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Aug .- Oct.
Solidago odora, Ait.
Sweet Golden Rod.
Aug .- Oct.
Granite Bridge. Blue Hill.
Solidago puberula, Nutt.
Golden Rod.
Aug .- Oct.
About Blue Hill.
Solidago rugosa, Mill.
Golden Rod.
Aug .- Oct.
Woods, etc.
Solidago sempervirens, L.
Golden Rod.
Aug .- Oct.
Salt marshes.
Solidago serotina, Ait. Solidago serotina, Ait. Var. ? gigautea, Gray.
Golden Rod.
Aug .- Oct.
Copses.
Souchus asper, Vill.
( Spiny-leaved Sow- } thistle.
September.
Waste places.
Sonchus oleraceus, L.
September.
Waste places.
Tanacetum vulgare, L.
Roadsides.
Taraxacum officinale, Weber.
Dandelion.
Trou-Weed.
August.
Sept .- Nov.
Waste places.
Lobelias.
Lobelia cardinalis, L.
Cardinal Flower.
July-Oct.
Harland street.
Lobelia inflata, L.
Indian Tobacco.
July-Oct.
Dry open soil.
Lobelia spicata, Lam.
Lobelia.
July-Aug.
Dry grounds.
Bellflowers.
Campanula aparinoides, Pursh.
Marsh Bellflower.
July.
Low grassy places.
Specularia perfoliata, A. DC.
Venus Looking-glass.
May-Aug.
Blue Hills.
Heath Family.
Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi, Spreng.
Bearberry.
May.
Top of Blue Hill.
Andromeda.
June-July.
Woods.
Leather-Leaf.
August.
Houghton's Poud.
Prince's Pine.
June.
Dry woods.
White Alder.
July-Aug.
Wet copses.
Gaultheria procumbens, L. Checkerberry. Gaylussacia frondosa, T. & G. Dangleberry. Gaylussacia resinosa, T. & G. Common Huckleberry.
May-June.
Low copses.
Kalmia angustifolia, L. Kalmia latifolia, L.
Sheep Laurel. Mountain Laurel.
Church land?
Leucothoe racemosa, Gray.
Leucothoe.
May-June.
Blue Hill.
Monotropa uniflora, L. Pyrola elliptica, Nutt.
Shin-Leaf.
June.
Rich woods.
Pyrola rotundifolia, L.
Round-leaf Pyrola.
June-July.
Damp woods.
Rhododendron Rhodora, Gmelin. Rhododendron viscosum, Torr.
Rhodora.
May.
¿ near Houghton's Pond.
Clammy Azalea.
June.
Swamps.
Vaccinium corymbosum, L.
( Common Swamp? Blueberry.
June.
Low lands.
Cranberry.
June.
Bogs.
Dwarf Blueberry.
Juue.
Blue Hills.
Vaccinium vacillans, Solan.
Low Blueberry.
June.
Blue Hills.
Rosemary.
Statice Limonium, L. Var. } Caroliniana, Gray.
Marsh-Rosemary.
Aug .- Sept.
Salt marsh.
Primrose Family.
Hottonia iuflata, Ell.
Featherfoil.
June. June.
Pools and ditches. Sandy soil. Low ground.
Lysimachia quadrifolia, L. Lysimachia stricta, Ait. Steironema lanceolata, Gray. Trientalis Americana, Pursh.
Loosestrife.
June-Aug.
Loosestrife. Loosestrife. Starflower.
June-Aug. May.
Low ground. Damp woods.
Vernonia Noveboracensis, Willd. Xanthium Canadensis, Mill.
Commou Sow-Thistle. Common Tausy.
September. May.
Fields.
§ Neponset River. Pine.
tree Brook.
Andromeda ligustrina, Muhl. Cassandra calyculata, Don. Chimaphila umbellata, Nutt. Clethra alnifolia, L.
July.
Damp woods.
Near Houghton's Pond.
May-June. May-July. May-June.
Woods.
Indian Pipe.
July.
Harland street, etc.
Near Mr. Hinckley's,and
Vaccinium macrocarpon, Ait. Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum, { Lam.
Golden Rod.
Aug .- Oct.
Thicket and low ground.
Common Cocklebur.
Dry fields,
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TREES AND PLANTS.
LIST OF TREES AND PLANTS IN MILTON. - Continued.
Botanical Name.
Common Name.
Flowering.
Locality.
Ash. Fraxinus Americana, L.
