29.03.2013 Views

Bulletin - United States National Museum - Smithsonian Institution

Bulletin - United States National Museum - Smithsonian Institution

Bulletin - United States National Museum - Smithsonian Institution

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

FLORA OF WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. 41<br />

noteworthy that our flora exceeds that of Essex County most in the<br />

Compositw, Leguniinoscc, and CupuliferWj and next to these in the Scroplm-<br />

lariacea', Labiatcv, and Cruc>fera\ Our comparatively poorest orders are<br />

the Cyperacem, Bosacew, Uricacecc, and Filices.<br />

Comparing in like manner the 15 large genera enumerated on page 35,<br />

we are able to see still more definitely wherein the two floras differ:<br />

1 Carex<br />

2 Aster<br />

3 i Panicum<br />

4 Solidago<br />

5 Quercus<br />

I<br />

.<br />

6 Polygonum .<br />

' 7 Dcsmodium .<br />

i 8<br />

Salix<br />

9 Juncus<br />

10 Viola<br />

i<br />

11 Cyperus<br />

12 Ranunculus.<br />

j<br />

13 Eupatorium<br />

14 Heiianthus..<br />

15 i<br />

Asclepias<br />

. .<br />

Genera.<br />

Number of species

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!