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Carex laxiflora, Lam. Meadows, wet woods, ravines, etc. Very com- 

 mon and variable. The following varieties have been detected : inter- 

 media, Boott., latifolia, Boott., patulifolia, Carey., striatula, Carey. 

 First week in June. 



Carex pallescens, L. Meadows on Mohawk flats. Early in June. 



Carex pediinculata, Muhl. Ravines. First half of May. 



Carex Pennsylvania, Lam. Sandy hillsides and woods, Whites- 

 town, First week in June. 



Carex plantaginea, Lam. Ravines. Middle of May. 



Carex pubescens, Muhl. Flats of Starch Factory Creek. Mohawk flats. 

 Second week in June. 



Carex Schweinitzii, Dew. Swampy places and ditches, at Oriskany, 

 east of the creek. Abundant S. VV. of the Central Depot. Second week 

 in June. 



Carex stipata, Muhl. Wet places. First of June. 



Carex tenella, Schk. (C. disperma, Dew.) Arbor vita? swamps. Early 

 in June. 



Carex umbellata, Schk. Sandy hillsides and woods, Whitestown. 

 Last of May. 



Carex varia, Muhl. Ravines and woods. First half of June. 



Gramiiiere-- Grass Family. 



Oryzopsis asperifolia, Mx. Mountain Rice. Sandy hillsides, 

 Whitestown, Frankfort. May, June. 



Dactylis glomerata, L. Orchard Grass. Roadsides and fields. May 



and June. 

 Poa annua, L. Low Spear Grass. Waste places, cultivated grounds. 



April to October 



Poa pratensis, L. Kentucky Blue Grass. June Grass. Pastures and 

 meadows. May to August. 



Festuca nutans, Willd. Nodding Fescue. Woods. Last of May to July. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum, L. Sweet Vernal Grass. Pastures and road- 

 sides. May, June. 



Avenastriata, Mx. Oat. Rich woods, New Hartford. Early in June. 



GYMNOSPERMS. 



Coniferae — Pine Family. 



~Pinus Strobus, L. W'hite Pine. Formerly abundant, now scarce in 

 this region. May or June. 



Larix Americana, Mx. Tamarack. Mohawk flats. Frankfort Hill. 

 May or June. 



Picea alba, Link. White Spruce. Frankfort Hill. Scarce. May or 

 June. 



Picea nigra, Link. Black Spruce. Frankfort and Graefenberg Hills. 

 May or June. 



Tsuga Canadensis, Carr. Hemlock. Ravines, woods and swamps. 



May or June. 

 Abies balsamea, Marsh. Balsam Fir. Mohawk flats. Frankfort and 



Graefenberg Hills. May or June. 

 Tbuya occidentalis, L. Arbor Vita?. White Cedar. Swamps. May- 

 Taxus baccata, L., var. Canadensis, Gray, American Yew. Ground 



Hemlock. Ravine-sides and woods. April or May. 



