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Prunus nigra Ait. (black). 



Wild, Canada or Horse Plum. 



Rare. Norfolk, a few trees about an abandoned garden 

 (A. W. Driggs), Oxford (Harger). May ; fruit Aug. — Sept 



Has given rise to some choice fruit-bearing varieties in 

 cultivation. 



Prunus americana Marsh. 



Wild Plum. Wild Yellow, Red or Goose Plum. 



Wet or dry soils in various situations, especially along 

 streams. Rare in southern districts, becoming occasional 

 northward. May ; fruit mid-Aug. Apparently, in part, intro 

 duced near the coast. 



It is the most prolific source of cultivated native Plums 

 suited to the cold North, 



Prunus domestica L. (domestic). 

 Garden Plum. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides and waste 

 places: New London (Graves), Hartford (H. S. Clark & 

 Bissell), Southington (Andrews & Bissell), Oxford (Harger), 

 Fairfield (Eames & C. K. Averill). May; fruit Aug. — Sept. 

 Native of the Old World. 



Frequently cultivated. 



Prunus Persica (L.) Stokes. 

 Amygdalus Persica L. 

 Peach. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides, fence-rows 

 and waste places in the southern part of the state. Late April 

 — May ; fruit Aug. — Sept. Native of Asia. 



A valued fruit in cultivation. Some forms are occasionally 

 cultivated for ornament. Medicinal. 



LEGUMINOSAE. PULSE FAMILY. 

 GLEDITSIA L. Honey Locust. 



Gleditsia triacanthos L. (three-thorned). 

 Honey Locust. 



Rare, occasional or local. Pastures, roadsides and fence- 



