Plants op Maequbttb County 21 



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Quercus rubra L. Red Oak.— A large forest tree sometimes 140 feet 

 high and 7 feet in diameter, the species is dwarfed on Huron Mountain and 

 other rocky hills near Huron Mountain Club. Seldom abundant but to be 

 found throughout with other trees in dry or damp rich ground. 



Quercus rubra ambigua (Michx. f.) Fernald. (Q. borealis Michx. f.). 

 Gray Oak, Northern Red Oak.— A few trees noted northwest of Marquette 

 were thought to be this variety. According to systematists it is very close to 

 the preceding and cannot be distinguished from it without perfect fruit and 

 •even then it is often very doubtful. Also thought to be on Grand Island, 

 Alger County. 



URTlOACIjAi; 



UlniHs americana L,. American Elm. — With other trees near Huron 

 Mountain Club and throughout the county, along streams and in hardwoods. 



Cannabis saliva L. Hemp. — Frequent about cities and villages through- 

 out, persisting at least for a few years. 



Humnlus Lupulus L. Common Hop, Hops.^Common along banks of 

 Salmon Trout River near Huron Mountain Club. Also noted on rocky 

 bluffs at Marquette. P'erhaps frequent throughout. 



Urtica gracilis Ait. Slender Nettle. — Damp open or shaded ground 

 about Marquette. Frequent throughout. 



Laportea canadensis (L.) Gaud. (Urticastrum divaricatum ly., Kuntze). 

 Wood Nettle. — Open rich woods near Huron Mountain Club. Probably 

 frequent throughout. 



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Comandra Richardsiana Fernald. Richards' Toad-flax. — Dry open or 

 partially shaded ground near Huron Mountain Club. Frequent throughout. 



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Asarum canadense L. Wild Ginger. — Rich shaded ground near Mar- 

 quette. In herbarium of Miss Nellie M. Fairbanks at Marquette. Said to 

 be frequent. 



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Rtimex Britannica L. Great Water Dock.— Wet and swampy open places 

 near Huron Mountain Club. Frequent throughout. 



Rumex'crispus L. Yellow Dock, Curled Dock.— 'In fields and on road- 

 sides as a weed. Common throughout. 



Rumex mexicanus Meisn. Willow-leaved Dock. — In rich dry sandy 

 ground about Marquette and at Big Bay. Probably frequent throughout. 



Rumex obtusifoUus L. Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock.— In fields, pas- 

 tures, on roadsides and a common weed in waste places. Plentiful through- 

 out. 



Rumex Acetosella h. Field Sorrel.— A common weed in fields and waste 



places. 



