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METROPOLITAN PARK FLORA. 



V. macrocarpon, Ait. Large Cranberry. 



Bogs and wet places. B *, frequent: — M, common in wet 

 meadows : — S *, bog by Turtle Pond. 



ARCTOSTAPHYLQ5, Adans. Bearberrt. 

 A. Uva-ursi, Spreng. 



Bare hills, rocks, and sandy places ; an important ground- 

 cover for hill-tops, not often injured by fire. B *, occasional ; 

 summit of Great Blue Hill, Hancock Hill, etc. : — M, rare : — 

 S, abundant on Bearberry Hill. 



EPICL43A, L. Trailing Arbutus. 

 E. repens, L. Mayflower. Trailing Arbutus. 



Sandy or rocky soil, generally in light shade. B, very rare ; 

 a small patch only. 



GAULTHERIA, Kalm. Aromatic Wintergreen. 



Q. prccumbens, L. Creeping Wintergreen. Checker- 

 berry. 

 Damp woods and pastures, generally in shade. B * and M, 

 common. 



ANDROMEDA, L. 

 A. ligastrina, Muhl. 



Wet and dry places in open or shady ground. B*, com- 

 mon : — M*, frequent : — 8 and BB, occurs. 



LEUCOTHOE, Don. 

 L. racemosa, Cray. 



Moist woods. S*, occasional ; usually about pools and on 

 the edge of wet land ; Sawcut Notch ; valley, E. of Shadow 

 Point, etc.: — >Jf*, frequent in low ground on borders of 

 woods, and on S. and W. shores of Spot Pond : — S, meadow, 

 N. W. of Bold Knob. 



CASSANDRA, Don. Leather Leaf. 



C. calyculafa, Don. 



Bogs and marshy places. B and S *, common : — M, 

 frequent. 



