9& EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE CABINET. 



var. OBOVATUS, Torr. <^ Gr. Obovate-Ieaved Senecio. 



Shaded steeps between the top of the cliffs and the brow of the heights, at 

 LittlefallS; south side of the Mohawk. Yates county, Sartwell. 



Infrequent. June. 



var. BALSAMiT^, Torr. ^ Gr. Bahamita Senecio. 



Rocky banks of Black river opposite and below Watertown, Jefferson county. 

 Abundant in the swamp of West-Bergen, Genesee county, where the whole 

 plant is often very woolly. Rare. June. 



var. LANCEOLATUS, Ookcs. Long-leaved Senecio. 



Bald rock near Third lake, north Herkimer county, in wet woods along its 

 base. Rare. June, July. 



CNICUS, Yaillant. Blessed Thistle. 



BENEDICTUS, L. Reputed Cnicus. 



Roadsides and about houses. Schenectady, Pearson. Oneida county, JiTnies- 

 kern. Rare. June. 



CIRSIUM, Tournefort. Common Thistles. 



LANCEOLATUM, Scopoli. Lanceolate-leaved Cirsium. 



Pastures, roadsides. Common. June - September. 



DISCOLOR, Sprengel. Two-colored Cirsium. 



Borders of woods and fields. Schenectady, Pearson. Meadows of the Mohawk 

 between Littlefalls and Palatine bridge. Oneida county, Knieskern. Yates 

 county, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Coll. Infrequent. August. 



MTJTicuM, Michx. Awnless Cirsium. 



Swamps, marshes, springy hillsides. Common. August - October. 



PUMiLUM, Sprengel. Dwarf Cirsium. 



Old pastures, uncultivated sandy fields. Schenectady, Pearson. Otsego 

 county, H. Lathrop. Yates county, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Coll. 



Uncommon. July, August. 



j1 R VE NS E, Scopoii. Canada Thistle. Field Cirsium, 



Roadsides, cultivated fields. Common. Flowers white frequently. 



July - September. 



O^OTO'RDO'N, yaillant. Cotton; Thistle. 



ACANTHIUM, L. ^^^6 ancient Acanthion. 



Waysides, rocky banks. Fairfield, Herkimer county, in herb. Hadley. About 

 Rochester and toward the Lake, C. M. Booth. Scarce. July- September. 



LAPPA, Tournefort. Burdock. 



MAJOR, Gsertner. Larger Lappa. 



Waste places. Common. July - October. 



CICHORIUM, Tournefort. Cichory. 



INTYBUS. L. -^^^^ classical Intuhus. 



Roadsides. Abundant in West-Albany, along the Central railroad. Willow 

 vale, New-Hartford. Verona, Knieskern. Scarce. July - October. 



KRiaiA, Schreber. Dwarf Dandelion. 



VIRGINICA, Willd. Virginian Krigia. 



Dry sandy fields near Oneida lake, Knieskern. Rare. May - August. 



