Prunus domestica (Plum), 



Prunus Persioa (Peach), and 



Primus Cerasus (Chkrrt), are of course frequent in cultivation ; tl 



two last named are often found by walls and roadsides escape 



although seldom reaching any great size. 



Spiraea salioifolia, L. (Common Mkadow-Sweet.) 



Damp ground. Common. 

 Spiraea tomentosa, L. (Hardhack.) 



Very common in rather drier situations than the last. 

 Spirsea Ulmaria (Adv. from Eu.) and also the 

 Spiraea lobata (a western species), which are cultivated in o! 



gardens, are found escaped in Wenham, Topsfleld and Danvers, t 



the roadside. Scarce. 

 Spirsea sorbifolia, L. 



Much cultivated ; frequently runs wild ; found escaped in Bever 



(Frank Stone). (Adv. from Eu.) 



Poterium Canadense, Benth & Hooh. (Canadian Burnet.) 

 Gloucester, scarce (Mrs. Babson) ; Hamilton ; Ipswich ; Topsflelc 

 frequent in meadows ; not found in the Salem or Lynn region. 



Agrimonia Eupatoria, L. (Common Agrimony.) 

 Common in various parts of the county. 



Geum album, Gmelin. 



Very common by roadsides, etc. 

 Geum Virginianum, L. 



Essex County (Dr. Chas. Pickering) ; " occasional in Lynn" (Tracy; 



Not in the county collection at the P. A. S. 

 Geum striatum, Ait. 



"Rare in Lynn" (Tracy); Wenham; Ipswich (Oakes); Danvei 



(Buttrick) ; and in other places. 

 Geum rivale, L. (Water or Purple Avens.) 



Quite common in meadows. 



Dr. Chas. Pickering found (1823-4) " a curious Geum at Orne 



Point, Salem, with green petals ; perhaps a variety of G. album, c 



possibly another species." 



Potentilla ITorvegica, L. 



Common in dry soil. 

 Potentilla Canadensis, X. (Five-Fingbk.) 



Hillsides everywhere. One of our earliest spring flowers. 

 Var. simplex, T. & a. 

 , Later, but quite as common. 

 Potentilla argentea, L. (Silvery Cinque-foil.) 



Kailroad beds and roadsides. Common. 



