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68. Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel family) 283 



69. Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 284 



70. Rutaceae (Rue family) 286 



71. Simarubaceae (Quassia family) 286 



72. Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 286 



73. Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 287 



74. Callitrichaceae (Water-starwort family) 290 



75. Limnanthaceae (False-mermaid family) 290 



76. Anacardiaceae (Cashew family) 290 



77. Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 291 



78. Celastraceae (Staff-tree family) 292 



79. Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 292 



80. Aceraceae (Maple family) 293 



81. Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 294 



82. Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 295 



83. Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 295 



84. Vitaceae (Grape family) 296 



85. Tiliaceae (Linden family) 297 



86. Malvaceae (Mallow family) 298 



87. Hypericaceae (St. John's-wort family) 300 



88. Cistaceae (Rockrose family) 301 



89. Violaceae (Violet family) 302 



90. Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 311 



91. Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 311 



92. Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 311 



93. Melastomaceae (Melastoma family) 312 



94. Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family) -313 



95. Haloragidaceae (Water-milfoil family) 318 



96. Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 319 



97. Umbelliferae (Parsley family) 320 



98. Cornaceae (Dogwood family) . . 327 



99. Ericaceae (Heath family) 329 



100. Primulaceae (Primrose family) 337 



101. Oleaceae (Olive family) 340 



102. Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 341 



103. Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 343 



104. Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 345 



105. Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 346 



106. Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 349 



107. Hydrophyllaceae (Water-leaf family) 349 



108. Boraginaceae (Borage family) 350 



109. Verbenaceae (Vervain family) 354 



1 10. Labiatae (Mint family) 354 



111. Solanaceae (Nightshade family) 365 



112. Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 368 



113. Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 376 



1 14. Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 377 



115. Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 378 



116. Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 379 



117. Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 379 



118. Rubiaceae (Madder family) 380 



1 19. Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 384 



120. Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 390 



121. Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 391 



122. Cucurbitaceae (Gourd family) 392 



123. Campanulaceae (Bluebell family) 392 



124. Lobeliaceae (Lobelia family) 393 



125. Compositae (Composite family) 394 



Appendix 435 



Physical features of the basin 435 



Springs ; 437 



Bog formations 437 



Underlying rocks 438 



Physiographic history 439 



Soils of the Cayuga Lake Basin, and their relation to the plants of the region 440 



Climate 445 



The forest covering 446 



Explorations 448 



Affinities of the Cayuga Lake flora 452 



Interesting botanical regions 457 



General statistics of the catalog, and comparison with Dudley's Flora 464 



New and apparently established weeds 468 



Recently escaped cultivated plants ; • • •. 470 



Native plants, not segregates, added since the publication of Dudley's Flora, either over- 

 looked by Dudley or having entered the basin from the surrounding region in recent years. . 470 

 Plants listed by Dudley or reported from the Cayuga Lake Basin before 1886, not found in 



recent years 471 



Plants in Dudley's list that have been dropped from the present list 471 



