Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Brook Reservations, of the Metropolitan Park Commission, Massachusetts (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...STACHYS, Tourn. Hedge Nettle. S. aspera, Michx. Wet places. B, rare. PLANTAGINACE/E. Plantain Family. PLANTAGO, Tourn. Plantain. P. major, L. Common Plantain. Roadsides, fields, paths, waste places, and thin woods. B, M and B B, common: --S, frequent. P. Rugelii, Decaisne. Similar situations with the last. B, frequent: --M, common; Cascade woods; by S. Reservoir, etc. P. LANCEOLATA, L. RlBGRASS. Nat. from Eu. in fields, open woods, roadsides, and waste places everywhere. B, M, S and BB, common. P. Patagonica, Jacq., var. Aristata, Gray. Nat. from the West by roadsides, etc. B, rare. Division III. APETALJE. ILLECEBRACEi43. Knotwort Family. ANYCHIA, Michx. Forked Chickweed. A. dichotoma, Michx. Dry open woods. B, occasional. A. capillacea, DC. Dry open woods. B, occasional: --M, rare. SCLERANTHUS, L. Knawel. S. Annuus, L. Nat. from Eu. in waste places. M, common: --BB, occurs. AMARANTACEE. Amaranth Family. AMARANTUS, Tourn. Amaranth. A. RETROFLEXDS, L. AMARANTH PlGWEED. Adv. from Trop. Amer. in cult. ground, by roadsides, and in all waste places. B, top of Great Blue Hill: --M, %occasional. CHENOPODIACEE. Goosefoot Family. CHENOPODIUM, Tourn. Pigweed. C. Album, L. Pigweed. Nat. from Eu. in cult. grounds and waste places everywhere; a most troublesome weed. B, roadside, E. of Great Dome: --M, roadsides and old cult. ground. C. Murale, L. Adv. from Eu. in waste places. B, old cult. field, W. Quincy. C. Hybridum, L. Maple-leaved Goosefoot. Int. from the West into cult. grounds, waste places, and roadsides. M, rare; roadside. C. AMBROSIOIDES, L. MEXICAN TEA. Nat. from Trop. Amer. in waste places. B, rare. PHYTOLACCACE/E. Pokeweed Family. PHYTOLACCA, Tourn. Pokeweed. P. decandra, L. Common Poke. Garget. Pigeon Berry. Low grounds, rocky slopes, and