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briar), the latter being very rare. Rubus strigosus (backberry), 
Rubus occidentalis and 1 Rubus hispidus all are here, and Ribes 
floridum (gooseberry), Ribes Cynosbati and Ribes oxyacanthoides. 
Rhus Toxicodendron (poison ivy) puts in its unwelcome appear¬ 
ance, and for vines we have Vitis labrusca (grape), Ampelopsis 
quinquefolia (woodbine) and Solanum Dulcamara (nightshade), 
the latter being very rare with its beautiful purple blossoms and 
own sister to our cultivated Solanum tuberosum. There are two 
species of Cornus here, one, Cornus sericea, is shy of the wet and 
grows at the edge, while Cornus stolonifera over-runs consider¬ 
able space. There is Salix (willow) all about here and, I may 
not be correct, but as near as I can determine, there are three 
species, Salix discolor, Salix rostrata and Salix cordata. And 
then we have: 
Veratrum viride 
Caltha palustris 
Arisaema triphyllum 
Aralia nudicaulis 
Impatiens pallida 
Impatiens fulva 
Actaea alba 
Actaea rubra 
Dentaria diphylla 
Asarum Canadense 
Chelone glabra 
Mitella diphylla 
Tiarella cordifolia 
Fragaria virginiana 
Fragaria vesca 
Ranunculus acris 
Ranunculus abortivus 
Taraxicum officinale 
Rumex obtusifolius 
Rumex Acetosella 
Verbascum Thapsus 
Spirea tomentosa 
Cnicus arvensis 
Cerastium vulgatum 
Tussilago Farfara 
Monarda punctata 
Veronica serpyllifolia 
Poke 
Cowslip 
Indian Turnip 
Sarsaparilla 
Jewel weed 
Jewelweed 
Baneberry 
Baneberry 
Indian Pepper 
Wild Ginger 
Snakehead 
Miterwort 
False Miterwort 
Strawberry 
Strawberry 
Buttercup 
Buttercup 
Dandelion 
Yellow Dock 
Sorrel 
Mullein 
Hardhack 
Thistle 
Chickweed 
Colt’s Foot 
Horsemint 
Speedwell 