White Ash.
April-May.
Woods.
Dogbane.
Apocynum androsæmifoli- } um, L.
Spreading Dogbane.
June-July.
Thickets.
Milkweeds.
Asclepias Cornuti, Decaisne. Asclepias incarnata, L. Var. pulchra, Pers.
Common Milkweed. Swamp Milkweed.
July. July.
Meadows.
Asclepias phytolaccoides, Pursh.
Poke Milkweed.
June.
Wet woods.
Asclepias purpurascens, L. Asclepias quadrifolia, L.
Purple Milkwer d. Four-leaved Milkweed.
June. June.
Randolph ave. Blue Hills.
Gentian Family.
Gentiana crinita, Fræl.
Fringed Gentian.
September.
Meadows near the Ne- ponset.
Limnanthemum lacunosum, Griseb.
Floating Heart.
June-Sept.
Ponds.
Menyanthes trifoliata, L.
Buck Bean.
May-June.
§ Opp.Centre School h'se. 1 Houghton's Pond.
Borage Family.
Echinospermum Virgini- cum, Lehm. Myosotis laxa, Lehm. Myosotis verna, Nutt. Symphytum officinale, L.
-
Forget-me-not. White Forget-me-not. Common Comfrey.
May-Aug. May-Aug. June.
Central ave. Reedsdale road. Near Dr. Ware's house.
Convolvulus Family.
Convolvulus arrensis, L. Convolvulus sepium, L. Var. } Americanus, Sims. Cuscuta Grouovii, Willd.
Bind weed.
June.
Fields.
June-July.
Moist grounds.
Aug .- Oct.
Damp grounds.
Common Stramonium. Matrimony vine. Bitter-sweet,
July-Sept. Aug .- Sept. July-Aug.
Waste places. Cultivated grounds. Around dwellings.
Snakehead.
July-Sept. August.
Wet places. Blue Hills.
August.
Salt marsh.
August.
Dry woods.
August.
Dry woods.
August.
Blue Hill.
August.
Blue Hill.
June-Sept.
Neponset River.
June-Aug. August.
Sandy soil. Everywhere.
Cow-Wheat.
June-Sept.
Open woods.
Monkey-Flower.
Wet places. Blue Hill.
Common Lousewort. Common Wullein. Corn Speed well. Neck Weed.
Marsh Speedwell.
June-Aug.
Bogs.
Veronica serpyllifolia, L.
Thyme - leaved ! 1 Speedwell.
May-July.
Roadsides.
Broom-rape Family. Aphyllon uniflorum, Gray.
Epiphegus Virginiana, Bart.
§ One-flowered Can- } 3 cer-root. Beech Drops.
April-May. Aug .- Oct.
Woods. , Blue Hill; under beech- trees.
Nightshade Family. Datura Tutula, L. Lycium vulgare, Dunal. Solanum Dulcamara, L.
Figwort Family.
Chelone glabra, L. Gerardia flava, L. Gerardia maritima, Raf. Gerardia pedicularia, L. Gerardia purpurea, L. Gerardia quercifolia, Pursh. Gerardia tenuifolia, Vahl. Gratiola aurea, Muhl. Linaria Canadensis, Dumout. Linaria vulgaris, Mill. Melampyrum Americanum, Michx.
Downy False Foxglove. Seaside Gerardia. Gerardia. Purple Geradia.
Smooth False Foxglove. Slender Gerardia. Hedge-Hyssop. Wild Toad-Flax. Butter-and-Eggs.
Mimulus ringens, L. Pedicularis Canadensis, L. Verbascum Thupsu., L. Veronica arvensis, L. Veronica peregrina, L. Veronica scutellata, L.
July-Sept. May-July. September. May.
Fields.
Fields.
May.
Waste grounds.
Stickseed.
July.
Waste places.
Hedge Bindweed. Dodder.
Fields.
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HISTORY OF MILTON.
LIST OF TREES AND PLANTS IN MILTON. - Continued.
Botanical Name.
Common Name.
Flowering.
Locality.
Verbenas.
Verbena hastata, L.
Blue Vervain.
White Vervain.
July-Sept. July-Sept.
Low grounds. Roadsides.
Mint Family.
Brunella vulgaris, L.
Self-heal.
June-Sept. August.
Woods and fields. Waste places. Fields.
Lamium amplexicaule, L. Leonurus Cardiaca, L.
Common Motherwort.
July-Sept. July-Aug. August.
