Driggs, Alfred Waldo Notes on the flora of Connecticut :'l.,:';(;/:;:;v:'|j;':,i?i:'':''?. •iliiili ';;<'\ Connecticut School Document No. i6 — 1901 (WHOLE NUMBER- 198) Notes on the Flora of Connediciit I 90 I MEMBERS State Boarb of BEbucation 1901 GEORGE P. McLean, Governor . EDWIN O. KEELER, Lieut. -Governor GEORGE M. CARRINGTON . WILLIAM G. SUMNER . EDWARD D. ROBBINS . WILLIAM H. PALMER, Jr., . SECRETARY OF THE BOARD CHARLES D. HINE, Hartford OFFICE Room 42, Capitol, Hartford Simsbury Norwalk Winsted New Haven Wethersfield Norwich NOTES ON THE FLORA OF CONNECTICUT PREPARED V.V A. W. DRIGGS In the preparation of these notes I have received generous assistance from the following: persons: Dr. B. L. Robinson and Mr. Merritt L. Fernald of the Gray Herbarium ; Prof. F. Lamson- Scribner of the Div. of Agrostology at Washington ; Mr. C. A. Weatherby, East Hartford ; Mr. Hans J. Koehler, Hartford ; Mr. E. H. Austin, Gaylordsville ; Mr. Irving Holcomb, Granby ; Mr. H. S. Clark, Mr. John T. Withers, Mr. E. C. Swan, Hartford ; Dr. C. B. Graves, New London ; Mr. M. B. Tobey, Canaan ; Prof. J. B. McLean, Simsbury ; Mr. James N. Bishop, Plainville ; Mrs. Elisha E. Rogers, Norwich ; Miss Henrietta C. Devon, Highland Park ; Miss May L. White, Colebrook ; Mr. Thos. W. Harvey, Jr., Orange, N. J. ; Members of the Hartford vScientific Society and the New England Botany Club. March i, 1901. A. W. Driggs. Note — Species with the dagger ( f) prefixed were not Usted in the State Catalogue of 1895, nor in the " Additions and Corrections " of the same Species with the asterisk (*) prefixed have been recognized since the pubUcation of the Sixth Edition of Gray's Manual. Descriptions of most of these species may be found in Britton and Brown's "Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada" FLORA OF CONNECTICUT Adder's-Tongue Family f Grai'E Fern Boirychhan matricaricTfolmni Braun Gaylordsville, several plants West Hartford, summit of the Talcott Mt. Range; rare (Weatherby. Driggs) Adder's-tongue Ophioglossuin milo^atuui Linnsus East Hartford, pastures about Long Hill, frequent Gaylordsville, locally abundant Glastonbury, pastures along Salmon Brook; well distributed Granby, rare Hartford, locally abundant in Keney Park- Manchester, open ground west of the power house; abundant South Windsor, old bogs near Burnham St; well distributed West Hartford, near the reservoirs; one station known Apple Family CocKSPUR Thorn Cratcsgus Crics-galli Linnsus Granby, rare Hartford, hillsides. and old pastures; frequent New London County, plains; rare North Bloomfield, uncultivated hillsides; frequent American Mountain Ash Pyrus Americana DeCandolle Granby, occasional Salisbury, occasional Arum Family Green Dragi^n AriscEina D?-acont/it//i Schott East Hartford, local in the Connecticut meadows Gaylordsville, banks of the Housatonic River; alluvial soil New London County only one station known 5 Barberry Family European Barbkrry Berber is vulgaris Linnjeus Hartford, occasional New London County, roadsides and old fields; common South Windsor, common on higii banks of the Podunk River Torrington, along roadsides West Hartford, open ground near the reservoirs; several plants Windsor, T. S. Loomis estate and vicinity, (Koehler- Withers Bayberry Family Wax-Myrtle Myrica cerifera Linnxus Branford, hills along the coast (Clark) East Hartford, dry hills in the eastern part of the town; frequent Glastonbury, banks along Cold Brook; quite noticeable Hartford, dry upland ground; frequent (Withers) Alanchester, fields along the middle turnpike; common New London County, dry sandy and stony soil; common Sweet Gale Myrica Gale Linnseus East Granby, (Holcomb) Salisbury, along mountain streams and rivulets; common Stafford, influence of water courses; frequent Bellflower Family Water Lobelia Lobelia Dortmanna Linnsus Salisbury, borders of the lake; frequent Bladderwort Family Swollen Bladderwort Utricularia inflata Walter Windsor, common in ponds on the Goodwin estate Borag-e