■'J 'i|;:;i;;i'!j;ii!lijii,!;'vii!;'|i:i^v QK 127 .DT2 1902 Driggs, Alfred Waldo Notes on the flora of Connecticut. Second series ■;i;i;i'i;:V:;',i>';i'i''''''-:!;;v;v;)i!;f; „!;:i;;';;|'<;i:;:h:i>|li;-i^:l S::l';,,.,.l,,,.™.. ,": :::i::;l<.^j::,:,f)fl,j< 'SSSlii: Q>>05i'3 Connecticut School Document No. 12 — 1902 (WHOLE NUMBER -219; Notes on the Flora of Connecticut (Second Series) By A. W. DRIGGS liOTANii GAROeN 1902 (^) MEMBERS OF 'IMF. ^talc Boarb of lEbucatiou 1902 GEORGE P. McLEAN, Governor EDWIN O. KEELER, Lieut.-Governor WILLIAM G. SUMNER EDWARD D. ROBBINS WILLIAM H. PALMER, Jr. GEORGE M. CARRINGTON Simsbury Norwalk New Haven Wethersfield Norwich Winsted SECRETARY OF THE BOARD CHARLES D. HINE, Hartford OFFICE Room 42, Capitol, Hartford Notes on the Flora of Connecticut For the identification of many of the plants contained in this list I am indebted to Mr. Merritt L. Fernald of the Gray Herbarium and Mr. Elmer D. Merrill of the Division of Agrostology at Washington. On the distribution and soil preference of the flora of the state I have received valuable information from the following: Mr. C. A. Weatherby. East Hartford; Mr. Hans J. Koehler, Hartford; Dr. C. B. Graves, New London; Mr. E. H. Austin, Gaylordsville ; Rev. Storrs O. Seymour, Litchfield ; Mr. Irving Holcomb, West Granby ; Mr. C. K. Averill, Bridgeport. A. W. DRIGGS. East Hartford, Conn., ISIarch 1, 1902. Note. — The distribution of species with the star prefixed is not well known. ADDER'S-TONGUE FAMILY BOTRYCHIUM TERNATUM, Swartz East Hartford, meadows east of Bidwell's Corner; frequent Granby, open ground; frequent Hartford, ojjen ground in Keney Park; frequent Manchester, open ground; frequent Norfolk, open slopes of Dutton Mountain; frequent South Windsor, slopes about Pleasant Valley mill pond; frequent Stafford, hill pastures; frequent BOTRYCHIUM TERNATUM, VAR. DISSECTUM, Milde Glastonbury, hill pastures throughout ; frequent East Hartford, meadow land east of Bidwell's corner ; frequent Hartford, open ground in Keney Park; frequent South Windsor, hill pastures along Burnham St. ; frequent APPLE FAMILY Crataegus Crus-galli, Linnaeus (Cockspur Thorn) Fairfield County, pastiu'es, etc. ; not rare Crataegus Oxycantha, Linnaeus (English Hawthorn) East Hartford, in a pasture; few plants Stamford, roadside escajje; few plants West Hartford, roadside escape; few plants 2 * Pyrus Americana, DeCandolle (American Mountain Ash) Stafford, mountain pastures; few plants Pyrus akbutifolia, var. melanocarpa, Hooker (Chokeberry) Barkhamsted, grounds bordering the railroad; frequent Bloomfield, wood margins and clearings; frequent Bolton, (Mrs. Carpenter) Canton, wet grounds along the railroad ; frequent East Hartford, throughout low woods; frequent Granby, in swamps; not common Hartford, varying soils; frequent Manchester, wet grounds near Love Lane; frequent New London, dry and wet ground near the coast; frequent ARUM FAMILY Calla palustris, Linnaeus (Water Arum) East Hartford, wooded bog east of Long Hill St. ; limited quantity Hartford, local in Keney Park South Windsor, wooded swales along Burnham St. ; not jDlentiful BAYBERRY FAMILY Myrica cerifeba, Linnaeua (Wax-Myrtle) Fairfield County, dry sandy or rocky hills; common Salisbury, hill pastures; frequent Somers, gravel soil ; frequent BEECH FAMILY QUEBCUS VELTJTINA, LaniarcJc (Black Oak) East Hartford, throughout the town; frequent Granby, hills and open land; frequent Hartford, Keney Park; well distributed New London, frequent South Windsor, woodland and open ground; frequent Stafford, wooded districts; frequent Talcott Mountain, well distributed throughout Generally in dry soil and evenly distributed BELLFLOWER FAMILY Campanula rotundifolia, Linnaeus (Blue Bells of Scotland) Canaan, crevices and ledges on the mountain; frequent Granby, on ledges; frequent Salisbury, in cuts along the railroad and ledges; frequent Talcott Mountain, western precipice; frequent Lobelia Dortmanna, Linnaeus (Water Lobelia) New