118 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE CABINET. 



ASCLEPIADACE^E. Milkweeds. 



ASCLEPIAS, L. 



( cornuti, Decaisne. Dedicated to Cornuti. 



Roadsides, fences, ravines. Common. June - August. 



r tiiytolaccoides, Pursh. Pokeweed-like Aschpias. 



Open woods, shores. Ballston lake, Pearson. Otsego county, H. Lathrop. 

 Pine plains of Rome, and near Oneida lake, Knieskern. Greece, Monroe 

 county, Bradley. Frequent. June, July. 



» purpurascens, L. Deep-purple-flowired Asclepias. 



Moist woods, along rivulets, water-sides. Banks of Sander's lake, Schenec- 

 tady county, Peurson. About Oneida lake, doubtless. Rare. July. 



t quadrifolia, Jacquin. Four-leaved Asclepias. 



Dry shady ground. In all pine woods of Schenectady county. Otsego county, 

 H. Lathrop. Penn-Yan, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Cull. Uncommon. June. 



OBTUSIFOLIA, Michx. Obtuse-leaved Asclepias. 



Sandy plains. Between Albany and Schenectady, near Centre station. 

 Schenectady, Pearson. Infrequent. June, July. 



incarnata, L. Flesh-colorecl-jlowered Asclepias. 



Along streams and shores. Common. July. 



* tuberosa, L. Tuberous Asclepias. 



Hillsides and sandy plains. Abundant between Albany and Schenectady, and 

 west to Amsterdam. Otsego county, H. Lathrop. Pine plains and borders 

 of Oneida lake, Knieskern. Seneca county, Sartwell. Oak openings Greece, 

 Bradley. Uncommon. July, August. 



verticillata, L. Whorled-leaved Asclepias. 



Dry banks. Schenectady county, Pearson: Paige. Penfield, Monroe county, 

 L. Holzer. Scarce. July - September. 



PERIPLOCA, L. Periploca. 



GRAUCA, L. Grecian Periploca. 



Naturalized. Near Rochester, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Coll. 



Rare. July, August. 



OLEACE.E. Olives. 



LIGUSTRUM, Tournefort. Privet. 



VULGARE, L. Common Ligustrum. 



Naturalized from hedges. College grounds, Schenectady, Pearson. Benton, 

 Yates county, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Coll. Occasional. June. 



FRAXINUS, Tournefort. 



- Americana, L. While, American Ash. 



Forests. Common. April, May. 



* pubescens, Lamarck. Red, Pubescent Ash. 



Woods. Schenectady, Pearson. Yates county, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Coll. 



Infrequent. May. 



c sambucifolia, Lamarck. Black, Elder-leaved Ash. 



Swamps. Common. April. 



