42 Rhodora [February 



Fruit present. Leaves of plants of bogs have 3 times more surface 

 area than those of plants from open marshes. Grows in pools and 

 marshes very near salt water. 



PRIMULACEAE. 



LySIMACHIA TERRE8TRI8 (L.) B. S. P. — Edge of ice pond; with 



numerous bulblets. 

 Lysimachia nummularla L. — "Myrtle." House yard. 



GlauX MARITIME L. var. OBTUSIFOUA Fern. — In crevices rocky 

 shore; mature fruit. 



CONVOLVULACEAE. 

 Convolvulus bepium L. var. pubescenb (Gray) Fern.— Unopened 



capsules remaining on dead vines, gravelly beach. 



BORAGINACEAE. 



Mertensia maritime (L.) S. F. Gray. — "Blue iris." Common; 

 mats 5 to (i feet in diameter on the beaches; flowers to mature fruit. 



LABIATAE. 



SCUTELLERIA GALERICULATA L.— Marsh near heach; seeds fallen; 

 used as a nerve medicine. 



NEPETA HEDERACEA (L.) Trevisau. — In woods, uncommon. 



Prunklla vn.oAHis L. — " Hluk Li'cy." Common in pastures 

 ami boggy places; flowers to mature fruit. 



Galeopsis TETRAHIT L. — Flowers to mature fruit. 



LEONURUS CARDIACA L. — Near house, in flower; used to relieve 

 pain. 



Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. — Scarce; mature fruit. 



LYCOPUS UNIFLORUB Michx. — In wet places; mature fruit. 



SOLANACEAE. 



Solanum nigrum L. — Gardens; flowers to mature fruit. 



