PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 



IOT 



by the roadside near the upper iron bridge over the Ausable and near 

 Mountain View house, but was probably planted in both these places. 



Linnaea borealis L. 



Twin flower 



Mucky soil and mossy ground in woods and clearings. Common. 

 July. This beautiful little creeping evergreen ascends to the top of Mt 

 Mclntyre and endures the cool air of Indian pass. 



Lonicera ciliata Muhl. 



Fly honeysuckle 



Woods and their borders. Common. June. A singular form of this 

 small shrub was found on the trail of Indian pass. Its leaves are oblong 

 and the fruit is in clusters of four or more berries united in a mass at 

 the end of the peduncle. 



Lonicera coerulea Z. 



Mountain fly honeysuckle 

 Summit of Mt Mclntyre. Rare June. 



Lonicera hirsuta Eaton 

 Hairy honeysuckle 

 Bushy places. Occasional. Raybrook and Notch road. July. 



Diervilla Diervilla (Z ) MacM. 

 D. trifida Moench 

 Bush honeysuckle 

 Roadsides and clearings. Occasional. In the Ausable valley. July. 



RUBIACEAE 

 Houstonia coerulea Z. 



Bluets. Innocence 



Pastures, roadsides, banks of streams and mountain tops. Very 

 common. May to July. This pretty little plant sometimes forms such 

 extensive patches as to give color to large areas by reason of the multi- 

 tude of its small pale blue flowers. A form bearing white flowers some- 

 times occurs. 