Near dwellings. Wet grounds.
Lycopus sinuatus, Ell. Lycopus Virginicus, L.
Bugle-Weed.
Wild Mint.
July-Sept.
Shady wet places.
Nepeta Cataria, L.
Catnip.
July-Aug.
Cultivated grounds.
Nepeta Glechoma, Benth.
Ground Ivy.
May-Aug.
Near dwellings.
Pycnanthemum incanum,
Mountaiu Mint.
August.
Blue Hill.
Pycnanthemum linifolium, Pursh.
Mountain Mint.
July-Sept.
Blue Hill.
Pycnanthemum Pers.
muticum,
Mountain Mint.
August.
Blue Hill.
Scullcap.
August.
Wet places.
Mad-dog Scullcap.
August.
Wet places.
Hedge Nettle.
July.
Paul's Bridge.
Trichostema dichotomum, L.
Blue Curls.
July-Sept.
About Houghton's Pond.
Plantains.
Plantago lanceolata, L.
English Plantain. Common Plantain. Plantain.
April-June. June-Sept. June-Sept.
Fields. Moist places.
Plantago Rugelii, Decaisne.
Moist places.
Amaranths.
Acnida cannabina, L. Amarantus albus, L.
Water Hemp. Amaranth.
July-Oct. July.
Salt marshes. Roadsides.
Goosefoot Family.
Orache.
August.
Granite Bridge.
Atriplex patula, L. Tar. ) hastata, Gray.
Orache.
August.
Granite Bridge.
Chenopodium album, L.
Pigweed.
August.
Waste places.
Pokeweed. Phytolacca decandra, L.
Garget.
July-Sept.
Woods.
Buckwheat Family.
Fagopyrum esculentum, { Moench.
Buckwheat.
June-Sept.
Old fields.
Polygonum acre, HBK.
Wild Smart-weed.
August.
Wet places.
Polygonum arifolium, L.
( Halberd-leaved Tear-thumb.
August.
Low grounds.
Polygonum aviculare, L.
Door-weed.
August.
Waste places.
Black Bind-weed.
July-Aug. August.
Wet places.
Mild Water-pepper.
August.
Wet places.
Persicaria.
August.
Wet places. Waste grounds.
Prince's Feather.
Aug .- Sept.
Persicaria.
July-Oct.
Moist places.
Lady's Thumb.
August.
Moist places.
Polygonum ramosissimum, Michx.
Goose-Grass.
Aug-Oct.
Granite Bridge.
Polygonum sagittatum, L.
" Arrow-leaved Tear-thumb.
July-Sept.
Low grounds.
Polygonum tenue, Michx. Rumex Acetosella, L. Rumex crispus, L.
Slender Knot-Grass. Sheep Sorrel. Curled Dock.
.July-Sept. May. July.
Dry soil. Weed in fields.
Waste grounds.
Galeopsis Tetrahit, L.
Hedeoma pulegioides, Pers.
Common Hemp-uettle. American Pennyroyal. Dead Nettle.
July-Sept. August.
Cultivated ground.
Water Horehound.
Mentha Canadensis, L. Mentha viridis, L.
Spearmint.
July.
Shady wet places.
Michx.
Scutellaria galericulata, L. Scutellaria lateriflora, L. Stachys aspera, Michx.
Plantago major, L.
Atriplex arenaria, Nntt.
Polygonum Convolvulus, L. Polygonum Hydropiper, L. Polygonum hydropipe -? roides, Michx.
Granite Bridge.
Smart-weed.
Polygonum incarnatum, Ell. Polygonum orientale, L. Polygonum Pennsylvani- { cum, L. Polygonum Persicaria, L.
Shady wet places.
Verbena urticæfolia, L.
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TREES AND PLANTS.
LIST OF TREES AND PLANTS IN MILTON. - Continued.
Botanical Name.
Common Name.
Flowering.
Locality.
Laurel Family.
Lindera Benzoin, Meisn. Sassafras officinale, Nees.
Fever-bush. Sassafras. .
April. April.
Damp woods. About Blue Hills.
Santalaceæ. Comandra umbellata, Nutt.
Bastard Toad-flax.
May-June.
About Blue Hills.
Spurge. Acalypha Virginica, L. Euphorbia Cyparissias, L. Euphorbia maculata, L.
Three-seeded Mercury. July-Sept.
Cypress Spurge.
June.
Spotted Spurge.
June.
Waste places.