Family Viper's Bugloss Echiwn vulgare Linnaus Canaan, fields (Tobey) Poquonock, open field; abundant (Clark) Buckbean Family BucKBEAN Menyanthes trifoliata Linnsus Granby, common in places Hartford, southern part of the town; very local (Clark) Bnckwheat Family Swamp Persicaria Polygomim Muhlenbero^ii Watson Poquonock, pond margins on the Goodwin estate Carrot Family Pubescent Angelica Angelica hirsuta Muhlenberg East Canaan, in woods (Harvey) Salisbury, bog-land and clearings; occasional Golden Meadow-Parsnip Zizia atirea Koch Hartford, Litchfield and Tolland Counties; common throughout Chicory Family Field Hawk-weed Hierachnn pratoise Xausch Burlington, cultivated ground; few plants (Bishop-Clark) A recent addition to our flora Arrow-leaved Lettuce Lactuca hitegrifolia. Bigelow Hartford, scattering plants in Keney Park Stafford, roadsides and hill-pastures; occasional Tall Blue Lettuce Lactuca Leucophcea Gray Hartford, quite a colony of it in Keney Park West Hartford, reservoir drive near Albany Avenue Winsted, waste ground about the town f * Tall Rattlesnake-root Nabalus trifoliolatus Cassini Hartford, occasional in Keney Park Windsor, open woods (Clark) Climbini? Feru Family Hartford Fern Lygodhan palmatum Swartz Granby, rare East Hartford, three stations known East Windsor, near the depot by the roadside South Windsor, pine woods near the paper-mill Club-Moss Family Club-moss Lycopodmm clavatum Linnsus East Hartlord, low woods and thickets; frequent Gaylordsville; common Hartford, local in Keney Park Manchester, not in great quantity New London County, sandy foil in woods; rare Norwich, local Salisbury, margin of sphagnum bogs South Windsor, occasional places throughout the swamps Windsor, deep woods along the brooks Crowfoot Family Long-fruited Anemone A?ieinone cylindrica Gray Avon, mountain pastures; frequent Farmington, roadsides about Rattlesnake Mt; common New London County, dry sandy or stony soil; very rare North Canaan, Salisbury, Stafford; dry ground, woods and pastures Purple Virgin's Bower Clematis verticillaris DeCandolIe Granby, common in places Farmington, Rattlesnake Mt., in broken trap rock; rare Sharp-lobed Liver-leaf Hepatica acutiloba DeCandoUe Canaan, mountain woods; scai'ce Water Plantain Spearwort Ramiiictilus ambigens Watson Common throughout Hartford County Early Buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis Muhlenberg Bloomfield, open woods along the Farmington River Farmington, open places on Rattlesnake Mt Middletown, mountain slopes about White Rock<; well distributed Bristly Buttercup Ranunculus Pennsylvant'cus Linnsus Canaan, main roadside west of the mountain; not rare Purplish Meadow-Rue Thalicirum purpurascens Linnseus New London County; usually in moist soil, edges of meadows, etc Dog'wood Family Round-leaved Dogwood Cornus circmata L'Heritier de Brutelle Common in the western ; art, much less in the eastern Dwarf Cornel Cornus Canadensis Linnsus East Hartfoid, deep pine woods; very rare Litchfield County, frequent or common throughout Manchester, depres-ions north of the power house New London County, borders of cedar swamps; very rare and local Poquonock, scattered plants Tolland County, usually under heavy pine growth 8 Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Linnaeus Well distributed Collected extensively at flowering time for decorative purposes Silky Cornel Cornus sericea Linnxus The most abundant of the cornels Red-osier Dogwood Cornus stolontfera Michaux The least frequent of the cornels Evening^-Primrose Family Smaller Enchanter's Nightshade Circcea alpina Linnaeus East Hartford, locally rare Gaylordsville, damp woods; frequent Manchester, not rare in places Canaan, Torrington, Salisbury, Winchester; not rare Stafford, deep pine woods; frequent New London County, rocky slopes; very rare Sinuate-leaved Evening Primrose CEnothera sinuata Linnaeus East Hartford, introduced with grain Feru Family BoOTT's ShIEI D-FERN Aspidium Boottii Xuckerman Hartford, low woods