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Cumberland ! The fruit of this variety is more diverging, the 

 sinuses of the leaves more obtuse, and it is said by sugar 

 makers to be less productive than the other variety. 



1017. Acer dasycarpum, Ehrh. Torr. fy Gray I jl. I. p. 

 248. Acer eriocarpum, Michx.fi. II. p. 253. Michx. f. sylv. 

 II. p. 205, t. 13. North Providence ! 



1018. Acer Pennsylvanicum, Linn. Michx. fi. II. p. 52. 

 Torr. Sf Gray ! jl. I. p. 246. Acer striatum, Lam. diet. II. p. 

 381. Michx. f. sylva, II. p. 252. This beautiful shrub, 

 known by the name of moose wood and striped maple, I have 

 seen growing only in one place in Rhode Island, Cumberland, 

 where it was first detected by Mr. H. B. Metcalf! 



1019. Desmodium paniculatum D C. Torr. fy Gray ! jl. I. 

 p. 363. Borders of woods. 



151. Lupinus perennis, Linn. Mr. Flint finds a white 

 flowered variety of this plant near Woonsocket ! 



1020. CiRCiEA alpina, Linn. Torr. 6f Gray ! jl. I. p. 527. 

 Near Woonsocket, Mr. Lewis J. Pratt ! South Kingstown ! 



765. Sanicula Canadensis, Linn. This proves to be a 

 Linnsean species revived. 



1021. Ligusticum Scoticum, Linn. Bigel. jl. Bost. ed. 2, 

 p. 111. South Kingstown, Mr. George Hunt ! Little Comp- 

 ton! 



1022. Viburnum lantanoides, Michx.fi. I. p. 179. Torr. 

 4* Gray ! jl. II. p. 18. Cumberland. Mr. Lewis J. Pratt! 



1023. Galium circ^ezans, Michx. jl. I. p. 80. Big. jl. 

 Bost. ed. 2, p. 55. Torr. fy Gray jl. II. p. 24. Borders of 

 woods near Providence ! 



1024. Eupatorium sessilifolium, Linn. Bigel. jl. Bost. 

 ed. 2, p. 295. Torr. fy Gray jl. II. p. 87. Rocky woods 

 Johnston, Mr. Jesse Metcalf! Smithfield ! 



1025. Tussilago Farfara, Linn. Torr. fy Gray jl. II. 

 p. 94. Wall sides Cumberland. Mr. George Hunt ! 



J 026. Aster macrophyllus, Linn. Torr. fy* Gray jl. II. 

 p. 105. Eurybia macrophylla, Cass. Biotia macrophylla, 

 DC prodr. V. p. 265. Johnston, Mr. George Hunt! Cum- 

 berland, Mr. H B. Metcalf! 



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