1916] Flora of the Boston District,— XXIV 213 



REPORTS ON THE FLORA OF THE BOSTON 

 DISTRICT— XXIV. 



MAGNOLIACEAE. 

 MAGNOLIA. 



M. virginiana L. West Gloucester, in swampy woods towards 

 Essex, north of Magnolia village. As much interest is attached to 

 this northernmost and isolated station for the Sweet Bay, a paper on 

 this subject has been on request kindly contributed by Dr. George 

 G. Kennedy and appears in this issue of Rhodora. 



BERBERIDACEAE. 



BERBERIS. • 



B. vulgaris L. Rocky woods and pastures, an early introduction 

 from Europe; common throughout. A seedless form, var. asperma 

 has been found in an old pasture at Sherborn by Miss Martha L. 

 Loomis. See Rhodora xiv. 207, 1912. 



CAULOPHYLLUM. 



C. thalictroides (L.) Michx. Rocky woods, Georgetown (Mrs. 

 C. N. S. Homer, 1873); rocky woods in rich shady ravine, Boxford 

 (6'. G. Kennedy, May 23, 1906; E. F. Williams, Aug. 9, 1906); low 

 ground, Concord, introduced by Minot Pratt, persistent but not 

 increasing (E. F. Williams, May 8, 1898) . 



PODOPHYLLUM. 



P. peltatum L. Introduced and in some cases spreading at 

 Salem, Chelmsford, Concord, Natick, Sherborn; Framingham and 

 Burlington, according to Dame & Collins, Fl. Middlesex Co. 3, 1888. 



LAURACEAE. 



BENZOIN. 



B. aestivale (L.) Nees. Swampy woods and wet places, frequent 

 throughout. 



