1908] Peirce,— Note on Weigela rosea 181 
TRILLIUM. 
Т. erectum L. Rich woods, occasional in Essex county; Milton, 
“ doubtless introduced " (C. H. Morss). 
T. cernuum L. Damp woods, common throughout. 
Т. undulatum Willd. (7. erythrocarpum Michx.) Rich woods, 
rare. 
ALETRIS. 
A. farinosa L. Sandy roadside, common, Bridgewater (J. 4. 
Cushman); formerly in Needham, but exterminated in 1885 (T. O. 
Fuller). 
SMILAX. 
S. herbacea L. Moist fields and open woods; fairly common, but 
not reported south of the Blue Hills. 
S. rotundifolia L. Woods, very common; more luxuriant in moist 
situations. 
S. glauca Walt. Dry thickets and railroad embankments; Dedham, 
Hanson, Milton, Roxbury, Weston, Westwood. 
Cr KNOWLTON | 
J. A. CusHMan | Committee on 
WALTER DEANE! | Local Flora. 
A. К. Harrison [ 
NOTE ON WEIGELA ROSEA. 
Many F. PEIRCE. 
THERE is a small gland at the base of the blossom of W'eigela rosea. 
I knew this forty vears ago; but had entirely forgotten it, until, in look- 
ing over some old letters a short time ago, I discovered one from a 
upil of mine, the niece of Dr. Asa Grav. This reads as follows.— 
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“I showed Uncle Gray the little gland in Weigela rosea. He had 