Water Starworts. Callitriche verna, L.
Water-Starwort.
May-Aug.
Shallow water.
Nettle Family.
Celtis occidentalis, L.
Sugarberry.
April-May. April.
Woods. Woods and roadsides.
Ulmus Americana, L.
American Elm.
Great Stinging-Nettle.
June-Aug.
Roadsides.
Plane-tree.
Platanus occidentalis, L.
American Sycamore.
May.
Randolph ave., etc.
Walnut Family.
Carya alba, Nutt.
Shell-bark Hickory.
May.
Woods.
Carya amara, Nutt.
Bitternut.
May.
Woods, Blue Hill.
Carya porcina, Nutt.
Pignut.
May.
Woods, Blue Hill.
Juglans cinerea, L.
Butternut.
May.
rich woods,
Sweet Fern. Bayberry.
April-May. May
Sterile hills. Sandy soil.
Birch Family.
Alnus serrulata, Willd.
Smooth Alder.
May.
Roadsides.
White Birch.
May.
Abundant in poor soil.
Black Birch.
May.
Blue Hill; moist woods.
Betula lutea, Michx. f.
Yellow Birch.
May.
Moist woods.
Oak Family.
Water Beech.
May.
Along streams.
Chestnut.
June-July.
Woods; common.
Hazelnut.
May.
Thickets.
American Beech.
May.
Woods.
Hop-Hornbeam.
May.
Woods.
White Oak.
May.
Woods.
Swamp White Oak.
May.
Low places.
Quercus coccinea, Wang.
Scarlet Oak
May.
Rich woods.
Quercus ilicifolia, Wang.
Black Scrub-Oak.
May.
About and on Blue Hills.
Quercus prinoides, Willd.
Dwarf Chestnut Oak.
May.
About and on Blue Hills.
Quercus Prinus, L.
Chestnut Oak.
May.
Base of Blue Hills.
Quercus rubra. L.
Red Oak.
May.
Rocky woods
Quercus tinctoria, Bartr.
Black Oak.
May.
Dry woods.
Willow Family.
Populus balsamifera, L. {
Balm of Gilead.
April.
Introduced.
Large-toothed Aspen.
April.
Woods.
American Aspen.
April.
Woods.
White Willow.
April.
Introduced.
Salix discolor, Muhl.
Glaucous Willow.
April.
Meadows.
Salix fragilis, L.
Brittle Willow.
May.
Neponset River.
Salix humilis, Muhl.
Low. bush Willow.
May.
Roadsides.
Pine Family.
Juniperus Virginiana, L. Larix Americana, Michx.
Red Cedar. American Larch.
April. April.
Dry hills.
Swamps.
Scott's Woods road ;
Sweet-Gale Family. Comptonia asplenifolia, Ait. Myrica cerifera, L.
Betula alba Var. populi-{ folia, Spach. Betula lenta. L.
Carpiuus Americana, Lam. Castanea vesca, L. Var. Americana, Mx. Corylus Americana, Walt. Fagus ferruginea, Ait. Ostrya Virginica, Willd. Quercus alba, L. Quercus bicolor, Willd.
Var. candicans, Gray. Populus grandidentata, Michx. Populus tremuloides, Michx. Salix alba, L.
Fields. Roadsides.
Urtica dioica, L.
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HISTORY OF MILTON.
LIST OF TREES AND PLANTS IN MILTON. - Continued.
Botanical Name.
Common Name.
Flowering.
Locality.
Pinus rigida, Mill. Pinus Strobus, L.
Pitch Pine.
May.
Sandy soil.
White Pine.
May.
Damp woods.
Tsuga Canadensis, Carr.
Hemlock.
May.
Rich woods; scarce.
Orchids.
Arethusa bulbosa, L.
Arethusa.
May.
Blue Hill River and Harland street.
Calopogou pulchellus, R. Br. Corallorhiza multiflora, Nutt. Cypripedium acanle, Ait.
Lady's Slipper.
May.
July-Aug.
Rich woods.
Habenaria fimbriata, R. Br.
fringed Orchis.
( Small Purple- fringed Orchis.
July-Aug.
Wet meadows.
Naked-gland Orchis.
July.
Twaybladc.
June.
Bogs.
Pogonia ophioglossoides, { Nutt.
Pogouia.
July.
§ Blue Hill River. Har- 1 laud street.
Pogonia verticillata, Nutt.
Whorled Pogonia.
June.
Damp woods in the Blue Hills.
