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Order APOGYNACE.E. The Dog-bane Tribe. 



Apocynum, L. Dog's-bane. 



androsaemifolium, L. Borders of woods, and along fences . June, 

 cannabinum, L. A. hypericifolium, Ait. A. pubescens, R. Br. 

 Banks of streams, and on hill sides . July . 



Order ASCLEPIADACEiE. The Milkweed Tribe. 



Asclepias, L. Milkweed, Svxilloio-wort . 



syriaca, L. Common Milkiveed . Fields, &c . June- July . 

 phytolaccoides, L. Rocky woods . June-July . 

 variegata, L. A. hybrida, Michx. Dry woods . June- July . 

 purpurascens, L. Borders of woods and thickets. July, 

 incarnata, L . Low grounds . July-August . 

 obtusifolia, Michx. Sandy woods and hill sides . June-July, 

 quadrifolia, Jacq . Rocky woods . June . 

 verticillata, L . Dry hills . July . 



tuberosa, L. Pleurisy-root, Butterfly -weed,. Sandy fields. July- 

 August . 



Acerates, Ell. 



viridiflora, Ell. Asclepias viridiflora, Raf. Sandy fields . July . 



Periploca, L. 



graeca, L . Western part of the State, indigenous or naturalized, 

 Nuttall. Near Rochester, Dr. Bradley. I 

 have never found this plant, nor have I received 

 it from any part of the United States. 



Order GENTIANACEyE . The Gentian Tribe. 



Gentiana, L. Gentian. 



saponaria, L. Soap Gentian . Borders of swamps . September. 

 Var.? linearis, Griseb. G. pneumonanthe, Miclix., Bigel.; not 

 of Linn . Wet grassy places . Sources of the 

 Hudson, Essex county, August 7th . This is 

 probably a distinct species . 

 quinqueflora, Lam. Woods. August, 

 crinita, Fral. Rocky open woods. September. 



