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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 1924 of 1976 254 words

P. lutea, L. New Castle, not common. (Hexamer.) P. sanguinea, L. Not rare.

P. vcrticillata, L. Throughout these limits. Note. -- There is reason to believe that several other species of this genus grow in the County.

REPORT OF THE FLORA

Order 32 -LEGUMINOSiE (Pulse Famly,)

Crotolaria, L.

C. sagittalis, L. Road-sides, frequent. Trifolium, L. (Clover.)

T. arvense, L. Sterile fields, common. (Nat. Eu.) T. pratense, L. Red clover. (Adv. Eu.) T. repens, L. White clover, common.

T. agrarium, L. Sandy fields and waste places. (Nat. Eu.) T. procumbens, L. Road-sides. (Nat. Eu.)

Melilotus, Tourn (Sweet Clover.)

M. officinalis, Wild. Waste grounds. (Adv. Eu.) M. alba, Lam. (Adv. Eu.)

Medicago, L. (Medic.)

M. Iupulina. L, Waste lands. (Adv. Eu.)

Robin ia, L. Locust Tree.

R. Pseudacacia, L. This tree is found in all parts of the county, but in late years it has not grown well ; it is attacked by a borer, and dies at the top from some other cause. (Nat. from the west.)

R. viscosa. Vent. Planted grounds, and found growing without cultivation near old dwellings. (From the west )

Astragalus, L. (Milk Vetch.)

A. Canadensis, L. Rare.

Desmodhirn, DC. (Tick Weed.)

D. nudiflorum, DC. Throughout. D. acuminatum, DC. Throughout. D. pauciflorum, DC. Not common. D. rotundifolium, DC. Frequent. D. canescens, DC. Not common.

D. cuspidatum, Torr. and Cray. Frequent.

D. viridiflorum, Beck. Frequent in the middle of the county.

D. Dillenii, Darlingt. (Bicknell.)

D. paniculatum DC. Shady woods, common.

D. Canadense, DC. Woods, common.

D. rigidum, DC. Hill sides throughout.

Passages from this source (1976)

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