August 22 , 1928 
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HAY FEVER PLANTS - Professor Fernald - Conti 
Common Name Botanical Name 
Date of 
Pollination Remarks 
Butternut 
Hickory 
Hazelnut 
B irch 
Alder 
Oak 
Elms 
Nettle 
Pigweed 
Lambs quarter 
Orach 
■3 
Amaranth 
Pigweed 
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Water hemp 
Tree of heaven 
Ash 
Plantain 
Ragweed 
Cock] ebur'] 
Clotbur J 
Wormwood 
Walnut Family ( Juglandace&e) 
Juglans cinerea 
Carya 
Birch Family (Betulaceae) 
Corylus April 
Betula 
Alnus 
Beech Family (Fagaceae) 
Quercus 
Nettle Family (Urticaceae) 
Ulmus 
Urtica July - Sept. 
Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae ) 
Chenopodium 
Atriplex June - Sept Cape is full of it 
Amaranth Family (Amaranthaceae ) 
Amaranthus 
Acnida 
Quassia Family (Simarubaceae) 
Ailanthus glandulosa June - July 
Olive Family (Oleaceae) 
Fraxinus May 
Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) 
Plantago major 'All summer 
Composite Family (Compos itae) 
Ambrosia Mid. Aug. to frost 
Xanthium Late July to Sept. In every dump 
Artemisia caudata Aug. - Oct. Abundant 
