FLOWERING OF PLANTS, DECEMBER, 1884. 



At the meeting of the Institute, held on Moiiday, De- 

 cember 15, 1884, Mr. John H. Sears presented the follow- 

 ing list of plants which he had found in bloom in the fields 

 and pastures of Salem and vicinity. 



DEC. 8, 1884. 



Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. 

 Fall Dandelion, Leontodon autumnale. 

 Common Dandelion, Tai^axacum Dens-leonis, 

 Golden Kod , Solidago nemoralis, 

 Sea-side Golden Rod, Solidago sempervirens, 

 Shepherd's Purse, Capsilla Bursa-jpastoris, 

 Charlock, Brassica sinapistrum, 

 Field Chickweed, Cerastium arvense. 

 Common Mallow, Malva rotundifolia, 

 Yarrow, Achillea millefolium. 

 Common Groundsel, Seiiecia vulgaris, 

 Red Clover, Trifolium pratense, 

 Mayweed, Maruta cotula, 

 Arrow-leaved Violet, Viola sagittata, 

 Spurry, ßpurgula arvensis. 

 Knawel Weed, Sderanthus annuus. 



DEC. 14, 1884. 



Witch hazel, Hamamelis Virginica, 



(170) 



