148 Rhodora [AUGUST 
B. saponicus Thunb. St. Mary's St., Boston (C. W. Swan, July 4, 
1892, specimen in herb. Yale University). 
B. Karmi Gray. Malden (C. E. Perkins, Aug. 23, 1882, specimen 
in herb. N. E. Botanical Club). 
B. purgans L. Rocky woods; Boxford and the neighborhood of 
Boston, including Woburn, Melrose, Medford, Malden, Revere and 
Brookline. 
B. nacEMOsUs L. Waste land. Sparingly reported from Dedham 
northward. 
B. RUBENS L. Wool waste, North Billerica (C. W. Swan, July 24, 
1883, specimens in herb. Yale University and N. E. Botanical Club). 
B. secatinus L. Waste places, common, but not reported south of 
Blue Hills. “Forms exist with the lowermost sheathes pubescent, 
and the lemmas at maturity touching or over-lapping and scabrous 
on the back, but with short awns.” F. T. Hubbard. 
B. sreriLis L. Waste places; Billerica, Boston and South Boston. 
“Winchester (C. E. Perkins) " and “ Medford (Miss A. M. Symmes)," 
according to Dame & Collins, Fl. Middlesex Co. 132, 1888. 
B. rTEcronUM L. Waste places, common throughout. 
B. vxioLorpes HBK. South Boston flats (C. E. Perkins, Sept. 5, 
1881, specimen in herb. Yale University). Adventive from Tropical 
America. 
B. vinLosus Forsk. South Boston flats (C. E. Perkins, June, 1882, 
specimen in herb. Yale University). Native of Europe. 
B. vinLosus Forsk., var. Gussonn (Parl.) Asch. € Graebn. Med- 
ford (C. E. Perkins, June, 1882 and June, 1883); Boston (C. E. 
Perkins, June 9, 1879); South Boston flats (C. E. Perkins, June, 
1882). Native of southern Europe, and introduced into western 
United States. 
LOLIUM. 
L. MULTIFLORUM Lam. Fields and waste places; Revere, Somer- 
ville, Boston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Scituate. 
L. PERENNE L. Fields, lawns and roadsides. Frequent from 
Scituate and Hingham northward. 
L. TEMULENTUM L. Fields and waste places; Rowley, Ipswich, 
Lowell, Charlestown, Boston and South Boston. 
L. TEMULENTUM L., var. LEPTOCHAETON A. Br. "Boston or 
vic[inity]" (C. E. Perkins, , 1882, specimen in herb. N. E. Botani- 
cal Club). See Fernald, Ruopona xii. 185, 1910. 
