1904] Fernald, — Lists of New England Plants, — XIII 39 



* Capsule trigonous, oblong to ovoid, 3 to 4.5 nun. long, in maturity rather 

 closely embraced bv the ascending perianth. 



J. BUFONius, L. Sp. (1753) 328. Perianth-segments all acute or 

 subulate-attenuate, longer than the capsule, the inner (petals) slightly 

 shorter than the outer. Seeds ovoid, apiculate at base and apex. 

 Plant varying greatly in size and habit, 0.3 to 3.5 dm. high, erect or 

 matted, subsimple to freely branched ; the flowers mostly scattered 

 and secund on the elongate branches, occasionally "viviparous." — 

 Damp open soil, roadsides, ditches, etc., nearly cosmopolitan. 



Var. coNGESTUs, Wahlb. Fl. Goth. (1820) 38. Flowers similar, 

 mostly aggregated in glomerules. — /. Cotigdoni, Watson, Proc. Am. 

 Acad. xxii. (1887) 480; and various other synonyms (see Buchenau, 

 Mon. June. 176). — Rather unusual in North America. Examined 

 from M.^iNE, North Lubec {Kate Furbish): South Carolina, Sulli- 

 vans Island {Kavciiel) : Texas, Galveston {lAndhcimer) : Cali- 

 fornia, Mariposa and San Mateo Counties {Congdofi). 



Var. halophilus, Buchenau et Fernald, var. nov. Flores ultimi 

 saepe approximati. Tepala externa acuta acutata vel subulato- 

 acutata fructu fere semper longiora, interna breviora obtusa vel 

 rotundato-obtusa interdum mucronata fructum subaequantia (vel 

 paullo longiora breviorave). Semina apice truncata. — Hab. in locis 

 salsis. (Quebec, l^rince Edward Island, Maine, Massachusetts: 

 Germany, Sicily. 



Formae intermediae //^//r/zj- bufotiii (genuini) et var. Iialophih hand 

 raro occurrunt, praecipue in locis salsis. Pro exemplo : /. ranarius, 

 A. Songeon et E. Perrier (Billot. Annotations, 1859, 192) tepala 

 interna fructum subaequantia vel paullo superantia' acuta vel obtusa 

 et semina ovoidea praebet. 



Ultimate flowers usually approximate. Outer perianth-segments 

 acute, acutish, or subulate-acute, usually equalling or exceeding 

 the capsule; inner segments (petals) shorter, ol)tuse or rounded, 

 rarely mucronate, shorter than or barely equalling the capsule. 

 Seeds truncate at apex. — Wet, usually br;ickish or alkaline soil. 

 Quebec, marshes. Riviere du Loup, Aug. 15, 1892 {G. G. Kennedy), 

 August 2, 1902, type {E. F. Williams 6^ M. Z. Ferna/d), Aug. 8, 

 1902, {/. R. Churchill, VV. W. Eggleston, M. L. Fer?iald) ; brackish 

 shore. New Carlisle, fuly 28, 1902, mouth of Bonaventure River, July 

 31, 1902 {E. F. IVilliams 6- M. L. Fernald): Prince Edward 

 Island, above the beach, Summerside, July 21, 1901, and bog, Tra- 

 cadie Beach, July 30, 190 1 (/. R. Churchill): Maine, salt marshes. 

 Cutler, July 4 and 7, 1902 {G. G. Kennedy, E. F. Williams, J. F. 

 Collins, ciN M. L. Fernald) : Massachusetts, Plum Island, New- 



' " Divisions du ])erigone .... las trois exterietires aciivtinees, subitlees, dressees 

 .... egalaitt la capsule on la depassant a peine, les interieures plus largement 

 scarieii.ses et moins roulees sur les bords, plus ou mains aigui's et itn pen plus 

 courtes que la capsule mure'''' .... Songeon et Perrier, 1. c. 