Spirauthes cernua, Richard. Spirauthes gracilis, Bigel.
Iris Family.
Iris versicolor, L.
Larger Blue Flag.
May-June.
Meadows.
Sisyrinchium anceps, L.
Blue-eyed Grass.
June-Aug.
Meadows.
Sisyrinchium mucrouatum, { Michx. Hypoxys erecta, L.
Blue-eyed Grass.
Juue-Aug.
Meadows.
Star-Grass.
June-Aug.
Meadows.
Lily Family.
Allium Canadense, Kalın.
Wild Meadow Garlic.
May-Juue.
Near Dr. Ware's, Lower Mills.
Asparagus officinalis, L.
Garden Asparagus.
June.
Granite Bridge.
Erythronium Americanum, { Smith.
Dog-tooth Violet.
May.
Blue Hill; scarce.
Lilium Canadense, L.
Wild Yellow Lily.
June-July.
Mattapan st. & elsewhere. Fields.
Lilium Philadelphicum, L. Maianthemum bifolium, DC.
Medeola Virginiana, L.
Indian Cucumber-Root. June.
¿ damp woods.
Polygouatum biflorum, Ell.
( Smaller Solomon's } Seal.
June.
Wooded banks.
False Spikenard.
June.
Moist copses.
Greenbrier.
July.
Hillside street.
Smilax herbacea, L.
Carrion-Flower.
June.
Moist meadows.
Smilax rotundifolia, L.
Common Greenbrier.
June.
Thickets.
Trillium cernuum, L.
Nodding Trillium.
May.
Thatcher street, White's 1 pasture, etc.
Uvilaria sessilifolia, L.
Bellwort.
May.
Woods.
Pickerel-weed.
Poutederia cordata, L.
Pickerel-wced.
July-Sept.
Neponset River, etc.
Rushes.
Juncus acumiuatus, Michx.
Rush.
July.
Borders of pouds.
Juncus bufonius, L.
Rush.
July.
Common.
Juucus Canadensis, J. Gay.
Rush.
July.
Common.
Juncus effusus, L.
Common Rush.
July.
Marshy ground.
Juncus Gerardi, Lois.
Black Grass.
July.
Salt marshes.
Juncus tenuis, Willd.
Rush.
July.
Common.
Luzula campestris, DC.
Wood-rush.
May.
Woods.
Cat-tail Family.
Sparganium simplex Hud-} son. Var. Nuttallii, Gray. § Typha latifolia, L.
Burr-reed.
July-Sept.
Along streams.
Common Cat-tail.
July.
Borders of ponds.
Calopogon.
July.
Coral-root.
July-Sept.
Pine woods, Brook road.
Goodyera pubesceus, R. Br.
Rattlesnake Plantain.
§ Large Purple-
June.
Wet meadows.
Habeuaria psychodes, Gray. Habenaria tridentata, Hook. Liparis Loeselii, Richard.
Springy places. Wet woods.
Ladies' Tresses.
Aug .- Oct.
j Wet grassy places, and ) ou Blue Hill.
Ladies' Tresses.
July-Ang.
Hilly woods.
Wild Orange-Red Lily.
False Solomon's Seal.
June-July. May.
Moist woods; common.
§ Blue Hill, etc., rich,
Smilacina racemosa, Desf. Smilax glauca, Walt.
Near Houghton's Pond. Woods.
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TREES AND PLANTS.
LIST OF TREES AND PLANTS IN MILTON. - Continued.
Botanical Name.
Common Name.
Flowering.
Locality.
Arums.
Acorus Calamus, L.
Sweet Flag.
June.
Borders of ponds.
Arisæma triphyllum, Torr.
Indian Turnip.
May.
Common.
Calla palustris, L.
Water Arum.
June.
Cold bogs.
Peltandra Virginica, Raf.
Arrow Arum.
June.
Brook, Thatcher street.
Symplocarpus fætidus, } Salisb.
Skunk Cabbage.
April.
Moist places.
Duckweeds.
Lemna minor, L.
Duckweed.
August.
Water; commou.
Water-Plantains.
Alisma Plantago, L. Var. } Americanum, Gray.
Water Plantain.
July-Aug.
Ditches.
Sagittaria graminea, Pursh.
Arrow-head.
August.
Bridge.
Sagittaria variabilis, Eng.
Arrow-head.
August.
Wet places.
Pondweeds.
Potamogeton Claytonii, { Tuckerm.