London, shallow water of pond margins; frequent Lobelia Kalmii, Linnaeus Canaan, foot hills along the mountain in wet ground; frequent Salisbury, wet gravel soil; frequent The species seems to be confined to the extreme western part of the state, preferring the limestone BLADDERWORT FAMILY Utriculauia vulgaris, Linnaeus (Greater Bladderwort) East Hartford, wet places bordering Bordman's pond; not plentiful East Hartford, pond holes in Conn, meadows south of Hartford Ave. South Windsor, shallow water of Pleasant Valley mill pond; many plants BORAGE FAMILY EcHiuM VULGARE, Limiacus (Viper's Bugloss) Gaylordsville, not well distributed Myosotis vera^\, Nuttall Manchester, embankment east of Laurel Park; limited quantity New London, dry soil, pastures, etc.; frequent BUCKBEAN FAMILY Menyanthes trifoliata, Linnaeus (Buckbean) Gaylordsville, one station Litchfield, locally abundant New London, wet meadows; locally abundant BUCKWHEAT FAMILY Polygoxella articulata, Meisner East Hartford, sands on Larrabee and School Sts. ; not plentiful East Hartford, sandy woods west of Long Hill; not plentiful Hartford, sands in Keney Park; not plentiful Manchester, sands near Love Lane; not plentiful New London, sandy soil; abundant on the shore, rare inland South Windsor, sands near Pleasant Valley paper mill; not plentiful CARPET WEED FAMILY MoLLUGO verticillata, Linuaeus Bridgeport, roadside to Fairfield ; common Canton, roadside to Mt. Horr; common East Hartford, sandy soil; common Glastonbury roadsides and sandy fields; common Hartford, Keney Park ; common Manchester, railroad embankments, etc.; common Middletown, roadsides ; common Rocky Hill, roadsides and fields; common 6 Somers, all roadsides and gravel soil; common South Norwalk, along the trolley line; common South \\'indsor, sands and open places; common Stafford, roadsides and gravel soil; common Stamford, roadsides, etc. ; common Westport, along the trolley line ; common Windsor, fields and roadsides; common CHICORY FAMILY HiERACiUM AURANTIACUM, Linnacus (Hawkweed) Bolton (Mrs. Carpenter) Glastonbury, roadside to Hopewell ; locally plentiful Salisbury, roadside from Mt. Riga to Mt. Washington; few plants ■■■ Lactuca hiksxtta, Muhlenhcrg Canton, vicinity of Mt. Horr; one plant East Hartford, reported to Bishop in 1895 list; has not been seen since New London, dry soils; rather rare Lactuca integrifolia, Bigelow East Granby, embankment along the Farmington River; occasional East Hartford, sandy grounds east of Burnside Hill; occasional New London, very rare Simsbury, roadsides and fields along Farmington River; occasional Somers, roadside to Crystal Lake; occasional South Norwalk, power house vicinity; plentiful Westport. along the trolley line; occasional Lactuca leucophaea, Gray Bolton (Mrs. Carpenter) East Granby, roadside to Rainbow; frequent East Hartford, roadside to Glastonbury; frequent Granby, roadsides about the town; frequent Norfolk, about the town; frequent Salisbury, roadsides and wood margins; frequent Somers, roadside to Crystal Lake; freqvient Torrington, along the trolley line to Winsted; frequent Westport, along the trolley line; frequent CROWFOOT FAMILY Anemone cylindrica, Gi-oy (Long- fruited Anemone) Gaylordsville, common Canton, vicinity of jNIt. Horr; frequent Anemone Virginiana, Linnaeus (Thimble-weed) Avon, mountain road to West Hartford, and pastures; occasional Bloomfield, high banks of the Farmington River; occasional Bolton Notch, drv hills and woods; occasional Canton, mountain pastures and slopes of Mt. Horr; oeoasional East Granby, roadside to Rainbow; occasional East Hartford, Burnham and School Sts. ; occasional Farmington, Rattlesnake Mt. region; occasional Glastonbury, open woods along Roaring Brook ; occasional Hartford, open woods and clearings in Keney Park; occasional Manchester, roadside east of McNally St.; occasional Norfolk, roadside and fields about Summit station; occasional South Windsor, wood margins along Burnham St. ; occasional Stafford, in