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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Kneiffia pumila (Z.) Spach 

 OEnothera pumila L. 

 Dwarf evening primrose. Small sundrops 

 Pastures and roadsides in wet or dry soil. Common. July. 



Circaea alpina L. 



Smaller enchanter's nightshade 

 Moist soil in woods and along streams. Common. August. 



CUCURBITACEAE 



Micrampelis lobata (Mx.) Greene 



Echinocystis lobata T. & G. 



Wild balsam apple 



Waste places. Rare. Lake Placid. August. An annual climbing 

 vine which is sometimes cultivated for ornament and shade. 



UMBELLIFERAE 

 Heracleum lanatum Mx. 



Cow PARSNIP 



Roadsides. Near the Notch house and near Brewster's mill. July 

 and August. It sometimes grows in thin woods. It is a tall, coarse, 

 unattractive plant. 



Pastinaca sativa L. 



Wild parsnip 



Along fences and roadsides. Occasional. John Brown farm. Intro- 

 duced. Specifically the same as the cultivated parsnip. 



Zizia aurea (Z.) Koch 



Golden meadow parsnip 



Dry ground, roadsides and pastures. Rare. Near Mountain View 

 house. June. 



Carum Carui L. 



Caraway 



About dwellings and in meadows. Common. Introduced and thor- 

 oughly naturalized. June and July. 



