REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST igi6 



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The vegetation upon these fields which have been abandoned is 



largely of an adaptive character, 

 species : 



Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. 



" depauperatum Muhl. 



" linearifolium Scribn. 



" dichotomum L. 



" meridionale Ashe 



" tsugetorum Nash 



" capillareL. 

 Anthoxanthum odoratum L. 

 Aristida dichotoma Michx. 

 Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. 

 Bromus secalinus L. 

 Lolium perenne L. 

 Cyperus filiculmis Vahl. 

 Carex pennsylvanica Lam. 

 " umbellata Schk. 

 " scoparia Schk. 

 " muhlenbergii Schk. 



consisting chiefly of the following 



Carex crawfordii Fernald 

 Juncus tenuis Willd. 



" filiformis L. 

 Juncoides campestre (L.) Kuntze 

 Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville 

 Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter 

 Polygonella articulata (L.) Meissn. 

 Arenaria serpyllifolia L. 

 Rubus hispidus L. 

 Lupinus perennis L. 

 Lespedeza capitata Michx. 

 Andropogon furcatus Muhl. 

 Oenothera biennis L. 

 Verbascum blattaria L. 



thapsus L. 



lychnitis L. 

 Lepidium virginicum L. 