open woods; occasional Torrington, roadside to West Torrington; occasional West Hartford, reservoir region; occasional Windsor, wooded roadside Poquonock to Bloomfield; occasional * Ranunculus Pennsylvanicus, Linnaeus f. (Bristly Crowfoot) Granby, in wet ground; rare The species is not common in the state Ranunculus repens, Linnaeus Hartford, along Gully Brook in Keney Park; locally plentiful Hartford, along Park River on J. J. and F. Goodwin estate; locally plentiful New London, cultivated ground; frequent Stamford, roadside to Richmond Hill; local * Ranunculus sceleratus, Linnaeus (Cursed Crowfoot) East Hartford, station destroyed a few years ago; has not appeared elsewhere Middletown, railroad lands of the Berlin branch; abundant — 1898 DOGWOOD FAMILY CoRNUS Canadensis, Linnaeus (Dwarf Cornel) Fairfield County, cold swamps; rare Gaylordsville, many places Granby, cold damp woods; frequent DUCKMEAT FAMILY Spirodela polyrrhiza, Schleiden The common duckweed of Hartford County. The genus Lemna is de- cidedly less frequent New London, 230ols; rare ELM FAMILY * Celtis occidentalis, Linnaeus (Nettle tree) Bloomfield, near the power house; scarce East Granby, along the Farmington River; many plants Granbj'^, on mountains and along roasdides; occasional Hartford County, apparently one of scarcest trees New London, frequent, especially along rivers FERN FAMILY Adiantum pedatuMj Linnaeus (Maidenhair Fern) Baikliamsted, mountain woods; locally abundant Bolton, wooded slopes at the notch; plentiful Canton, rich woods about Mt. Horr; not in great quantity East Hartford, scarce Ellington, wooded slopes about Lake Shenipsit; colonies at frequent intervals Farniington, east slope of Rattlesnake IMt. ; frequent Granby, damp wooded hillsides; frequent Hartford, scarce in Keney Park; frequent on Cedar Mt. Hartland, mountain woods; well distributed Manchester, at frequent intervals throughout the wooded districts Middletown, mountain gullies along the Connecticut River; frequent New London, rich woods, rare near the coast, frequent inland Plainville, rich wooded headlands of the Meriden Range; frequent Simsbury, damp rich woods; well distributed Southington, rocky rich woodland, vicinitj' of Lake Compoimce; fre- quent South Windsor, south shore of Vinton's mill pond; frequent Tolland, wooded slopes about Lake Shenipsit; frequent Torrington, rich ground along Hart Brook; frequent Vernon, rich moist woods of Box Mt. ; owing to successive forest fires destroying the leaf mould the quantity has been greatly diminished West Hartford, rich moist woods of the Talcott Range; plentiful Winchester, rich woods about Highland Lake; frequent Windsor, rich woods along the Farmington River at Poquonock; fre- quent The plant is well distributed at frequent intervals in wooded districts throughout the entire state, yet as far as I have observed I fail to find it a plant known as " common " ASPLENIUM TiiELYPTEROiDES, Michaux (Silvery Spleenwort) Colebrook, I'ocky bank in good soil (Weatherby) Hartford, wood margin in Keney Park, near Gully Brook; few plants Middletown, rocky rich woods along the Connecticut River; locally plentiful Torrington, rich woods along Hart Brook; frequent West Hartford, rich wood soil of the Talcott Range on Albany Ave.; locally plentiful Onoclea Strutiiiopteris, Hoffman (Ostrich Fern) East Hartford, alluvial soil, banks of the Hockanum River near the mouth; plentiful Farmington, river banks; plentiful Gaylordsville, alluvial banks of the Housatonic River South Windsor, banks of the Podunk near the mouth; small colony. Distribution: occasional, generally plentiful when found 9 FIGWORT FAMILY Gerardia paupercula, Britton Somers, wet meadows and roadsides; frequent Vernon, roadside at the tunnel; many plants Gerardia tenuifolia, Vahl Canton, liill slope east of Mt. Horr; frequent East Hartford, wet meadow bordering Boardman's pond; plentiful Glastonbury, hillsides along Roaring Brook; plentiful Hartford, moist land bordering