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MYRICACE^. Sweet-gales. 



MYRICA, L. Sweet-gale. 



• gale, L. Helmeted fruited; Myrica. 



Cold marshes, near Summit lake, Springfield. Otsego county, where it 

 abounds. Mud lake, south Herkimer county. Common on the margins of 

 streams and lakes in the north woods. April. 



• cerifera, L. Bayberry. Wax-bearing-fruited Myrica. 



Sandy shores. Junius, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Coll. Rochester, C.Dewey. 

 Parma, Monroe county, Bradley. Abundant in the swamps of West-Bergen, 

 northeastern Genesee county. Rare. May. 



COMPTONIA, Solander. Sweet-fern. 



asplenifolia, Aiton. Asplenium-leaved Comptonia. 



Hillsides and sandy plains. Pine woods of Schenectady county, Pearson. 

 Otsego county, Miss 8. Cooper. Plains of Rome and Oneida lake. 



Frequent. April, May. 



BETULACE^. Birches. 



BETULA, Toumefort. 



alba, var. populifolia, Spach. White, Poplar-leaved Birch. 



Barren or sandy soils. Plains and swamps between Albany and Schenectady. 

 Otsego county, Miss S. Cooper. Abundant on the pine plains of Rome. Dry 

 banks of the Black river. Frequent. April. 



paptracea, Aiton. Paper Birch. 



Banks of streams. Helderberg mountains, Pearson. Along the Black river 

 below Dexter, Jefferson county, Vasey. Rare. 



nigra, L. Black Birch. 



Banks of streams. Deerfield creek. Yhh. creek. Scarce. 



• excelsa, Aiton. Yellow, Lofty Birch. 



Damp woods. Common. 



lenta, L. . Cherry, Pliant Birch. 



Ravines. Frequent. 



ALNUS, Toumefort. Alders. 



incana, Willd. Hoary Alder. 



Upland marshes on the hills south of the Mohawk valley. Summit lake, 

 Springfield; where it is very low, only a foot or two high, on the open bog 

 land. Borders of Canaderaga lake and its outlet, Exeter, Otsego county. 

 From Mud lake, to the State marsh, south Herkimer county. 



Infrequent. March, April. 



serrtjlata, Aiton. Serrulate Alder. 



Streams, swamps. Common. 



ViRiDis, DC. Green Alder. 



Northern watercourses. Among the headwaters and on the banks of Moose 

 river, north Herkimer and Hamilton counties. Rare. 