along the mid-road in Keney Park South Windsor, one station known Wall Rue Spleenwort Asplenium Ruta-imiraria Linnxus Salisbury, rocks and cliffs; scarce Walking Fern Canipiosorus rhizophyllns Link Bolton Notch, face of rocks near the cavern Bloomfield, solitary bowlders; not common Canaan, limestone formation; abundant in places Farmington, cliffs and bowlders; not rare Granby, rare Manchester, Highland Park vicinity; rare (Miss Devon) Plain ville, overhanging rocks and detached bowlders; frequent Salisbury, Toms and Miles Mts; etc Simsbury, ledges on Talcott Mt Southington, on bowlders (not limestone) Lake Compounce region Bulblet Cystopteris Cystopteris bulbifera Bemhardi Canaan, moist limestone rocks; common Salisbury, Twin Lakes region (Harvey) Clikf-brake Pellaa atroptirpurea Link Granby, rare West Hartford, cliffs of Talcott Mt; rare and local (Clark) Salisbury, occnrs sparingly BlUNT-LOBED WoODSIA Woodsia Obtusa Xorrey Hartford, Hemlock Gorge in Keney Park; very rare and local Farmington, one known station on Rattlesnake Mt; few plants North Canaan, mountain cliffs not easy of access Salisbury, shelving faces of rocks Southington, ledges west of Lake Compounce West Hartford, Talcott Mt. west of reservoir No. 3 Net-veined Chain-kern Woodwardia angustifolia Smith East Hartford, very ocal and scarce Chain-fern Woodwardia Virginica Smith East Hartford, East Windsor, Hartford, South Windsor, Windsor The typical fern of the sphagnum bogs; abu; dant and prolific Fig^wort Family Scarlet Painted-cup Castilleja coccinea Linnsus Gaylordsville, locally abundant Glastonbury, old pastures along Salmon Brook; abundant Granby, occasional Litchfield, reported as scarce Manchester, abundant in several fields New London County, meadows near brooks; not common Small-flowered Gerardia Gerardia patiperctila Britton East Hartford, wet sandy soil on Burnham Street; not plentiful Hartford, open meadows in Keney Park near the Alms-house Manchester, wet gravel-soil on Birch Mt Orange, in wet places; common (Clark) South Windsor, pond margin at Pleasant Valley Stafford, moist roadsides; well distributed Smooth Beard-tongue Petistemon IcBvigatus Solander East Hartford, cultivated meadows along the Conn. River (Clark) Manchester, introduced with grass seed Monkey-flower Miinulus alatus Aiton East Hartford, meadows along the Hockanum River (Smith) Hartford, meadows along the Connecticut River (Ciark) Windsor, several plants at one station lO Gentian Family White varieties of the fringed and closed gentian have been reported from various parts of the state Ague-weed Gentiana quinqnefolia Linnjeus Nortli Canaan, mountain pastures; frequent (rinseng Family Bristly Sarsaparilla A r alia hispida Ventenat East Hartford, wood-bogs and clearings, two stations known New London County, dry sand c-r stony soil; not common Salisbury, Torrington, Winsted; common Stafford, crevices of rocks; apparently well distributed Ginseng Aralia quinquefolia Decaisne & Planchon Granby, occasional Southington, has been gathered west of Lake Compounce West Hartford, in !)laces along the Talcott Range Gooseberry Family Wild Gooseberry Ribes Cynosbati Linna;us Canaan, fields and woods; frequent Salisbury, Stafford, Tolland; occasional Goosefoot Family Mexican Tea Chenopodiiiiii atnbroswides Linn^us Thoroughly established in waste places through oi:t the city of Hartford, and spreading to adjacent towns Russian Thistle Salsola Tragus Linna;us Westbrook, not plentiful (Clark) A recent addition to our flora Grass Family Flattened Wild Oat-grass Dantho7tia compr-essa Austin East Hartford, sandy woods on Goodwin Street; one station known Strong-scented Eragrostis J£ragrostis major Host Frequent, becoming more so f * Barbed Panicum Pam'cum barbulatiuii Michaux Hartford, has been collected in Keney Park South Windsor, (Weatherby) II f * Large-fruited Panicum Panicum macrocarpon Le Conts Hartford, roadsides and margins of woods; frequent South Windsor, waste places and open ground; plentiful