Gully Brook in Keney Park; plentiful Manchester, hillside near Williams' crossing (Weatherby) Middletown, wet grounds along the railroad; frequent South Manchester, influence of watercourses; frequent Vernon, pastures along Box Mt.; often abundant GINSENG FAMILY Aralia hispid a, Ventenat (Bristly Sarsaparilla) Fairfield County, rocky woods; not rare Gaylordsville, common Granby, damp woodlands; rare GENTIAN FAMILY Gentiana crinita, Froelich (Fringed Gentian) East Hartford, has not been reported recently in the town Glastonbury, persisted for some years along Salmon Brook meadows Granby, damp woodlands and wet places; frequent Hartford, has been found in the city limits Manchester, sparingly in open meadows New London, open moist soil; frequent Tolland, open wet meadows; sparingly distributed West Hartford, wayside plants in wet ground along Albany Ave. I do not consider it a plant " common " in the state GRASS FAMILY Agkostis perennans, Tiickerman (Thin-Grass) New London, dry woods; not rare Alopecubus genictjl.\tus, Linnaeus (Floating Foxtail) Frequent throughout the vicinity of Hartford •^ Danthonia compressa, Austin (Oat-Grass) Bolton, shaded rocks at the notch; frequent Hartford, woods in Keney Park; frequent Pomfret, rocky woods, vicinity of the Wolf Den; frequent Torrington, mountain slopes along Hart Brook; frequent 10 Danthoxia spicata, Bcauvois (Oat-Grass) Common in dry soil throughout the northern part of the state. East Granby, East Hartford, Hartford, Glastonbury, Manchester, Nor- folk, South Windsor, Stafford, etc. Eragrostis Pursiiii, Schrader Canaan, on Church Hill; local Hartford, dry soil in Keney Park ; common North Bloomfield, as noted in llhodora iv., .39 * Festuca tenella, Willdcnoiv East Hartford, sandy soil ; two stations known South Windsor, sandy roadside south of Vinton's mill ; plentiful HoRDEUM JUBATUM, Linnacus (Squirrel-tail Grass) Hartford, in Keney Park; few plants Panicum spiiaerocarpon, Elliott Canton, hill slope east of Mt. Horr; many plants Glastonbury, along Roaring Brook ; well distributed HEATH FAMILY Arctostapiiylos Uva-Ursi, Sprcngel (Bearberry) Talcott Mt., one station known Cassandra calyculata, Don (Leather-leaf) South Windsor, everywhere abundant throughout the swales Have seen the plant growing for some years under cviltivation in good soil, and doing fully as well as in its native habitat of swamps and water Epigaea repens, Linnaeus (Trailing Arbutus) Becoming scarce in many towns. Rare in East Hartford, Hartford, Stamford, South Windsor. In prime flower in the Connecticut Valley April 15-20; a little later in the western part of the state; on Mt. Riga in Salisbury about May 1 Kalmia angustifolia, Linnaeus (Sheep-laurel) Presents many varying forms. One from Mt. Riga has leaves much less leathery and larger, also somewhat more glaucous, than those of the open pastures of the Connecticut Valley Kalmia latifolia, Linnaeus (Mountain Laurel) Attains its best development in the western part of the state. In prime flower June 1.5-20, making a gorgeous display, noticeable especially along the line of the Central New England Railroad and the trolley line from Winsted to Torrington 11 HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY. LoNiCERA CILIATA, Mulileiibcrg (Flj^-hoiieysuckle) Gayloidsville, eouiraon Viburnum Lentago, Linnaeus (Sheep-berry) East Hartford, west slope of Long Hill; one station of few plants Gaylordsville, very common Hartford, in Keney Park; frequent Less frequent in Hartford County than the V. cassinoides, L., V. acerifolium, L., or V. dentatus, L. HUCIvLEBERRY FAMILY Gaylussacia fkondosa, Torr. & Gray ( Dangleberry ) Canton, moist wooded slopes of Mt. Horr; frequent East Hartford, low woods throughout; frequent Manchester, deep wooded swamps northeast of Laurel Park; frequent South ^Vindsor, low woods throughout; frequent West Hartford, Talcott Mt., west of reservoir No. 5; frequent Appears to be more frequent in East Hartford and South Windsor than the black