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Brassica juncea (L.) Cosson 
Fields and waste places. Common. The indian mustai 1 closely 
resembles the Charlock or wild mustard, B. arvensis, from which it 
may be distinguished by its more glabrous character, its longer and 
more slender pedicels and its less prominently nerved pod. 
Viola scabriuscula (T. & G.) Schw. 
The smoothish yellow violet was originally described as a distinct 
species and in my opinion should never have been reduced to the 
rank of a mere variety of Viola pubescens. As such it has often 
been a source of perplexity to young botanists who could scarcely 
believe it to be a variety of that species. It is common in our state 
and is very constant in its characters. It occurs in some localities 
where V. pubescens is wanting. 
Hypericum majus (Gray) Britton 
Shore of Bowman pond. Sand Lake, Rensselaer county. August. 
The larger Canadian St Johnswort was formerly considered a 
variety of the Canadian St Johnswort, Hypericum Canadcnsc, and 
was reported as such. 
Euonymus Europaeus L. 
Borders of woods and waste places. West Albany. June. This 
shrub has been introduced into this country from Europe, and occa¬ 
sionally escapes from cultivation. Its common name is spindle tree. 
Acer nigrum Mx. 
Cattaraugus, Seneca and Onondaga counties. The black sugar 
maple has generally been regarded as a variety of the sugar maple, 
but following the Illustrated flora we now give it specific recognition. 
I have not observed it in the eastern part of the state. The chief 
difference between the two trees is found in the character of the 
leaves. 
Rubus Allegheniensis Porter 
Common in hilly and mountainous districts of the state. Long 
considered a form of Rubus villosus, the high bush blackberry, but 
separated from it by Prof. Porter in 1890, as a variety bearing the 
name R. villosus montanus. In 1896 he raised it to specific rank, 
