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Fagaceae Drude 



Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. 



Castanea dentata Borkh. Woods and banks, north shore of lake, 

 also south of the lake but rare or absent on the sand plains. 



Quercus rubra L. Common especially in the woods along the head 

 of the lake. 



Quercus velutina Lam. Sandy woods. Common. 



Quercus ilicifolia Wang. " Plains of Rome," Paine. Not found at 

 Sylvan Beach where the character of the soil would lead one to 

 expect it, and Sargent (Silva of N. Am. 8:156) says that this 

 species " apparently does not reach central New York ". Paine 

 was a careful observer but in this instance he may have been 

 mistaken. 



Quercus alba L. Sandy woods. Common. 



Quercus bicolor Willd. Swamps and low woods. Common. 



Ulmaceae Mirbel 



Ulmus americana L. Low woods. Common. 



Ulmus fulva Mickx. Bottom lands. Not rare. 



Celtis occidentalis L. " Near Oneida lake " (Kneiskern). 



Urticaceae Reichenb. 

 Urtica gracilis Ait. Low woods and swamps. Common. 

 Urticastrum divaricatum (L.) Kuntze. Open wet woodlands. 



(Laportea canadensis (L.) Gaud.) 

 Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray. 



Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Swamps. Common. 

 Parietaria pennsylvanica Muhl. Low woods, moist waste places, 

 etc. Common. 



Santalaceae R. Br. 



Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Sandy fields and open woods. 



Aristolochiaceae Blume 

 Asarum canadense L. Rich woods. Common. 



Polygonaceae Desv. 

 Rumex acetosella L. Common everywhere in waste places and fields- 

 Rumex acetosa L. Fields etc. Not common. 

 Rumex verticillatus L. Swamps and shores, often in water. 

 Rumex altissimus Wood. Deep swamps. Rare. 