huckleberry (G. resinosa, Torr. & Gray) Gaylussacia resinosa, var. glaucocarpa, Robinson Canton, open slopes of Mt. Horr; not plentiful East Hartford, pastures east of Long Hill ; frequent Glastonbury, eastern part of the town; well distributed Granby, slopes and pastures; well distributed Somers, mountain pastures; often plentiful Vernon, abundant on Box Mt. The largest of tlie huckleberries, gath- ered in quantity for the Hartford market, called the " blue huckle- berry " Vaccinium corymbosuji, var. atrococcum, Gray South Windsor, abvmdant in the swales INDIAN PIPE FAMILY MoNOTROPA Hypopitys, Linuaeus (Pine-sap) Farmington, Rattlesnake Mt. ; more frequent than in most places Glastonbury, woods along Roaring Brook; occasional South Windsor, woods along Burnham St.; occasional Vernon, wooded slopes of Box Mt.; occasional Windsor, deep jiine woods near the picnic grounds at Rainbow ; few I^lants JEWEL-W^EED FAMILY Impatiens aurea, MiiJilenbcrg (Pale Touch-me-not) Bolton (Mrs. Carpenter) Colebrook ( Weatherby — 1894) 12 Granby, low rich ground; not common Norfolk, roadside south part of the town; few plants Preston, in wet places; frequent LILY-OF-THE- VALLEY FAMILY Stueptopus koseus, Michaux (Twisted-stalk) Canaan, mountain woods; frequent Granby, damp woodland; frequent Winsted, about Highland Lake; frequent Trillium undulatum, Willdenow (Painted Trillium) Gaylordsville, one station; rare LILY" FAMILY Aletris farinosa, Linnaeus (Colic-root) East Hartford, open meadow bog on Forbes St.; locally plentiful East Hartford, railroad land near Burnham St.; few plants Glastonbury, meadow southeast of Addison mills; plentiful Granby, damp pasture land; three stations New London, rather rare Salisbury, bogs south of Tom's Mt. ; locally abundant LiLiuM SUPEEBUM, Liunaeus (Turk's-cap Lily) Have not seen it in the northern part of the state MEADOW-BEAUTY FAMILY Rhexia Virginica, Linnaeus Fairfield County, wet places; common Granby, open pastures and roadsides; frequent LOOSESTRIFE FAMILY Lythrum Salic aria, Linnaeus (Purple Loosestrife) Gaylordsville, one station MORNING-GLORY FAIVIILY Convolvulus arvensis, Linnaeus (Bindweed) Fairfield County, Avaste lands; frequent Gaylordsville, one station New London, waste places and cultivated land; frequent MUSTARD FAMILY Arabis Canadensis, Linnaeus (Sickle-pod) East Hartford, banks along the Hockanum River; few plants Manchester, wooded slopes along Bigelow Brook; occasional Plainville, headlands of the Meriden Range; occasional Pomfret, rocky woods, vicinity of the Wolf Den; occasional Southington, rocky woods, vicinity of Lake Compounce; occasional 13 NETTLE FAjMITA' BoEiiMERiA CYLIXDRIOA, WiUdeiioic (False Nettle) East Hartford, in low wet woods; common Glastonbury, wood along tributaries of Salmon Brook: common Hartford, woods in Keney Park; common South Windsor, woodland along Burnham St.; common ORCHID FAMILY Calopogox PULCIIELLUS, Rohcrt Broun (Grass Pink) Bolton (Mrs. Carpenter) East Hartford, locally plentiful Glastonbury, three known stations; plentiful Granby, meadow swamps and damp pastures; frequent Litchfield, in a bog growing with Pogonia ophioglossoides, Nutt., Are- thusa bulbosa, L., Drosera rotundifolia, L., Sarracenia purpurea, L., and Menyanthes trifoliata, L. Manchester, open meadow bordering Love Lane; plentiful Manchester, pasture bogs at Williams' railroad crossing; plentiful Wapping, meadows southeast of the Henry Avery estate; plentiful West Hartford, meadow bogs along the Avon road; locally plentiful Cyprtpedium pubescexs, ^YilldcnolO (Yellow Lady's Slipper) Fairfield County, dry woods; not common Gaylordsville, in quantity Norwich, in rich woods with Orchis spectabilis, L. * MlCROSTYLIS OPHIOGLOSSOIDES, NuttClU Vernon, two plants on Box Mt. ; 1901 Orchis spectabilis^ Linitaeus (Showy Orchis) Fairfield County, rich woods; not common Franklin, in rich woods; frequent Gaylordsville, ditTerent localities: many plants New London, rich woods; rare Habenaria