f * Round-fruited Panicum Pa7iicum sphcerocarpon Elliott Hartford, has been collected in quantity in Keney Park Manchester, (Weatherby) f Slender Panicum Panicum xanthophystini Gray South Windsor, in sandy soil near the brick kilns; few plants Heath Family Swamp LEUcoTHoii Leiicothoe raceniosa Gray East Hartfor ', ditches along Park Avenue; plentiful Haddam Neck (Swan) Great Laurel Rhododendron maximum Linnseus Barkhamsted, local and rare (Holcomb) Union, near Lake Mashapaug R HO DORA Rhododendron R ho dor a Don East Hartford, thickets and old bogs; not frequent Hartford, original localities in Keney Park are becoming extinct Manchester, old pastures at AVilliams' R. R. crossing Salisbury, open woods and pasture bogs South Windsor, wood-roads throughout the swales and clearings Swamp Honeysuckle Rhododendron viscosuin Xorrey Canaan, scarce (Tobey) Generally common throughout the state Glaucous Azalea Rhododendron viscosa glauca Michaux Hartford, plentiful in Keney Park South Windsor, low woods and sphagnum bogs; common Holly Family Smooth Winier-berry Ilex Icevigata Gray East Hartford, Hartford, South Windsor, Windsor, etc Open, low woods, bogs and swamps; frequent Mountain Holly Nemopanthes fascicularis Muhlenberg East Hartford, Hartford Windsor, East Windsor, South Windsor, East Windsor Hill; common in low woods throughout 12 Honeysuckle Family Twin-flower Lin7icBa borealis Linnaeus Granby, rare f Mountain Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera carulea Linnaeus Stafford, common in local high bogs The fruit is collected for cooking purposes American Fly Honeysuckle Lo7iicera ciliata Muhlenberg Granby, occasional Torrington, wooded banks along Hart Brook Winsted, open mountain slopes along the railroad Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervireiis Linnaeus South Windsor, open field near the depot; scarce WiTHE-ROD Viburmini Cassinohies Linnaeus Hartford, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Manchester, South Windsor, Windsor, Granby; common in low woods Gaylordsville, very rare Stafford, thickets and low bogs; not common Sheep-berry Vibur?ium Lentago Linnaeus Less frequent in Hartford County than V. cassinoides Hobble-bush Viburnum lantanoides Michaux Barkharasted, about Riverton; not abundant Canaan, on the mountain; plentiful Sahsbury, along the roadside to Mt. Riga; frequent Torrington, by mountain streams; not common Winsted, woods about Highland Lake; becoming scarce Cranberry-tree Viburnum Opiilus Linnaeus Canaan, wooded streams; not rare East Windsor, open swales and clearings; scarce Gaylordsville, swampy, wet places; common Glastonbury brooksides; occasional (iranby, occasional New London County, frequent Salisbury, upland bogs; frequent Stafford, hillside-pastures; not plentif.il Huckleberry Family Creeping Snowberry Chiogenes scrpyllifolia Salisbury BurHngton, in sphagnum (Bishop-Clark) Salisbury, margin of Bingham Pond; abundant 13 Iris Family vStout Blue-eyed Grass Siiyrinchium anceps Cavanilles Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, South Windsor, etc In open meadows, grass-land and pasture-bogs; common Jewel- weed Family Pale Touch-me-not Impaiiois pallida Nuttall Canaan, low grovmds near the depot; one station Gaylordsville not rare Lily-of-the-Yalley Family Yellow Clintonia Ch'nlonia borealis Rafinesque-Schmaltz Canaan, Gaylordsville, Salisbury, Torrington, Winchester; abundant East Hartford, wooded depressions along Forbes St; locally abundant Manchester, deep swales north of R. R. at Williams' crossing; in quan- tity New Hartford, West Hill Pond vicinity; common (Clark) Stafford, under pine growth; not plentiful throughout Painted Trillium Trillium erythrocarpum Michaux Canaan, Torrington, Winchester; often plentiful in rich woods Hartford, one station in Keney Park Granby, scai'ce South Windsor, deep woods; scarce Loosestrife Family Winged-angled Loosestrife Lythruni alatum Pursh Hartford, in city limits; one station (Clark) Purple Loosestrife Ly