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lug paler with age. Accurately described in Gray and Wood. Pound 

 throughout the Btate. 



R. bnlbosus, L. Toms River, 0. and Mer., rare. 



R. acris, L, [a our common buttercup, and loves damp meadows, 

 but does not refuse to adorn the roadsides of all these localities. It varies 



from our to three feet in height. In damp and wet place- it is almost 

 free from pubescence, while in dry places the stem and leaves are sup- 

 plied with hairs. Well described in (J ray and Wood. New Egypt, 0. 



and M. , common. 



Caltha, L. (Marsh Marigold — Cowslip.) 



C. palustris, L. This plant is found sparingly in Mer. and M. Is 



not generally ased for greens in these borders, but in Rockland County, 

 -V V . where it grows in great abundance, it was once a favorite pot-herb 

 and is called there Meadow Beauty. 



Trollius, L. (Globe-flower.) 



T. laxus, Balisb. Sussex. {Porter.) 



Coptis, Salisb. (Gold-thread.) 



O. trifolia, Salisb. Found sparingly in the western part of Mer. 



Helleborus, L. (Hellebore.) 



H. viridis, L. W. {Knighton.) 



Aquilegia, Tourn. (Columbine.) 



A. Canadensis, L. Found sparingly in the hills back of Princeton, 

 in the eastern parts of M. Bears cultivation well. 

 A. vulgaris, L. Belvidere. {Knighton.) 



Delphinium, Tourn. (Larkspur.) 



D. axureum, Michx. W. [Knighton.) 



Hydrastis, L. (Orange-root — Yellow puccoon.) 

 H. Canadensis, L. W. {Knighton.) 



Actaea, L. i Barn-berry.) 



A. spicata, L. var. mora, Michx. Common about Princeton and 

 Lawrenceville, Mer., and Cream Etidge, M. 



A alba, BigeL Near Princeton, in the hills. 



Cimicifuga, I. 



C Mil. Common 1j out L a wrenc e ? ille. i /. aiming.) 



C. Americana, Michx Belyidere. [Knighton.) 