bracteata, P. Br., Habenaria Hookeri, Torr., Habenaria hyperborea, R. Br., and Liparis Loeselii, Richardson, are also re- ported from Gaylordsville by Mv. Austin PoGOXiA veeticillata, 'Nuttall East Hartford, low woods in good soil ; occasional Granby, rich woodland; occasional Hartford, woods in Keney Park; frequent Manchester, low woods east of the Wickham estate; occasional New London, in rich woods; rare South Windsor, woods bordering low swales; occasional Windsor, woods east of Little Pond; occasional Mr. Austin has found it on high mountains in the western part of the state 14 Easily overlooked, as it much resembles the Indian Cucumber-root (Medeola Virginiana, L. ) PEA FAMILY Desmodium Canadense, DeCaiidolle Bloomfield, roadsides and adjacent fields; common Canaan, base of the mountain in good soil; one plant Canton, dry roadside soil ; in quantity Cromwell, roadsides throughout the hill section ; common East Hartford, in poor soil throughout the town; common East Granby, prolific growth on roadside margins; common Enfield, as a wayside plant Hartford, fairly good soil in Keney Park Manchester, roadsides almost hedged in with it; handsome Meriden, diy sandy fields along the lailroad ; common Milford, railroad grounds; noticeable Naugatuck Junction, clumps in poor soil, partly cinders Portland, in long stretches by the roadside; common Rocky Hill, as a roadside plant it is the most noticeable Simsbury, roadsides and oi)en fields between the mountain ranges Somers. as a wayside plant; common South Glastonbury, sandy hillsides; common South Windsor, sandhills about Pleasant Valley; abundant Tolland, gravelly loadside soil; common Vernon, sandy sterile soil along the railroad; abundant Wallingford, sand blows throughout Windsor, poor soil; abundant Desmodium canescexs, DcCandolle Cromwell, along roadsides and probably elsewhere East Hartford, tobacco land and dry soil generally; common East Granby, margins of tobacco fields; common Farmington, dry roadside soil to Rattlesnake Mt. ; noticeable East Windsor, along roadsides at frequent intervals Middletown, dry banks, roadsides; frequent Norwalk, dry soil in fields, etc. ; frequent Portland, about gravel banks; common Rocky Hill, dry hills; well distributed Somers, places along the roadside; plentiful South Glastonbury, dry hills and fence rows ; frequent South Windsor, sands and roadsides; common "" Desmodium bracteosum, DeC'andoUe Canton, thicket along the railroad; few plants East Granby, roadside to Rainbow; few plants East Windsor, along the Scantic River below Broad Brook; many plants Manchester, wooded slope north of the Wickham estate; few plants 15 Desmodium ROTUNDiFOLtUM, DeCundolle Canton, dry wooded slopes of Mt. Horr; occasional colonies Farmington, Avon road; one colony Manchester, dry wooded slopes of Brush Hill; occasional colonies Pomfret, dry roadside soil to the Wolf Den; colony Salisbury, open dry slope of Toms' 'Sit.; occasional colonies West Hartford, dry woods along the reservoir drives; occasional Lespedeza frutescens, Brifton Avon, dry hill pastures, etc.; frequent PINE FAMILY ^-^ JuxiPERUS COMMUNIS, VAR. CANADENSIS, Loudon (Spreading Juniper ) Avon, high slopes of the Talcott Range; frequent Bloomfield, dry hills along the railroad; frequent Farmington, Rattlesnake Mt. region; frequent Glastonbury, attains luxuriant growth in eastern part of town Manchester, dry open hills; frequent North Haven, dry fields north of the cemetery; frequent PINK FAMILY * SiLENE STELL.