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park area upon three sides. The character of the flora of 

 this small wooded swamp, which we have designated as 

 "Balsam swamp," is quite suggestive of the vegetation of 

 similar areas in the Adirondack region. 



* Abies balsamea 

 Acer rubrum 

 Betula lutea 



Trees 



Tsuga canadensis 

 Amelanchier laevis 

 Fraxinus nigra 



Shrubs 



Aronia melanocarpa 

 *Viburnum cassinoides 

 *Vaccinium canadense 

 *Benzoin aestivale 

 Acer spicatum 

 Cornus Amomum 

 Gaultheria procumbens 



*Salix pedicellaris 



Ilex verticillata 



Nemopanthes mucronata 



Salix discolor 

 *Rubus hispidus 

 " pubescens 



Sambucus racemosus 



Herbaceous Plants 



Onoclea sensibilis 

 *Thelypteris palustris 

 cristata 

 Athyrium acrostichoides 



angustum 

 Osmunda regalis 



Claytoniana 

 cinnamonea 

 Calamagrostis canadensis 

 Glyceria nervata 

 *Carex angustior 

 bromoides 

 " Deweyana 

 folliculata 

 gynandra 

 " intumescens 

 leptalea 

 lupulina 

 lurida 

 radiata 

 " scoparia 



stipata 

 " trichocarpa 

 * " trisperma 



Juncus effusus 

 *Cypripedium reginae 

 *Polygonum arifolium 

 *Arenaria lateriflora 



Coptis trifolia 



Saxifraga pennsylvanica 



Cardamine pennsylvanica 



Hypericum mutilum 



Viola cucullata 



Geum rivale 



Dalibarda repens 

 *Epilobium densum 



Cornus canadensis 

 *Chiogenes hispidula 



Galium tinctorium 



Lobelia siphilitica 



Eupatorium perfoliatum 



Solidago serotina 

 patula 



Aster puniceus 



Tradescanti 



Senecio aureus 



Cirsium muticum 



