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METROPOLITAN PARK FLORA. 



PLATANACEv42. Plane-tree Family. 



PLATANUS, L. Sycamore. Buttonwood. 



P. occidentalis, L. 



Rich moi8t soil, generally along streams. B, occasional 

 small trees ; by Pine Tree Brook ; Beech Run, etc. : — M, oc- 

 casional by roadsides and in moist land ; large trees by swamp 

 on S.'E. side of Bear Hill: — BB, frequent near running 

 water. 



JUGLANDACE^E. Walnut Family. 



JUQLANS, L. Walnut. 

 J. cinerea, L. Butternut. 



Rich woods. B*, frequent in rich soil about the base of the 

 hills; house-site, Hillside St.: — M, occasional: — BB, rare 

 in the S. section; occasional in the N. section. 



J. cinerea X regia, Sargent, t 



B, a most interesting hybrid on the Old Houghton Place, 

 near Hoosicwhisick Pond ; it has a tall straight trunk with a 

 diameter of 3 ft. 1 in. at 3 ft. from the ground. 



CARYA, Nutt. Hickory. 

 C. a5ba, Nutt. Shell-bark Hickory. Shag-bark Hickory. 



Rich soil on hillsides and in woods. B *, frequently found 

 in woods with oaks and chestnuts ; a group by Marigold Brook 

 valley, one tree 7 ft. in circumference with a spread of 40 ft. ; 

 valley, S. of Rattlesnake Hill, etc.: — M, common by road- 

 sides and in woods. 

 C. tomentosa, Nutt. Mocker-Nut. White-heart Hickory. 



Rich hillsides. B, frequent ; most abundant about hill-tops 

 where it is twisted and scrubby. 

 C. porcina, Nutt. Pig-Nut. 



Dry uplands and hills. jB*, common ; found with the 

 Mocker-Nut near hill-tops, and also among oaks and chestnuts 

 t See Garden and Forest, vii. 434, f. 69. 