^TA, Ait Oil (Starry Campion) Newington ( Clark ) New London, rocky woodland; very rare Simsbury, banks of the Farmington River; many plants PLU]\I FA^IILY Prunus Pennsylvanica, Linnaeus f. (Red Cherry) Barkhamsted, noticeable from the railroad; frequent Bloomfield, open wood margins along tlie railroad; frequent Canton, open woods and thickets; frequent East Hartford, several known stations Farmington. Rattlesnake Mt. region; frequent Granby, hills; frequent Hartford, thicket margins in Keney Park; frequent Manchester, wood margins; frequent New London, rocky places; rare Simsbury, open woods; well distributed South W^indsor, about Vinton's mill pond; frequent Stafford, along stone walls, etc. ; frequent W^est Hartford, reservoir region; well distributed Winsted. along the trolley line to Torrington; noticeable PONDWEED FAMILY * POTAMOGETON FLUITANS, Roth West Hartford, canal flowing into the distributing reservoir 16 POTAMOGETON HYBUIDUS, MichaUX East Hartford, in Long Pond; abundant Hartford, pools in brook flowing through the gorge in Keney Park Somers, pond holes in eastern part of the town; abundant POTAMOGETON PEHFOLIATUS, LuiUaCUS South Windsor, still water of Podunk Brook; plentiful POPPY FAMILY CORYDALis GLAUCA, PursJi (Pale Corydalis) Farmington, rocks along the Talcott Range; frequent Farmington, ridge of Rattlesnake Mt.; frequent Granby, rocky places and ledges; frequent New London, rocks and ledges; frequent North Bloomfield, rocks at the railroad cut; frequent Plainville, headlands of the Meriden Range; frequent Salisbury, shore bowlders at the lakes; frequent Southington, rocks, vicinity of Lake Compounce; frequent Vernon, exposed rocks on Box Mt. ; one known station West Hartford, Talcott Mt. Range; frequent DiCENTRA CucuLLARiA, DeCandolle (Dutchman's Breeches) Gaylordsville, several localities ROCK-ROSE FAMILY Lechea INTERMEDIA, Leggett Glastonbury, fields completely covered with it West Hartford, reservoir region, in dry soil; common Lechea tenx:ifolia, Michaux Canton, hillsides about Mt. Horr; occasional Glastonbury, dry hills; often abundant Middletown, hills along the river; abundant Salisbury, roadside to Mt. Riga; frequent South Windsor, sandy soil about the brick kilns; common ROSE FAMILY Poterium Canadense, Bentham & Hooker New London, wet places; locally abundant Simsbury, along the river road; few plants Rosa humilis^ Marsh East Hartford, well distributed throughout the town Pomfret, woods near the Wolf Den; a form, rare Stamford, low grounds along the coast; abundant 17 RUSH FAMILY * JuNCUS Canadensis, var. coarctatus, Engelmann Hartford, wet places in Keney Park; frequent Hartford, along the Central New England Railroad property ; frequent Not before reported from the state ST. JOHN'S-WORT FAMILY * Hypericum Ascyron, Linnaeus East Granby, shore of the Farmiiigton River; few plants Wethersfield, depression near the railroad crossing; few plants SEDGE FAMILY Carex echinata, var. cephalantha, Bailey East Hartford, west slope of Long Hill, in damp ground; plentiful Hartford, moist shaded places in Keney Park; plentiful Carex intumescens, Rudge East Hartford, low woods; frequent Hartford, Keney Park; frequent New London, moist shady soil; abundant South Windsor, well distributed, associating with other sedges * Carex laxiflora, var. latifolia, BooU Torrington, mountain slopes along Hart Brook; frequent Not before reported from the state Carex mirabilis, Dewey Pomfret, roadside banks to the Wolf Den; abundant West Hartford, Talcott Range above reservoir No. 3; locally plentiful * Carex pedunculata^ M uhlenberg Manchester, wooded ravine northeast of Laurel Park; few plants * Carex rosea, var. minor^ Boott East Hartford, grassy places on Tolland turnpike; plentiful Carex scoparia, Schktihr Middletown, open grounds along the river; common New London, moist grounds; common The most common and thoroughly distributed sedge of Hartford County Carex vesicaria, Linnaeus East Hartford, swamps, etc.; plentiful Cabex vulpinoidea, Michaux Common throughout Hartford, Litchfield, and Tolland Counties Have also found it in Middletown, Somers, Stamford, and Stafford 18 THISTLE FAMILY Aster linariifolius, Linnaeus East Hartford, in dry sandy soil; frequent Glastonbury, roadside east of the reservoir; frequent Hartford, sandy places in Keney Park; frequent Mancliester, sands along the middle turnpike; frequent North Haven, sandy plains along the railroad; frequent Salisbury, roadside to Bear Mt. ; frequent