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Excerpt from Handbook of the Flora of Philadelphia and Vicinity, Containing Data Relating to the Plants Within the Following Radius
Upon the common name follows a reference to the page in Britton's Manual upon which the species is described in detail. Next follow the data given by the different contributors and in each case the authority is mentioned. The key to the ah breviations of names is found appended. A general statement in regard to habitat and time of flower ing is also made. When no data are added, the plant is considered to be of general distribution. All data from New Castle County-have been furnished by Mr. Edward Tatnall, except where otherwise mentioned. The information in regard to Bucks County has been revised by Dr. C. D. Fretz, who has just completed a revised catalogue of that region. The data from Delaware County were revised by Mr. Ben jamin H. Smith, who, for many years, has made a careful study of that county. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
