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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition. Passage 1918 of 1976 253 words

Escaped from cultivation. (Bicknell.)

Order 11. -CAPP ARIL ACES. (Caper Family.)

Polanisia, Raf.

P. graveolens, Raf. Peekskill, (Mead.)

OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

Order 12.-- RESIDACEJE. (Mignonette Family)

Reseda, L.

R. Luteola, L. Roadsides. (Adv. Eu.)

Order 11-VI0LACE(E. (Violet Family.) Solea. DC. (Green Violet.)

S. concolor, Ging. Near Tarrytown, not common. (Hall.)

Viola, L. (Violet.)

V. rotundifolia, Mx. Near Spuyten-Duyvil, and White Plains, sparingly throughout.

V. lanceolata, L. Near Peekskill. (Le Roy.)

V. primulxfolia, L, Wet grounds throughout the County.

V. blanda, Willd. Common with the last.

V. cucullata, Ait. Common.

Forms.

" a. striata. Petals white and marked with purple lines. " b. palmata, Gray. Leaves varying from cordate entire to palmate or pedate divided.

" C. cordata, Gray. Very broad cordate, sometimes reniform. V. sagittata, Ait. Frequent about White Plains. Var. ovata, Nutt. In dry grounds. V. canina, L. Damp grounds, common. V. rostrata, Pursh. New Castle, not common. V. striata, Ait. New Castle, not common. V. Canadensis, L. New Castle, not common. V. pubescens, Ait. Common throughout these limits.

Var. scabriuscula, Torr. & Gray. Frequent. V. tricolor, L. Near Peekskill, escaped from cultivation. (Le Roy -- Adv. Eu.) V. odoratoa, L. Riverdale, escaped from gardens. (Bicknell).

Order 14.-- CISTACE£. (Bock-rose Family.)

Heliantheruum, Tourn.

H. Canadense, Mx. Road-sides.

Lechea, L.

L. Major Mx. Frequent. Li. minor Lam. (Bicknell.) L. racemulosa, Mx.

Order 15.-- DROSESACE^l. (Sundew Family.)

Drosera, L. (Sundew.)

D. rotundifolia, L Scarsdale. (Miss P. A. McCabe.)

REPORT OF THE FLORA

Order 16.-HYPSEICACEiE. (St. Jotn's-Wort Family.)

Hypericum, L.

H. prolificum, L. Riverdale. (Bicknell.)

Passages from this source (1976)

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