thrum Salicaria Linnseus Haddam Neck, very vigorous growth in a meadow-bog (Swan) Maple Family Silver Maple Acer dasycarpum Ehrhart East Hartford, Connecticut River front and meadows; common Gaylordsville, common Granby, rare Hartford, well distributed New London County, river banks South Windsor, roadsides and meadows, etc; common Striped Maple Acer Pe7insylvanicum Linnseus Bloomfield, plentiful Canaan, Salisbury, Torrington, Winchester; common 14 Farmington, slopes of Rattlesnake Mt; well distributed Gaylordsville, in proper places Manchester, Highland Park region; frequent Middletown, throughout the vicinity of white Rocks Simsbury, headlands of the Talcott Mt. Range; abundant Mountain Maple Acer spicatum Lamarck Canaan, Salisbury, Torrington, Winchester; common Gaylordsville, several localities Hartford, rare eastward Plainville, Farmington, Granby, Avon; frequent West Hartford, Talcott Mt. Range; common Winsted, Winchester, Litchfield, etc f Box Elder Negundo acer aides Moench Gaylordsville, banks of the Housatonic River Meadow-Beauty Family Meadow-Beauty Rhexia Virginica Linnasus Connecticut and Farmington Valleys; common New London County, open meadows; common Mezereiim Family Leatherwood Dirca pahtstris Linnaus Bloomfield, ravine south of Tariffville; abundant (Clark) East Hartford, scarce; one station known Farmington, wooded mountain brooks; local Gaylordsville, along the Housatonic River Granby, common Plainville, rich mountain woods; frequent West Hartford, about the reservoirs; many plants Mint Family Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Linnaeus Avon, mountain pastures; frequent Bloomfield, occasional (Withers) Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor; frequent Wethersfield, roadside near Cedar Mt; scattering plants (Clark) West Hartford, reservoir drives; locally common False Dragon-head Physostegia Virginiana Bentham East Canaan, near the Blackberry River; a few specimens (Harvey) South Windsor, a few plants from a sandy plain Winsted. locally plentiful 15 Hyssop Skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia Linn»us East Hartford, low ground near Fox Hill; one plant (Weatherby) Hartford, one station of few plants in Keney Park South Windsor, open meadows along Podunk Brook; scarce Creeping Thyme Thynuis Serpylhtm Linnseus Manchester, a plot near Olcott's grass garden Moriiing-Grlory Family Small Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Linnaeus Hartford, rare and local (Clark) Mustard Family Purple Rock-cress Arabis confinis s. Watson Bloom field, rocky places; rare West Hartford, crags and ledges on Talcott Mt; very rare Hairy Rock-cress Arabis hirsuta Scopoli Bolton Notch, face of rocks opposite the depot; local f * Small-flowered Bitter-cress Cardamitie parvijlora Linnseus Southington, flat rocks well up the mountain near Lake Compounce Yellow Cress Nasturtium sylvestre Robert Brown Hartford, meadows and roadsides; this is the most abundant of the water-cresses, forming large mats which at flowering time are quite noticeable Orchid Family PuTTY-ROOT Apleciruni hiemale Nuttall Simsbury, rare (Holcomb) West Hartford, in the mountains (Cla.rk) f Small White Lady's Slipper Cypripediuin ca?ididufn Muhlenberg Simsbury, rare (Holcomb-McLeau) Yellow Lady's Slipper Cypripedimn pubescens willdenow Bloomfield, low river woods near the power house Grauby, occasional New London County, woods; very rare North Canaan, low elevations about the mountains Plainville, mountain slopes near the head of the Meriden Range Poquonock, low woods along the rivers West Hartford, reservoir region; not common i6 f * Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera tesselata Loddiges East Hartford, west slope of Long Hill; rare (Wieatherby-1893) low woods in the vicinity of Burnham Street (Koehler) Gaylordsville, two known stations Granby, occasional South Windsor, very dry pine woods in sandy soil; one station See " Rhodora" Journal of the New England Bot. Club i: 6 1899 Long-bracted