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I Flowers not more than 4 in a cluster.A. oligocarpa 
2 Leaves finely serrate.A. Canadensis 
2 Leaves coarsely serrate.A. rotundifolia 
3 Shrub or small tree, 6 to 20 ft tall, top of ovary 
glabrous.A. Botryapium 
3 Small shrub, 1 to 4 ft tall, top of ovary woolly.A. spicata 
Crataegus macracantha Lodd. 
The long spined thorn has been reported as Crataegus coccinca 
macracantha. Following the Illustrated flora it is here given specific 
rank. Specimens collected near New Paltz have some of the spines 
\\ inches long. 
Crataegus mollis (T. & G.) Scheele 
Albany and Rensselaer counties. May and June. The soft 
pubescent young shoots, pedicels and lower surface of the young 
leaves specially distinguish this species from C. coccinca with which 
it was originally connected as a variety. 
Galium tinctorium L. 
In N. Y. state flora and in the Manual this plant stands as a variety 
of Galium trihdum. It has recently been restored to its original 
position as a distinct species. Our specimens are from Bethlehem, 
Albany county and Freeville, Tompkins county. July. 
Galium palustre L. 
Damp ground and ditches. Near Ticonderoga. June. 
Solidago alpestris W. £ K. 
Open summits of the higher peaks of the Adirondack mountains. 
Reported as Solidago Virgaurca alpin'a, but now regarded as a good 
species. Specimens of N. Virgaurca have been collected at Pulpit 
rocks on the shore of Lake Placid. 
Solidago uniligulata (VC.) Porter 
Bergen swamp, Genesee county. Reported as N. ncglccta linoidcs 
Gr. 
