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METROPOLITAN PARK FLORA. 



SYRINGA, L. Lilac. 



S. VULGARIS, L. 



Cult, from E. Eu. and escaped. B, old garden, Canton 

 Ave. : — M, occasional. 



UGUSTRUM, Tourn. Privet. 



L. VULGARE, L. 



Cult, for hedges from E. Eu. and run wild. £*, frequent; 

 generally confined to localities where there is evidence of a 

 house-site ; Pine Tree Brook valley ; rocks near summit of 

 Great Blue Hill, etc. : — M, frequent by roadsides and on 

 rocky hills ; abundant on Bear Hill : — S, common ; house- 

 sites, pastures, and ledges: — BB, occasional. 



APOCYNACE/E. Dogbane Family. 

 APOCYNUM, Tourn. Dogbane. 



A. androsjEmifolium, L. Spreading Dogbane. 



Open woods, fields, and roadsides. B*, M* and S*, 

 common. 



A. cannabinum, L. Indian Hemp. 



Moist ground. M*, rare; noted but once. 



ASCLEPIADACE/G. Milkweed Family. 

 ASCLEPIAS, L. Milkweed. 



A. incarnata, L., var. pulchra, Pers. Swamp Milkweed. 



Swamps and wet places. B*, occasional: — M*, common 

 in meadows and by borders of ponds : — S*, occasional. 

 A. Cornuti, Decaisne. Common Milkweed. 



Open fields and roadsides, a most pernicious weed, spreading 

 rapidly from its deep, thick perennial rootstocks. B and M, 

 common. 

 A. phytolaccoides, Pursh. Poke Milkweed. 



Open woods and roadsides. B *, frequent ; Randolph Ave. ; 



