SPERMATOPHYTA 
(Seed Plants.) 
SYMNOSPERMAE 
TAXACEAE 
Taxus [Tourn.] L. Yew. 
canadensis Marsh. American Yew, Ground Hemlock. 
PINACEAE 
Pinus [Tourn.] L. Pine. 
Strobus L. White Pine. 
rigida Mill. Pitch Pine. 
SYLVESTRIS L. Scotch Pine. Escaped from cultivation and es- 
tablished abundantly in some localities. 
resinosa Ait. Red Pine. Locally distributed. 
Larix [Tourn.] Adans. Larch. American Larch, Tamarack, Hack- 
: matack. 
laricina (DuRoi) Koch. 
decidua Mill. Amherst, escaped from cultivation. 
Picea Link. Spruce. 
rubra (DuRoi) Dietr. Red Spruce. Occasionally found on 
high elevations. Much less abundant in our 
region than Worcester and Berkshire counties, 
mariana (Mill.) BPS. Black or Bog Spruce. Found in cold 
bogs and swamps. 
abies (L.) Karst. Norway Spruce. Occasionally escaped from 
cultivation. 
Abies [Tourn.] Hill. Fir. 
balsamea (L.) Miller. Balsam or Balm-of-Gilead Fir. Generally 
distributed but not common. 
Tsuga (Endl.) Carriére. Hemlock. 
canadensis (L.) Carr. 
Chamaecyparis Spach. White Cedar, Cypress. 
thyoides (L.) BSP.. Springfield. 
Juniperus [Tourn.] L. Juniper. 
communis L. Common Juniper. 
communis L. var. depressa Pursh. Three distinct types of Juni- 
peris communis are found in this region; a low 
form var. depressa; a more or less erect form con- 
sidered as the type; and atree-like form corres- 
ponding to J. communis var. erecta Pursh. See 
Mrs. E. H. Terry, Rhodora, Vol. II11., p. 146. 
virginiana L. Red Cedar or Savin. Variable in form and color. 
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