Orchis Habettaria bracteata r. Brown Farraington, rich woods about Rattlesnake Mt; occasional Gaylordsville, rich soil; well distributed Middletown, throughout the vicinity of White Rocks Plainville, near White Oak grove; scattering plants Windsor, east bank of the Farraington River near Poquonock The most frequent rein-orchis of the Talcott Mt. Range Hooker's Orchis Habenaria Hookeri Torrey Farraington, west slope of Rattlesnake Mt. near the northern head Granby, occasional Manchester, east slope of the north hill at Williams' R. R. crossing Middletown, ravines in the vicinity of White Rocks New London County, only one station known North Canaan, mountain woods; frequent Poquonock, woodland valleys along the east bank of the Farraington river Tall Leafy Green Orchis Habenaria hyperborea r. Brown Canaan, west slope of the raountain; scattered plants TwAYBLADE Llparis Lceselii Richardson East Hartford, one plant in Burnside-1894 Granby, rare; two plants Wapping, open meadows; one station recorded Nodding Pogonia Pogonia pendula Lindiey Evidently rare in the northern part of the state Whorled Pogonia Pogonia verticillata Nuttall Most frequent in the low sandy woods of the valleys Showy Orchis Orchis spectabilis LinnMus Bloomfield, near the gorge; in soil of its preference Farraington, Talcott Mt. Range; found only in rich leaf mold Granby, occasional Middletown, vicinity of White Rocks; scarce North Canaan, distributed throughout the mountains; in rich soil Plainville, mountain woods near White Oak grove; scattering plants Southington, vicinity of Compounce Lake; not plentiful Windsor, a handsome variety with pure white flowers has been collected in quantity 17 Ladies' Tresses Spirantkes prcecox Watson Hartford County, here and there a plant New London County, usually open sandy soil; frequent Pea Family Hoary Tick-trefoil Desmodium canescens DeCandolle Connecticut Valley, sandy roadsides and plains; common Hairy vSmall-leaved Tick-trefoil Desmodium ciliare DeCandolle Manchester, dry barren soil on hillsides; scarce Yellow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Linnaeus Hartford, burying ground on Maple Avenue (Clark) A recent addition to our flora f Wand-like Bush Clover Lespedezafrutesceris Bntton East Hartford, dry open woods in eastern part of the town (Weatherby) Rainbow, dry soil ; frequent (Clark) Salisbury, sterile soil on south slope of Toms Mt; few plants Kidney Bean Phaseolus perennh Walter Has not been reported from the following: — Hartford, Litchfield, New London nor Tolland Counties Wild Bean Strophostyles an^^ulosa Elliot Hartford, one station (Clark) New London, dry sandy soil; common The plant is evidently rare in the northern part of the state Goat's Rue Tephrosia Vz'rgzniatia Persoon East Fladdam, station is becoming extinct (Swan) East Hartford, one station; few plants Gaylordsville, hills or mountains; dry barren soil Manchester, sandy woods near Olcott's turf garden New London County, dry soil; local South Windsor, in pure sand; local Windsor, in sand; two stations Phlox Family Ground Pink Phlox stthnlata Linnseus Bloomfield, completely escaped from cultivation (Clark) East Hartford, thoroughly established in old cemeteries A recent addition to our flora i8 Pine Family f * Spreading Juniper Jnniperiis commii7iis Canadensis Loddiges Specimens of the type have not been collected in the northern part of the state; this variety is well distributed See J. C. Loudon's " Arboretum et Fruticetum Brittanicum " Abr. Ed. 1853, pp. 1,082 f Canadian Pine Pmus resinosa Aiton Salisbury, west shore of Grass Pond; rare Pink Family Nodding Chickweed Cerastium tiutans Rafinesque-Schmahz East Hartford, about the greenhouses; abundant f Ragged Robin LycJuiis Floscuculi Linnsus Hartford, Connecticut meadows; scattering plants (Clark) Corn Cockle Lychnis Githago Linnaeus East Hartford, introduced with grain (Smith) New Haven, roadside plants in city limits (Clark) Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procuinbens