130 Rhodora [JuLy 
ASPARAGUS. 
A. OFFICINALIS L. Fields and roadsides, common. 
CLINTONIA. 
C. borealis (Ait.) Raf. Rich woods, locally abundant. 
SMILACINA. 
S. racemosa (L.) Desf. Deciduous woods, very common. 
8. stellata (L.) Desf. Sandy soil and wet meadows, occasional. 
S. trifolia (L.) Desf. Cold bogs and cedar swamps, rare. 
STREPTOPUS. 
8. roseus, Michx. Rich woods, Newburyport (Edward Moulton, 
May 20, 1887); Rockport (Mrs. Ann Babson, 1866); also near 
Hospital Point, Beverly (J. H. Sears). 
MAIANTHEMUM. 
M. sin Desf. Woods, common throughout. 
POLYGONATUM. 
P. giganreum Dietr. Escaped, Cambridge (J. M. Hunnewell, 
1898); roadside, introduced in tall grass, and apparently well estab- 
lished, Woburn (A. S. Pease & A. H. Moore). 
Р. biflorum (Walt.) Ell. Moist deciduous woods, common. 
CONVALLARIA. 
C. maJALIS L. Well established in Franklin (E. F. Williams) and 
Watertown (M. L. Fernald); also in Danvers and Salem (J. Robinson), 
Wakefield (F. S. Collins), Woburn (A. H. Moore). 
MEDEOLA. 
M. virginiana L. Rich deciduous woods, common. 
