272 Karl M. Wiegand and Arthur J. Eames 



1865, p. 77). "Three middle-size trees near the brook at Lake Ridge Sta. !" (D.). 

 "Three rather large trees apparently indigenous near the Lehigh Valley R. R. 

 round-house at Ithaca!" (D.). The above records are from Dudley's Cayuga Flora. 

 One very small tree now remains at McKinneys, and one or two at the roundhouse 

 station. Several large trees are planted in a row on Humboldt St., Ithaca. 



Cent. N. Y. and Pa. to Minn., southw. to Tenn., Okla., and Nebr. A tree of 

 the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. 



2. Gleditsia L. 



a. Pods linear, 20-45 cm. long, many-seeded; leaflets 15-30 mm. long; thorns 



usually branched. 1. G. triacanthos 



a. Pods oval, 3-4 cm. long, 1 -seeded; leaflets larger, more crenate; thorns usually 



simple. [G. aquatica] 



1. G. TRIACANTHOS L. HONEY LOCUST. 



Hillsides and stream banks, in rather heavy or rich soils ; occasional. June 5-25. 



South Hill (£?.!) ; road to Buttermilk Glen; road to Coy Glen; Six Mile Creek 

 (D.) ; East Hill (D. !) ; near Esty; and elsewhere. 



W. N. Y. and Pa. to S. Dak., southw. to Ga., Kans., and Tex. A plant of the 

 rich lands of the Mississippi Valley; planted in the East, and occasionally 

 spontaneous. 



[G. aquatica Marsh. (Gleditschia monosperma of Cayuga Fl.) Water Locust. 



"A single young tree growing spontaneously, by one of the roads south of the 

 steamboat landing" (D.) ; not seen in recent years. 



Native of deep swamps : S. C. to Fla. and Tex., northw. in the Mississippi Valley 

 to Ky., Ind., 111., and Mo.] 



3. Cassia (Tourn.) L. 



1. C. marilandica L. Wild Senna. 



Moist sandy or alluvial soils; rare. July 15-Aug. 15. 



"Roadside near the fork of the Slaterville and Brookton roads, e. of Ithaca" 

 (£>.) ; near the C. U. barns (Miss I. Dobroscky) ; along road and in field \]/2 miles 

 s. w. of Spring Lake (L. F. Randolph, A. J. E., & K. M. W.). Appearing as 

 though adventive. 



Mass. to Ohio, southw. to Fla. and Tenn. ; less frequent on the Coastal Plain. 



4. Baptisia Vent. 

 1. B. tinctoria (L.) R. Br. Wild Indigo. 



Junius (Sartwell) ; not seen in recent years. 



S. N. H. to Minn., southw. to Fla. and Ky. ; common on the Coastal Plain. 



5. Lupinus (Tourn.) L. 



1. L. perennis L. Wild Lupine. 



Dry sandy acid soils, chiefly with ericaceous plants and chestnut; frequent. 

 May 10-June 10. 



On the hills w., s., and s. e. of Ithaca, on the ravine crests and the cliff's along 

 Cayuga Lake, and in the sandy soils n. of the lake: hills of Newfield, Danby, and 

 Caroline (D.) ; hill, e. side of valley s. of Mecklenburg, abundant; nearly all the 

 ravines of the basin (D.) ; hillsides near Coy Glen and Buttermilk Glen; 

 Cascadilla woods, near Old Armory (D.) ; lake slope above Renwick; Junius (Sart- 

 zvjII ! ) ; absent in the McLean region and on the clays and richer soils back from 

 the lake shores. 



Me. to Minn., southw. to Fla. and La.; most common on the Coastal Plain. 



