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Corylus rostrata, Ail. Beaked Hazelnut. 



Pocahontas: Cranberry mountain; Mercer: Bluestone 



river ; Hampshire : Little Cacapon. 

 Alnus rugosa, (Du Roi) Spreng. Smooth Alder. 



Abundant along streams. 

 Alnus incana, (L.) Moench. Hoary Alder (?). Rare. Pocahontas: 



Cranberry Glades. 

 Pyrularia pub era, Michx. Oil-nut, Buffalo-nut. ''Colic-nut." 



Common in many sections. 

 Phoradendron flavescens, (Pursh) Nutt. American Mistletoe. 



Evergreen parasite. On trees along southern rivers. 

 Aristolochia macrophylla, Lam. Pipe Vine. Dutchman's Pipe. 



Woody vine. Frequent in rich mountain forests. 

 Zanthorhiza apiifolia, L'Her. Shrub Yellow-root. 



Small shrub on banks of streams. Upshur : near Buckhan- 

 non ; Webster : on Gauley river near Bolair. 

 Berheris Canadensis, Mill. American Barberry. 



Southern part of the State. Mercer: near Spanishburg. 

 Benzoin aestivale, (L.) Nees. Spice-bush. Benjamin-bush. 



Abundant shrub. 

 Hydrangea arhorescens, L. Wild Hydrangea. 



Abundant throughout the State. 

 Rihes Cynoshati, L. Prickly Gooseberry. 



Common in rocky woods. 

 Rihes rotundi folium, Michx. Eastern Wild Gooseberry. 



Pendleton : Spruce mountain. 



Rihes prostratum, L'Her. Fetid Currant. 



Rare. Pendleton : Spruce knob. 

 Physocarpus opulifolius, (L.) Maxim. Nine-bark. 



Common shrub. 

 Spiraea salicifolia, L. Meadow-sweet. 



Pocahontas : Cranberry Glades ; Randolph : Elkins. 

 Spiraea tomentosa, L. Hard-hack, Steeple-bush. 



Infrequent. Randolph: Elkins; Pocahontas: Seebert. 

 Pyrus melanocarpa, (Michx.) Willd. Black Chokeberry. 



Frequent, in many sections. 



