PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 



PRIMULACEAE 

 Lysimachia terrestris (Z.) B. S. P. 

 L. strict a Ait. 



Racemed loosestrife. Bulb bearing loosestrife 



Shores of lakes and streams, ditches and wet places. Common. July 

 and August. 



Trientalis Americana Pursh 

 Star flower. Chickweed wintergreen 

 Woods and mountain tops. Common. June. It is smaller than 

 usual when growing on the mountain tops, and generally sterile. 



OLEACEAE 

 Fraxinus Americana Z. 



White ash 



A few trees represent this species. They are on the high hill on New- 

 man farm. This is the only known station for the species in North Elba. 



Fraxinus nigra Marsh. 



jF. sambucifolia Lam. 

 Black ash. Hoop ash 

 Low wet woods and swamps. Common. May. 



APOCYNACEAE 

 Apocynum androsaemifolium Z. 



Spreading dogbane 

 Dry soil in open places. Scarce. July. A patch of it may be seen 

 on the east side of Adirondack lodge road a few rods southeast of North 

 Elba post office. 



ASCLEPIADACEAE 

 Asclepias Syriaca Z. 



A. Cornuti Dec. 



SlLKWEED 



Roadsides. Rare. Adirondack lodge road between the North Elba 

 post office and Wood farm. July. 



