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METROPOLITAN PARK FLORA. 



SANICULA, Tourn. Black Snakeroot. 



S. Marylandica, L. 



Thickets, open dry or moist woods, and meadows. B *, 

 common : — M *, common in damp woods : — 8 *, frequent in 

 rocky woods. 



ARALIACE/E. Ginseng Family. 

 ARALIA, Tourn. Wild Sarsaparilla. 



A. racemosa, L. Spikenard. Life-oe-man. 



Rich soil in woods and open places. 23*, rare; W. slope 

 of Great Blue Hill ; Hawk Hill : — M*, occasional. 

 A. hispida, Vent. Bristly Sarsaparilla. 



Rocky places and sandy soil. B*, common; ledges, N. of 

 Fox Hill, etc. : — M, common in upland rocky woods; abun- 

 dant on S- shore of Spot Pond : — S, Milkweed Hill. 

 A. nudicaulis, L. Wild Sarsaparilla. 



Rich woods and moist woodlands. B * and M, common : — 

 2323*, occasional. 



CORNACE/E. Dogwood Family. 

 CORNUS, Tonrn. Cornel. Dogwood. 



C. Canadensis, L. Bdnchberry. Dware Cornel. 



Damp woods. 23*, rare; valley, N. of Wampatuck Hill; 

 Hawk Hill : — M, occasional : — 8*, occurs. 



C. florida, L. Flowering Dogwood. 



Dry and moist rocky woods. B *, frequently found on dry 

 and rocky slopes and near the edges of moist runs in the E. 

 section, less frequently in the W. and central sections ; easily 

 killed by fire, but sprouts freely from the stumps : — M*, oc- 

 casional throughout ; rather common in the region of Spot 

 Pond : — S *, frequent. 



C circinata, L'Her. Round-leaved Cornel. 



Rich rocky woods. B*, ledges and woods; E. slope of 



