SPERMATOPHYTA 



(Seed Plants.) 



GYM N OS PERM A E 



TAXACEAE 

 Taxus [Tourn.] L. Yew. 



canadensis Marsh. American Yew, Ground Hemlock. 



PINACEAE 

 Pinus [Tourn.] L. Pine. 

 Strohus L. White Pine. 

 rigjda Mill. Pitch Pine. 



SYLVESTRis L. Scotch Pine. Escaped from cultivation and es- 

 tablished abundantly in some localities. 

 resinosa Ait. Red Pine. Locally distributed. 

 Larix [Tourn.] Adans. Larch. American Larch, Tamarack, Hack- 

 matack. 

 laricina (DuRoi) Koch. 



decidua Mill. Amherst, escaped from cultivation. 

 Picea Link. Spruce. 



ruhra (DuRoi) Dietr. Red Spruce. Occasionally found on 

 high elevations. Much less abundant in our 

 region than Worcester and Berkshire counties. 

 mariana (Mill.) BPS. Black or Bog Spruce. Found in cold 



bogs and swamps. 

 aMes (L.) Karst. Norway Spruce. Occasionally escaped from 

 cultivation. 

 Ahies [Tourn.] Hill. Fir. 



balsamea (L.) Miller. Balsam or Balm-of-Gilead Fir. Generally 

 distributed but not common. 

 Tsuga (Endl.) Carridre. Hemlock. 



canadensis (L.) Carr. 

 Chamaecyparis Spach. White Cedar, Cypress. 



thyoides (L.) BSP, Springfield. 

 Juniperus [Tourn.] L. Juniper. 



communis L. Common Juniper. 



communis L. var. depressa Pursh. Three distinct types of Juni- 

 peris communis are found in this region ; a low 

 form var. depressa ; a more or less erect form con- 

 sidered as the type ; and a tree-like form corres- 

 ponding to J. communis var. erecta Pursh. See 

 Mrs. E. H. Terry, Rhodora, Vol. III., p. 146. 

 virginiana L. Red Cedar or Savin. Variable in form and color. 



