1916] Flora of the Boston District,- XXIII 105 



REPORTS ON THE FLORA OF THE BOSTON 

 DISTRICT,— XXIII. 



RANUNCULACEAE. 



ACTAEA. 



A. alba (L.) Mill. Woods, frequent, but not reported south of 

 Hingham. 



A. rubra (Ait.) Willd. Woods, occasional from Norwood and 

 Sherborn north and east. 



A. rubra (Ait.) Willd., forma neglecta (Gillman) Robinson. 

 Georgetown (Mrs. C. S. N. Homer, no date) ; Danvers (J. H. Scars, 

 Aug. 11, 1884 et seq.). 



ANEMONE. 



A. canadensis L. Topsfield, Danvers, Wenham, Swampscott, 

 Lexington, Concord, Newton, Waltham. Introduced at last station, 

 perhaps at others. 



A. cylindrica Gray. Dry hillsides and open woods; reported 

 from 14 places north and west of Boston. 



A. nemorosa L. Persistent and spreading about old S. P. Fowler 

 garden, Danvers (J. H. Sears, May 20, 1903; May 6, 1904). 



A. quinquefolia L. Meadows and wet open woods; common 

 throughout. 



A. riparia Fernald. Limestone shale, in John Peterson's pine 

 grove near bank of Ipswich River (J. H. Sears, Aug. 25, 1901; July 1, 

 1902). 



A. virginiana L. Open woods and roadsides; generally distri- 

 buted, but not reported south of Hingham. 



ANEMONELLA. 



A. thalictroides (L.) Spach. Moist soil, common, but not reported 

 south of Hingham. 



AQUILEGIA. 



A. canadensis L. Dry rocky woods and pastures, common 

 throughout. 



