Local flora, 1902-1906
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Pinus strobus, A grove of tall trees N.W. of Toray Reservoir. One tree in woods towards Jamaica south. Hollis Park W. Humphreys. do. sylvestris, Two or three trees in wild thicket in cypress hills roads. do. nigra, C or frequent Thuja occidentalis L Low shrubs in Cypress Hills - a scattering growth of good sized trees mostly dead or dying - probably introduced many years ago. Chamaecyparis thyoides Two good sized trees Rockville Centre south side of Newport road; North of pumping station east of Aqueduct - the remnants of a small cedar swamp in low woods, the trees mostly dead. Merrick - an extensive white cedar swamp. Juniperus virginiana C. on sand dunes near the sea, on the coastal plain and in the hilly country.