Linn^us Farmington, local and scarce; one station known Manchester, ravine of Bigelow Brook; very local Sweet William Silene Arnieria Linnsus East Hartford, South Windsor, Stafford; a frequent escape Plantain Family Large-Bracted Plantain Plantago Patagonica aristata Gray East Hartlord, newly made ground on South Main Street Farmington, newly made ground (Weatherby) Hartford, waste ground in Keney Park South Manchester, sandy fields near the engine-house; abundant Its increase of distribution is very noticeable Plum Family Sand Cherry Prunus pumila Linnsus East Hartford, in pure sand; frequent East Windsor, throughout the woodlands Farmington, gravelly soil about Rattlesnake Mt Granby, rare Hartford, sandy plains and woods; not rare Manchester, in sand; occasional Poquonock, sandy roadsides; conspicuous 19 Pondweed Family Small PoNDWEED Potamogeton pusilhis Linnsus Hartford, Gully Brook in Keney Park; locally abundant Poppy Family Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra Cucullaria DeCandolle Farming ton, gulches on Rattlesnake Mt; frequent Granby, rare Hartford, eastern slope of Cedar Mt; local (Clark) Plainville, rich woods along mountain rivulets West Hartford, leaf-mold in gullies on the Talcott Range Purslane Family Carolina Spring Beauty Claytonia Caroliniana Michaux West Cornwall, (Austin) Spring Beauty Claytonia Virginica Linnsus East Hartford, low woods along the Hockanum River; local Gaylordsville, in the neighborhood Hartford, banks along the Park River; local Simsbury, two stations known (Holcomb) South Windsor, banks of the Podunk River near the mouth; local West Hartford, two stations known Rock-Rose Family f * Hoary Frostweed Helianthejntim majies Britton-Sterns-Poggenberg Hartford, poor soil in Keney Park; frequent f * Large-podded Pin-weed Lechea intermedia Leggett Hartford, occasional in Keney Park Smith Street (Koehler) Rose Family Tall Cinque-foil Potentilla arguia Pursh The plant is not common throughout the state Three-toothed Cinque-foil Potentilla tridentata Solander Salisbury, bare summits of Mt. Riga and Bear Mt; abundant Canadian Burnet Poterium Canadense Bentham & Hooker Poquonock, low open meadow; local (Koehler) Smooth Rose Rosa dlanda Aiton Hartford, west bank of the Conn. River; well established (Koehler) 20 Rush Family Sharp-fruited Rush Juncus acummatus Michaux Hartford, influence of water courses in Kene)' Park; abundant South Windsor, water and wet soil about Vinton's Mill Pond; common Stafford, wet places throughout Grass-leaved Rush Jiincus marginatus Rostkovius Hartford, wet heavy soil; frequent Stafford, wet roadsides and meadow-pastures; frequent St. Jolin's-Wort Family Great St. John's-wort Hypericum Ascyroi Linnaeus Canaan, along the Housatonic River; abundant Gaylordsville, common in several localities Saxifrage Family Grass of Parnassus Parnassia Carol/Jizana Mkhaux East Hartford, open meadows; often abundant Hartford, in pasture-bogs throughout; in quantity New London County, wet meadows; frequent North Canaan, in great abundance (Harvey) Tolland County, bogs and mountain pastures; plentiful False Mitre-wort Tiarella cordifolia Linnjeus Hartford County, rare eastward Litchfield County, abundant in rocky woods Sedge Family f Broad-winged Sedge Carex alata Torrey Hartford, along ditches in Keney Park; locally common f Woolly Sedge Caj-ex lantiginosa Michaux Hartford, frequent throughout Necklace Sedge Carex monile Xuckerman Hartford, in wet heavy soil; frequent f Pointed Broom Sedge Carex scoparia Schkuhr Along the coast (Clark) f Little Prickly Sedge Carex sterilis willdenow Open fields and meadows; abundant f Blunt Broom Sedge Carex tribuloides Muhlenberg One of our most common sedges 21 f * Cat-tail Sedcje Carex typhinoides Schweinitz East Hartford, bog margins; one station known f Fox Sedge Carex vjilpinoidea Michaux Hartford and adjacent towns; very abundant Shining Cyperus Cyperus rivularis Kunth Hartford, wet ground in Keney Park; frequent Straw-colored Cyperus