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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. 250 words

Cassandra, Don. (Leather leaf.)

C. calyculata, Don. New Castle. Bogs.

Andromeda, L.

A. Mariana, L. Along the coast of the Sound. A. ligustrina, Muhl. White Plains.

Clethra, L. (Sweet pepperbush.)

C. alnifolia, Damp grounds and borders of meadows, bears transplanting and is used for an ornamental shrub.

Kalmia, L. (American Laureb.)

K. latifolia, L. Woods common, four to ten feet high, a beautiful evergreen shrub, boars transplanting and is valued for its heavy green leaves and showy flowers.

K. angustifolia. L. New Castle.

Azalia, L. (False Honeysuckle.)

A. viscosa. L. Not common. (Leggett.)

A. nudiflora, L. Woods throughout. Note. -- Both the above species bear transplanting, and are beautiful objects in plan* ed grounds. Shrubs three to six feet in height.

REPORT OF THE FLORA

Rhodora, Duhamel.

R. Canadensis. Damp woods.

Pyrola, Tourn. (Shin-leaf.)

P. rotundifolia. Boggy places.

Var. asarifolia, Gray, not rare. P. elliptica, Nutt. White Plains. P. secunda, L. Woods.

Chimaphila, Pursh.

C. umbellata, Nutt. Woods common.

C. maculata, Pursh. Woods with the above.

Pterospora, Nutt. (Pine-drops.) P. Andromedea, Nutt.

Monotropa, L. (Indian Pipe.) M. uniflora, L. Dark woods. M. Hypopitys, L. Woods.

Order 5S.-AQUIF0LIACE;E. (Holly Family.) Ilex, L. (Holly.)

I. verticillate, Gray. (Black Alder.) Damp copses. I. laevigata, Gray. (Smooth winterberr}'.)

Order 59.-- LBENACEJE. (Ebony Family.)

Diospyros, L. (Persimmon, Medler.)

D. Virginiana, L. Pelham. (Richard S. Collins.) A second-class tree. Fruit edible, rare in these limits ; no doubt introduced by seeds from further south.

Order 62.-PLANTAGINACEJE. (Plantain Family.)

Plantago, L. (Plantain.) P. major, 1.. (Xat. Eu.)