Pondweed.
August.
Ponds.
Potamogeton natans, L.
Pondweed.
August.
Ponds.
Pipewort.
Eriocaulon septangulare, With.
Pipewort.
August.
Ponds.
Sedges.
Carex bullata, Schk.
Sedge.
Juue.
Meadows.
Carex cephalophora, Muhl.
Sedge.
June.
Woods.
Carex couoidea, Schk.
Sedge.
June.
Moist meadows.
Carex crinita, Lam.
Sedge.
July.
Moist meadows.
Carex debilis, Michx.
Sedge.
June.
Moist woods.
Carex echinata, Murr.
Sedge.
June.
Moist woods.
Carex folliculata, L.
Sedge.
June.
Bogs.
Carex gracillima, Schw.
Sedge.
June.
Moist woods.
Carex intumescens, Rudge.
Sedge.
June.
Wet meadows.
Carex laxiflora, Lam.
Sedge.
June.
Open woods.
Carex lurida, Wahl.
Sedge.
June.
Swamps.
Carex pallescens, L.
Sedge.
June.
Meadows.
Carex panicea, L.
Sedge.
June.
Dr. Keunedy's.
Carex Pennsylvanica, Lam.
Sedge.
June.
Dry woods; common.
Carex polytrichoides, Muhl.
Sedge.
June.
Low grounds.
Carex Pseudo-Cyperus, L .¿ Var. comosa, W. Boott.
Sedge.
June.
Wet places.
Carex scoparia, Schk.
Sedge.
June.
Low meadows.
Carex sparganioides, Muhl.
Sedge.
June.
Blue Hill.
Carex stipata, Muhl.
Sedge.
June.
Swamps.
Carex straminea, Schk.
Sedge.
June.
Fields.
Carex stricta, Lam.
Sedge.
Juue.
\ " Hassocks" in wet meadows.
Carex tentaculata, Muhl.
Sedge.
June.
Wet meadows
Carex vestita, Willd.
Sedge.
June.
soils.
Carex virescens, Muhl.
Sedge.
June.
woods.
Carex vulpinoidea, Michx.
Sedge.
June.
Low meadows.
Cyperus dentatus, Torr.
Galingale.
August.
Sandy swamps.
Cyperus diandrus, Torr.
Galingale.
August.
Low grounds.
Cyperus strigosus, L.
Galingale.
July-Sept.
Common.
Dulichium spathaceum, Pers.
Dulichium.
July-Sept.
Borders of pouds.
Eleocharis palustris, R. Br.
Spike-rush.
July-Sept.
Aug .- Sept.
Wool-grass.
Wet meadows.
Bulrush.
Fresh-water ponds.
Scirpus maritimus, L.
Sea Club-rush.
August.
§ Granite Bridge; salt 1 marshes.
Scirpus pungens, Vahl.
Bulrush. Bulrush.
July-Aug. August.
Borders of ponds. Ponds.
Scirpus subterminalis, Torr.
Low grounds, Sandy fields.
Fimbristylis capillaris, Gray. Scirpus Eriophorum, Michx. Scirpus lacustris, L.
July-Sept. July.
( Granite Bridge; sandy
( Blue Hills; rocky
‘ Neponset River, Paul's
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HISTORY OF MILTON.
LIST OF TREES AND PLANTS IN MILTON. - Continued.
Botanical Name.
Common Name.
Flowering.
Locality.
Grasses.
Agropyrum repens, L.
Twitch-grass.
June-Aug.
Meadows.
Agrostis alba, L. Var. stolo- nifera, Vasey.
Fiorin Grass.
August.
Moist meadows.
Agrostis alba, L. Var. vul- garis, Thurb.
Red-top.
August.
Low meadows.
Agrostis canina, L.
Brown Bent-grass. Thin-grass.
August.
Low meadows.
Agrostis scabra, Willd.
Hair-grass.
June-July.
Shady places.
Alopecurus pratensis, L.
Meadow Fox-tail.
July-Aug. May.
Pastures.
Andropogon dissitiflorus, }
Beard-grass.
July-Sept.
Sandy soil.
Andropogon Lam.
provincialis, į
Beard-grass.
July-Sept.
Sandy soil.
Andropogon scoparius, Michx.
Beard-grass.
July-Sept.
Common in poor soil.
Sweet-scented Ver-{ nal Grass.
May-July.
Pastures.
Indian Grass.
August.
Blue Hill.