Cyperus strigosus Linnaus East Hartford, Hartford; abundant Stafford, wet heavy soil; common f Wool-grass Eriophoriim cyperinuin laxum Watson & Coulter East Hartford, Hartford; open meadows and borders of swamps; com- mon f Papillose Nui'-RUSH Sclerm paucijlora Muhlenberg Hartford, Keney Park vicinity; rare (Koehler) Tall Nut-rush Scleria tr/glomeraia Michaux Hartford, in Keney Park; scarce Senna Family Partridge Pea Cassia Chainacrista Linnajus Glastonbury, local (Clark) Hartford, in sand near Keney Park; locally abundant Tape-Grass Family Water-weed Elodea Canadensis Michaux Common in ponds and streams of the Connecticut Valley New London County, still or slowly running water; common Thistle Family Large-leaved Aster Aster 7nacrophyllus Linnasus Canaan, on the mountains where the soil is rich; common Hartford, wooded areas in good soil; frequent Stafford, in rich shaded woods; frequent West Hartford, reservoir region near Albany Avenue; noticeable f * Tall White Aster Aster panlciilatus simplex Burgess Along the coast (Clark) I * Various-leaved Aster Aster niultiforniis Burgess Near the coast, locality not recorded (Clark) 22 f Northeastern Aster Aster tardtflorus Linnsus East Hartford; a few plants only (Weatherby) f Michaelmas Daisy Aster Tradescaniz Linnseus East Hartford, distribution not known Small Beggar-ticks Coreopsis discoidea Xorrey & Gray Hartford, moist waste places; one station known Gai.insoga Galinsoga parviflora Cavanilles East Hartford, Governor Street; local and scarce Hartford, city streets (Clark) Decurrent Everlasting Gnaphaliiim decjtrrens ives Canaan, Colebrook, Salisbury; dry hillsides Has not been reported from Hartford, New London nor Tolland Coun- ties Thin-leaved Sunflower Helianthits decapetalus Linnsus Canaan, abundant on the mountain East Hartford, Prospect Street; one station Hartford, frequent about Keney Park Salisbury, frequent Its soil preference is variable Climbing Hemp-weed Mikania scandefis Willdenow Bloomfield, one station (Clark) East Hartford, Burnside Mill Pond; one thicket Orange, near Merwin's Point; local (Clark) Plainville, pond margins; abundant Col'isfoot Tussilago Farfara Linnseus Canaan, has been collected in the northern part of the town Granby, occasional Windsor, in clay soil; somewhat local Violet Family f * Ovate-leaved Violet Violaovata Nuttall Hartford County, probably more frequent than V. sagittata Bird's-eoot Violet Viola pedata Linnaeus Connecticut Valley, sandy plains and woods Gaylordsville, hills and mountains; plentiful Granby, common in the southern part of the town, less so in the western and northern portions Litchfield, not common throughout the county Sand plains along the Hartford Div. of the Consolidated R. R. 23 Round-leaved Violet Viola rotundifolia Michaux Canaan, Salisbury, Torrington, Winchester; common Gaylordsville, scattered plants in three known localities Glastonbury, high banks of Cold Brook; scarce Manchester, ravine at Highland Park; local Southington, mountain slopes about Compounce Lake West Hartford, rivulets along theTalcott Range Water-Leaf Family Water-leaf Hydrophyllum Virgaiicum Linnsus Gaylordsville, rich woods and wood-roads South Windsor, banks of the Podunk; local Water-Milfoil Family Low Water-Milfoil Myriophylluni aiiibiguuni Nuttall Salisbury, margfin of Grass Pond; abundant Water-Plaiitaiii Family Grass-leaved Sagittaria Sagiitaria grarninea Michaux New Hartford, West Hill Pond; common (Clark) Rainbov;, margin of pond; abundant (Clark) f Sessile-krl'ited Arkow-head Sagittaria heterophylla Pursh Hartford, west shore of the Conn. River near Fish-fry Point (Koehler) Willow Family Cotton WOOD Populus monilifera Aiton Abundant along the Connecticut River Yew Family Yew Taxiis Canadensis wiUdenow Canaan, Salisbury, Torrington, Winchester; common Gaylordsville, not rare Simsbury, on the mountains; common (Withers) Stafford, Bioomfield; frequent or common in proper places Windsor, rare ''iiifiiiiiiilB^^^^^ '"' "°'' ° 3 5185 00169 9600