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TILIACEAE. LINDEN FAMILY. 

 TILIA. Linden. 



T. americana L. Basswood. — Rich woods and banks of streams; 

 common. 



MALVACEAE. MALLOW FAMILY. 

 ABUTILON. Indian Mallow. 



A. Theophkasti Medic. Velvet Leaf. — {A. Abutilon 111. Fl. 

 ed. 2.) 



Roadsides and waste ground; occasional. Great Barrington (Wal- 

 ters); Sheffield. 



ALTHAEA. Marsh Mallow. 



A. KOSEA Cav. Hollyhock. — Occasionally self-sown or persist- 

 ing, Pittsfield; Stockbridge; Sheffield. 



HIBISCUS. Rose Mallow. 



H. Trionum L. Flower-of-an-hoxje. — Cultivated ground; oc- 

 casional. Stockbridge; Sheffield. 



MALVA. Mallow. 



M. Alcea L. — Open field, Lee; roadside, Great Barrington (Wal- 

 ters) . 



M. MOSCHATA L. Musk Mallow. — Roadsides; occasional in the 

 valley. Lanesboro; Lee; Stockbridge; West Stockbridge; Alford; 

 Egremont (Walters). 



M. eotundifolia L. Cheeses. — Cultivated and waste ground; 

 common. 



HYPERICACEAE. ST. JOHN'S WORT FAMILY. 

 HYPERICUM. St. John's Wort. 



H. Ascyron L. Great St. John's Wort. — Borders of streams in 

 the southern part of the valley; frequent. 



H. boreale (Britton) Bicknell. — Borders of ponds and marshes; 

 frequent. 



H. canadense L. — Roadside ditches and low ground; frequent. 



H. ellipticum Hook. — Wet ground; common. 



