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[F. chiloensis Duch., var. ananassa Hort. Garden Strawberry. 

 Occasionally escaping to roadsides, or remaining in former berry fields ; not 

 permanent.] 



1. F. virginiana Duch. Field Strawberry. 



Gravelly or sandy fields and banks, in acid or neutral soils ; common. May 10- 

 June IS. 



Much less abundant, or rare, in the clay soils and alluviums of the basin. 

 Newf. to S. Dak., southw. to Fla. and Okla., including the Coastal Plain. 



la. F. virginiana Duch., var. illinoensis (Prince) Gray. 



In situations similar to the preceding, or somewhat richer ; frequent. 



In alluvial woods. Inlet Valley, Newfield; hills s. of Newfield village; South 

 Hill ; on a knoll, e. end of McLean Bogs. 



W. N. Y. to Minn., southw. to Ala., La., and Mo. (According to Britton, the 

 eastern limit is Md.) 



Not well marked here. Dudley says: "In richer soil [than the preceding]. Six 

 Mile Cr. South Hill and near Cayuga L." 



2. F. vesca L. 



Roadsides, in gravelly soil; frequent, becoming more common. May 10-June 15. 



E. of Michigan Hollow; hills s. of Newfield village; lighthouse road, Ithaca; 

 talus in Fall Creek Gorge ; Cayuga Heights to Esty, common ; Union Springs ; e. 

 side of Stark Pond; and elsewhere. 



Newf. to Ohio, southw. to Pa. and Ky. Probably introduced from Eu. 



A form with white fruit (forma alba (Ehrh.) Rydb., Mem. Dept. Bot. Columbia 

 Univ. 2: 174, 1898) is occasional: Snyder Hill; Beebe Lake (/. H. Comstock, D.) ; 

 Hanshaw Corners; between Groton and Cortland; Sherwood (D.) ; Black Brook, 

 Tyre; e. of Stark Pond. This form, even more than the typical form, has the 

 appearance of having been introduced. 



2a. F. vesca L., var. americana Porter. 



Shady ravines and damp shady gravelly or rocky woods, in limy regions ; 

 common. May 10-June 15. 



In all the ravines of the basin, and in woodlands in the McLean district and 

 elsewhere. 



Newf. to Man., southw. to Va. and N. Mex. ; rare or absent on the Coastal Plain. 

 Native of N. A. 



13. Duchesnea Smith 

 1. D. indica (Andr.) Focke. Indian Strawberry. 



Waste places and lawns, mostly in shade ; rare. May-June. 



Drive n. w. of Chi Psi house, Ithaca, 1918 and 1920 (A. R. Bechtcl) ; yard, E. 

 Seneca St., 1920 (G. IV. Tailby). 

 S. N. Y. to Mo., southw. to Fla. and Ark. Naturalized from Eurasia. 



14. Waldsteinia Willd. 



1. W. fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. Barren Strawberry. 



Dry open sterile woodlands and banks, mostly in residual soils from sandstone ; 

 common. Apr. 25-May 20. 



N. B. (?) and w. N. E. to Minn., southw. to Ga., Ind., and Mich.; rare or absent 

 on the Coastal Plain. 



