So THE CAYUGA FLORA. 



[ndian Spring Marsh. Dryden L. valley. Locke Pond. Abund- 

 ant on the borders of Cayuga and Montezuma Marshes. 



LAURACE/E. 

 319. Sassafras, Nees. 



778. * S. officinale, Nees. SASSAFRAS. (H. and C.) 

 Woods, chiefly on the hills ; frequent. May. 



In or near all our ravines, but usually small. A large tree grows 

 beyond the Fleming S. H. and middle-sized ones near upper part of 

 Geer's Gulf. Frequent on Eagle Hill, in Dart Woods, Turkey Hill 

 Woods, and woods on the hills of Caroline and Danby. 

 320. Lindrra, Thunberg. 



779. *L. Benzoin, Meisner. Spice-bush. (H. and C. ) 

 Low grounds ; common. Apr. 20-May 10. 



THYMELACEiE. 



321. DlRCA, Linn. 



7S0. *D. palustris, L. Leatherwood. Moose-wood. 



(H. and C.) 

 Rich woods ; infrequent. Apr. 20-May 10. 



Case. Creek. Six Mile Creek on Beechwood Flats. Dryden-Lan- 

 sing Swamp. Round-Marsh Woods. Swamps of Groton. North 

 of Cayuta L. 



322. Daphne, Linn. 



781. D. MEZEREUM, L. The MezerEum was detected growing spon- 

 taneously by the road from Trumausburg to Taughanuock, 1884 {A. 

 L. Covillc. ) Also a single shrub on the east shore of Cayuta L. 

 1SS5. (F. V. Covillc.) Hillside near Groton. 1886, ( W. Morton.) 



EL^AGNACEiE. 

 323. Shepherdia, Nutt. 



782. S. Canadensis, Nutt. Shepherdia. (H. and C.) 

 Cliffs and rocky slopes, where it is frequent. May 1-15. 



Rare in Case. Cr. in Six Mile below Well Falls ; in Fall Creek 

 below Mirror and Ithaca Falls. Common on E. shore of Cayuga 

 Lake ; less common on west shore ; Taughannock and elsewhere. 



SANTALACEiE. 



324. COMANDRA, Nutt. 



783. * C. umbellata, Nutt. COMANDRA. (H. and C.) 



Dry woods with low Vacciniums and Ccanothus ; common. May 



10-Tune. 



EUPHORBIACEiE. 



325. Euphorbia, Linn. 



784. E. maculata, L. CREEPING SPURGE. (C.) 

 Fields and roadsides ; common. July-Oct. 



785. E. hypericifolia, L. (C. ) 

 Fields in dry soil ; frequent. July-Sept. 



[E. platyphyLtLA, L. at Peun Van. S. Hart Wright] 



