 

 Woods and thickets. Common. August- September. 



Solidago caesia axillaris (l*ursh) Gray 

 Woods and thickets. Common. 