Simsbury, roadside along the Farmington River; frequent South Windsor., sands about the brick kilns; common Wallingford. sand plains; frequent Aster umbellatus^ Miller East Hartford, open thickets on Burnham St. ; plentiful East Windsor, woodland clearings east of the railroad; frequent Fairfield County, open places in woods; frequent Hartford, moist woodland in Keney Park; frequent Manchester, thicket margin and woods on Highland St.; frequent New London, moist grounds; common Salisbury, open wooded slopes; frequent MiKANiA SCANDENS, Willdenoic (Climbing Hemp- weed) Fairfield County, not rare Gaylordsville, one station near the Housatonic River Stamford, thickets along the watercourses SOLIDAGO ARGUTA, Ait07l Canaan, western slope of Canaan Mt. ; frequent SOLIDAGO LANCEOLATA, LilinaeUS Canaan, roadside west of Canaan Mt.; common East Hartford, varying soils and situations; abundant East Windsor, roadside from Broad Brook to Sadd's mill; common Glastonbury, hills along Roaring Brook ; plentiful Hartford, open places in Keney Park ; frequent Middletown, along the river road ; plentiful Norfolk, thicket margin near Grant's station ; abundant Salisbury, wooded roadsides vicinity of Mt. Riga; common Somers, waysides and fence rows; common South Windsor, roadsides throughout the town; common Stamford, fields about Shippan Point; abundant Tolland, widelj' distributed and plentiful Almost as noticeable along roadsides as S. rugosa, Mill. The most abundant golden-rod of the northern part of the state ap- pears to be S. juncea, Ait. S. nemoralis is common, though not as noticeable along roadsides as the S. juncea, yet I judge it fol- lows it in distribution and occurrence 19 SoLiDAGO ODORA, Aitoii ( Sweet Golden-rod) Hartford, Keney Park sands in " the furnace " ; not plentiful Windsor, sandy open fields; not common Tanacetum vulgabe, var. cbispum, DeCandolle (Tansy) Salisbury, old deserted lands, vicinity of the forge on Mt. Riga This is the only station where I have seen this variety growing in a thoroughly wild and uncultivated state. It is found about several of the dwellings formerly occupied by persons engaged at the forge, and it is probable that it was introduced by them TussiLAGO Farfara, Linnaeus (Coltsfoot) Gaylordsville, common New London, wet soil; not rare VIOLET FAjSIILY Viola ovata, JSfuttall East Hartford, in dry soil throughout the town; common Manchester, dry hills, etc.; common New London, dry soil; common Norfolk, dry hill pastures; common South Windsor, dry soil; common Viola rotunditolia, Micliaux Middletown, wooded slopes, vicinity of White Rocks; frequent Norfolk, west slope of Button Mt.; frequent Somers. rich mountain woods, especially along rivulets; frequent Winsted, rich woods, vicinity of Highland Lake; frequent WATER-MILFOIL FAMILY Myriophyllum ambigctjm, IS/uttall Fairfield County, ponds: not rare WILLOW FAMILY Salix tristis, Aiton (Dwarf Gray Willow) Bloomfield, gravel banks along railroad land; frequent East Hartford, sandy soil along roadsides; frequent East Windsor, roadside gravel; frequent Ellington, gravel banks of the Tolland hills; frequent Enfield, sandy roadside to Thompsonville ; frequent Granby, sandy land and stony roadsides; frequent Hartford, Keney Park; few plants New London, sandy or gravelly soil; rather rare Soiith Windsor, sandy places Stafford, roadside gravel to Stafford St.; frequent Tolland, hills along the shore of Shenipsit Lake; frequent Vernon, sandy roadsides near the tunnel; frequent Windsor, sands from East Granby to Rainbow: frequent 20 CORRECTIONS ON THE FIRST SERIES For Carex sterilis, Willd., read: Carex echinata, var. cephalantha, Bailey Strike out Eriophorum cyperiiiuni, var. laxum, Watson & Coulter After Viburnum Opulus, L., read: New London, not as yet discovered Cypripedium candiduni, Muhl., has not as yet been verified Juniperus communis, var. Canadensis, Loudon — not Loddiges New York Botanical Garden Library gen Dhggs S^red wild/Notes on the fto o 3 5185 00169 9618