82 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE CABINET. 



tenellum, Bigelow. Slender Myriophyllum. 



Gravelly bottoms of ponds in shallow water. Northern part of the State, 

 Torrey Fl. N.Y. Rare. July, August. 



HIPPURIS, L. Mare's-tail. 



vulgaris, L. Common Hippuris. 



Lakes. Sander's lake, Scotia, Pearson. Schuyler's lake, Otsego county; 

 Alexandria bay, G. W. Clinton. Cayuga lake, /. Smith in herb. Ham. Coll. 



Rare. June - August. 



CACTACE^. Cactus. 



OPUNTIA, Tourn. Prickly Pear. Indian Fig. 



vulgaris, Miller. Common Opuntia. 



Rocks and sands. The most northern locality in the State is Fairfield, Her- 

 kimer county, where it was found by Prof. Hadley, Torrey Fl. N .Y. In 

 herb. Hadley, without habitat. June, July. 



GROSSULACE.E. Currants. 



RIBES, L. Gooseberries. Currants, 



' cynosbati, L. Prickly, Dog-bramble Gooseberry. 



Hillsides. Common. May. 



hirtellum, Michx. Hairy Gooseberry. 



Rocky woods. Steep banks near Utica. Yates county, Sartwell in herb. 

 Ham. Coll. Frequent. May. 



•rotundifolium, Michx. Smooth, Round-leaved Gooseberry. 



Cold swamps. Abundant in the State swamp near Jerusalem hill. Hidden 

 lake. June. 



• LACUSTRE, Poiret. Swamp Gooseberry. 



Upland swamps, northern part of the State, Torrey Fl. N .Y. Hanging from 

 wet rocks, in the spray from Fall brook, four miles north of Taberg. More 

 above, along Fish creek. Rare. May, June. 



• prostratum, L 'Heritier : Prostrate Currant. 



Common in cold cedar swamps, and along woodland brooks on the hills. May. 



rPLORiDUM, L' Heritier. Flowering Currant. 



"Wet woods and open grounds. Common. May. 



rubrum, L. Red Currant. 



Swampy woods, low shaded flats of streams, hillsides and ravines. Frequent. 

 The true native variety, along a small stream on hills north of Salmon 

 falls : different from the Red Currant of the gardens, Vasey. May. 



CUCURBITACE^E. Cucumbers. 



SICYOS, L. Single-seeded Cucumber. 



angulatus, L. Angular -leaved Sicyos. 



"Waste places in and near cities; occasional along streams. Common in Utica. 



July -October. 



ECHINOCYSTIS-, Torr. fy Gr. Prickly Cucumber. Balsam-apple. 



lobata, Torr. fy Gr. Lobed-haved Echinocystis. 



River-bottoms. Common throughout the valley of the Mohawk, on all parts 

 of the flats, from the river banks, along fences and brooks to the hills. 



July, August. 



