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Clematis virginiana L. Virgin's Bower, White Clem- 

 atis 

 In moist or wet soil of thickets and open places 

 along streams and bottomlands. Common. 



MAGNOLIACEAE (Magnolia Family) 

 Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumber Tree 



In rich, loamy soil of mountain slopes. Common. 

 Rarely seen on the sterile conglomerate soils of the 

 higher ridges and rare on the Allegheny river bottom- 

 lands. 

 Liriodendron Tulipifera L. Tulip Tree, Whitewood, 

 Yellow Poplar 

 In moist soil, either loamy or stony and somewhat 

 sterile. Infrequent, but probably formerly more 

 abundant. Slopes of Elko mountain. Young speci- 

 mens are frequent in many portions of the park, 

 indicating a gradual return of this tree to a position 

 of importance in the forest. 



MENISPERMACEAE (Moonseed Family) 

 Menispermum canadense L. Moonseed 



In moist or alluvial thickets and woodland borders. 

 Rare. Thickets near Cold Spring, Elko etc. 



BERBERIDACEAE (Barberry Family) 

 Podophyllum peltatum L. May Apple, Mandrake 

 Usually in moist, loamy soils in open places and 

 thin woods. Common. 

 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Blue Cohosh 

 In moist, fertile soil of the forested areas, some- 

 times in open places. Common. 



