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Desmodium acuminatum, DC. 



Georgetown (Mrs. Horner); Andover (Mrs. Downs); Haverh 

 (J. B.). Not very abundant. 



Desmodium rotundifolltun, DC. 

 Quite common in dry woods. 



Desmodium cuspidatiun, Book. 

 " Dark Lane, Salem " (memo. Rev. J. L. Eussell) ; " Andover (mem 

 Mrs. Downs). Not represented in the county collection of tl 

 P. A. S. 



Desmodium. paniculatum, DC. 

 " Oakes' ledge, Danvers, probably a different form from that in tl 

 middle states " (memo. Dr. Chas. Pickering) ; Andover, etc. 



Desmodium Cauadense, DC. 

 Frequent In woodlands. 



Desmodium Marilandicum, Boott. 

 In similar situations to tlie other species. The Desmodinms inhab 

 a district from Ipswich, Hamilton, and Danvers, north and wes 

 ward ; absent in many places, and scarce in others outside of thi 

 region. Tracy mentions only one species in the vicinity of Lyni 



Lespedeza violacea, Fers. 



Dry woodlands. Frequent. 

 Lespedeza reticulata, Pers. Lespedeza var. violacea sessilifloi 



(Gray's Manual.) 



Georgetown (Mrs. Horner) ; Danvers (J. H. Sears). Not rare. 

 Lespedeza hirta. Ell. 



Dry places. Frequent. 

 Lespedeza capitata, Michx. 



Common by roadsides. 



Vicia sativa, L. (Common Vetch; Tare.) 



Quite common. (Adv. from Eu.) 

 Vicia Cracca, L. 



Georgetown (Mrs. Horner) ; West Newbury ; Gloucester (Mrs. . 



Babson) ; Legges Hill, Salem (G. D. Phippen), etc. Considered t 



Dr. Chas. Pickering to be an introduced plant here. Scarce. 



Lathyrus maritimus, Bigelow. (Beach Pea.) 



Common along the shore. 

 Lathyrus palustris, i. (Marsh Vetchling.) 



Ipswich (Oakes), "near Frye's mills, Salem 1824-5" (Dr. Cha 



Pickering). Rather scarce. 



Apios tutaerosa, Mcench. (Ground Nut.) 

 Abundant in most parts of the county. An excellent climber fc 

 cultivation the flowers being very ft-agrant. 



