Ginsen %(Panax quinquefolium) , known only from Haverstraw 
Bay northward. Formerly much collected tor its supposed med- 
icinal qualities, and now nearly extinct in the region. 
Labrador Tea (Ledum groe?ilandicum) , a low bog shrub with 
russet foliage and white flowers. Known only from Dutchess 
county northward. 
Three-leaved Solomon’s Seal ( Smilacina trifolia), very rare 
in the Hudson Valley in Dutchess county; unknown south of it. 
Twisted-Stalk (Streptopus amplexifolius) , with greenish-white 
flowers and leaves bluish beneath. Known only from the Cats- 
kills. 
Showy Ladies’ Slipper .( Cypripediuvi reginae), the finest of all 
the ladies’ slippers. Flowers white, variegated with crimson 
stripes. From Dutchess county and northward. 
Round-leaved Orchis (Habenaria orbiculata) , has two large, 
nearly round leaves, flat on the ground. They are silvery be- 
neath. 
Rattlesnake Plantain (Epipactis tesselata) , a small orchid with 
variegated leaves and whitish flowers on slender spikes. 
Golden Seal ( Hydrastis ca?iadensis) , now known only from 
near West Point and northward; very rare. Formerly much col- 
lected for its medicinal roots. 
Anemone (Anemo?ie riparia), known only from Dutchess 
county in our area. 
Hepatica ( Htpatica acutiloba ), a pointed-leaved form of this 
common wild flower in the Aqueduct region only from the Cats- 
kills. 
Three-toothed Cinquefoil (Potentilla iridentata) , a white-flow- 
ered herb with a woody base, the leaflets toothed at the end. 
Found only from Dutchess county and the Catskills. 
Seneca Snakeroot (Poly gala Se?iega ), sometimes called moun- 
tain flax. Flowers in long, slender spikes; white, tinged with 
green. 
Giant St. John’s Wort (Hypericum Ascyron ), almost a shrub, 
with large yellow flowers. Grows in moist places, only in the 
Catskills in the Hudson Valley region. 
Dwarf Cornel (Cornus canadense) , its greenish-white bloom, 
suggestive of minature dogwood, is borneat the end of the stems 
which are scarcely over four inches tall. Known now only from 
the Highlands northward. 
Ague-weed ( Gentiana quinquefolia), somewhat like the common 
fringed gentian but without the fringe. Rare in northern West- 
chester county, and increasing northward through the Highlands 
to the Catskills. 
Bugle-weed (Lycopus membranaceus) , with the aspect of mint, 
but without the mint odor. Known only from the Catskill area. 
Hobble-bush (Viburnum alnifolium), a shrub with showy 
white flowers and red fruits. Common north of the Highlands at 
moderate elevations and in the Catskills. 
Swamp Laurel (Kalmia poli folia) , a small relative of the 
