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Contributed by New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library.
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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.