Wood Reed-grass.
July-Aug.
Moist woods.
Orchard Grass.
June.
Shaded fields. Dry soil.
Danthonia spicata, Beauv.
Wild Oat-grass.
July.
Blue Hills.
Reed-grass.
July.
Neponset River.
Reed-grass.
July.
Fowl meadows, etc.
Spike-grass.
August.
Salt marshes.
Reboulea.
June.
Moist woods.
Fescue-grass.
July.
Rocky woods.
Sheep's Fescue-grass.
July.
Rocky woods.
Glyceria Canadensis, Trin.
Rattle-snake Grass.
July.
Wet places.
Glyceria fluitans, R Br.
Rattle-snake Grass.
June-Aug.
Shallow water.
Glyceria maritima, Wahl.
Sea Spear-grass.
June-Aug. June.
Moist meadows.
Rattle-snake Grass. Holy Grass.
May.
Marshes.
Velvet-grass.
June.
Meadows.
Leersia oryzoides, Swartz.
Rice Cut-grass.
June.
Wet places.
Leersia Virginica, Willd.
White Grass.
Aug .- Sept.
River.
Drop-sced Grass.
August.
Open woods.
Drop-seed Grass.
Aug -Sept.
Blue Hill.
Drop-seed Grass.
Aug .- Sept.
Base of Blue Hill.
Panic-grass.
August.
Wet meadows.
Panic-grass.
Aug .- Sept.
Sandy soil.
Panicum clandestinum, L.
Panic-grass.
July-Sept.
Low thickets.
Panicum crus-galli, L
Barn-yard Grass.
Aug -Oct.
Barn-yards.
Panicum depauperatum,
Panic-grass.
June.
Dry woods.
Panicum dichotomum, L.
Panic-grass.
June-Aug.
Dry woods.
Panicum latifolium, L.
Panic-grass.
June-Aug.
Moist thickets.
Panicum sanguinale, L.
Common Crab-grass.
June-Aug.
Yards.
Panicum virgatum, L.
Panic-grass.
August.
Moist soil.
Phalaris arundinacea, L.
Reed Canary-grass.
August.
Neponset River.
Phleum pratense, L.
Timothy. Herds-grass.
June.
Meadows.
Poa annua, L.
Low Spear-grass.
Waste grounds.
Poa pratensis, L.
Dry soil.
Poa serotina, Ehrh.
False Red-top.
July-Aug.
Wet meadows.
Setaria glauca, Beauv.
Fox-tail.
July-Aug.
Barn-yards.
Setaria viridis, Beauv.
Bottle-grass.
July-Aug. August.
Salt marshes.
Spartina stricta, Roth. Var. ¿ alterniflora, Gray.
Marsh-grass.
August.
Salt marshes.
Spartina stricta, Roth. Var. ( glabra, Gray.
Marsh-grass.
August.
Salt marshes.
West slope of Blue Hill.
Stipa avenacea, Linn. Zizania aquatica, L.
Black Oat-grass. Indian Rice.
July. August.
Neponset River.
Agrostis perennans, Tuck.
July-Aug.
Shady places.
Alopecurus geniculatus, L.
Floating Fox-tail.
Wet meadows.
Anthoxanthum odoratum, L. Chrysopogon nutans, Benth. Cinna arundinacca, L Dactylis glomerata, L.
Common Hair-grass.
June.
Deschampsia flexuosa, Griseb. Deyeuxia Canadensis, Hook. Deyeuxia Nuttalliana, Vasey. Distichlis maritima, Raf. Eatonia Pennsylvanica, Gray. Festuca nutans, Willd. Festuca ovina, L.
Salt marshes.
Glyceria nervata, Trin. Glyceria obtusa, Trin. Hierochloa borealis, R. & S. Holcus lanatus, L.
Rattle-snake Grass.
August.
Bogs
( Lower Mills, Neponset
Muhlenbergia sobolifera, Trin.
Muhlenbergia sylvatica, T. & G. Muhlenbergia Willdenovii, Trin.
Panicum agrostoides, Muhl. Panicum capillare, L.
Muhi.
§ Common Meadow- { grass.
April-Oct. May-July.
Cultivated grounds.
Spartina juncea, Willd.
Rush Salt-grass.
Michx.
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TREES AND PLANTS.
LIST OF TREES AND PLANTS IN MILTON. - Concluded.
Botanical Name.
Common Name.
Flowering.
Locality.
Horse-tails.
Equisetum arvense, L. Equisetum limosum, L. Equisetum sylvaticum, L.
Horse-tail.
Horse-tail.
May.
Wet places.
Ferns.
Botrychium ternatum, Swartz. Var. obliquum, Milde.
Moonwort.
July.
Dry woods.
Ophioglossum vulgatum, L.
Adder's Tongue.
June.
Bridge.
The old Lewis Tucker
Adiantum pedatum, L.
Maiden-hair Fern.
July.
¿ place.
Aspidium acrostichoides, { Swartz.
Wood-Fern.
July.
Hills.
Wood-Fern.
July.
Swamps.
Shield-Fern.
July.
Rocky hillsides.
Wood-Fern.
July.
Swamps.
Aspidium spiuulosum, Swartz. Var. intermedi- um, Eaton.
Wood-Fern.
July.
Woods everywhere.
Aspidium Thelypteris,
Wood-Fern.
August.
Meadows.
Swartz.
Spleenwort.
July.
Blue Hills.
Asplenium Filix-foemina, Bernh.
Spleenwort.
July.
Moist woods.
Asplenium Filix-foemina, Bernh. Var. angustum, Eaton.
Spleenwort.
October.
Rich woods.
Asplenium thelypteroides, { Michx.
Spleenwort.
July-Sept.
About Blue Hills ; scarce.
Spleenwort.
July.
1 cliffs.
Dicksonia.
July.
Moist places.
Sensitive Fern.
July.
Moist places.
Osmunda cinnamomea, L.
Cinnamon Fern.
May.
Moist places.
Osmunda Claytoniana, L. Osmunda regalis, L.
Flowering Fern.
May.
Moist places.
Phegopteris hexagonoptera, { Fee.
Beech Fern.
July.
Open woods; scarce.
Polypodium vulgare, L. Pteris aquilina, L
Polypody.
July
Rocks.
Common Brake.
August.
Hills.
Club-Mosses.
Lycopodium complanatum, L.
Club-Moss.
Woods.
Lycopodium dendroideum, Michx.
Ground-Pine.
August.
Moist woods.
Lycopodium
lucidulum, { Michx.
Club-Moss.
August.
Blue Hills.
Selaginella rupestris, Spring.
Gray-Moss.
Dry rocks.
Horse-tail.
April. June.
Common. Shallow water.
( Meadows near Paul's
( Rocky woods ; Bluc
Aspidium cristatum, Swartz. Aspidium marginale, Swartz. Aspidium Noveboracense, ¿ Swartz.
Asplenium ebeneum, Ait.
Flowering Fern.
May.
Moist places.
Dicksonia pilosiuscula, Willd. Onoclea sensibilis, L.
( Blue Hills; shaded
Asplenium Trichomanes, L.
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HISTORY OF MILTON.
TREES OF MILTON.
" The waving verdure rolls along the plain, And the wide forest weaves, To welcome back its playful mates again, A canopy of leaves. And from its darkened shadow floats A gush of trembling notes."
PERCIVAL.
One of the most attractive features in the outward aspect of Milton is the abundance of its trees and shrubs.
There are few if any parts of its long avenues where nature has not provided, or the hand of taste placed, on each side, either the native or the Dutch Elm, the Rock Maple, or some of the evergreens from the hills, or rarer specimens from other lands. On the shorter cross-streets the walls and fences are hidden by the abundant growth of shrubs, or mantled by the Woodbine, Clematis, and Ivy.
In their flowering season the Sweet Viburnum and the Elder load the air with their fragrance. At short intervals the ob- server comes upon a grove of Maples and Oaks, or a copse of Pine interspersed with deciduous varieties. Other species are found in places suited to their growth, as the Willows in the low grounds and by the brooks.
TREE LIFE AND STRUCTURE.
Who does not gaze with admiration at a grand, old tree ? There is nothing in vegetable nature comparable to it. It is only, however, by the habit of close observation that the exceed- ing beauty of tree-life and tree-structure, at the various seasons of the year, is discerned. This is especially manifest when under a vernal sun the swelling buds and leaflets take on a russet hue all over our hills, and then along the wide land- scape a light green, deepening shade by shade, as the season advances, into the rich, dark green of the full summer foliage; and again, at the sudden maturity of the foliage in autumn, when the brilliant painting of our hills and valleys is a sight wonder- ful to behold ; while there is nothing finer in nature or art than the symmetry of tree architecture as seen in winter.
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