1920] Reports on the Flora of the Boston District—X XXIII 125 
V. cHINENSIS G. Don. (see Ruopona x. 39, 1908). Weed in Bo- 
tanic Garden, Cambridge (M. L. Fernald, May 21, 1906, May 17, 
1907; W. Deane, May 3, 1913). Native of eastern Asia. 
V. conspersa Reichenb. Moist fields and open woods, common. 
White-flowered form at Acton and Concord (A. W. Hosmer in Ruo- 
DORA i. 223, 1899). 
V. cucullata Ait. Swamps, very common throughout. White- 
flowered form collected at Purgatory Swamp, Norwood (N. T. Kid- 
der, June 4, 1885). 
V. eriocarpa Schwein. (V. scabriuscula Schwein.; see Bull. Torr. 
Bot. Club xxxvii. 194, 1911). Damp soil, often in woods, occasional. 
V.fimbriatula J. E. Sm. Sandy places, very common through- 
out. 
V. incognita Brainerd, var. Forbesii Brainerd. Damp woods at 
Salisbury, Boxboro, Arlington, N. Cambridge, Brookline and Weston. 
V. lanceolata L. Swamps, meadows and wet shores, common 
throughout. 
V. oporata L. Garden escape; reported from eight scattered 
stations. 
V. pallens (Banks) Brainerd. Wet woods and swamps, common 
throughout. White-flowered form without lines at Franklin (L. R. 
Perkins in Ruopora xi. 164, 1909). 
V. palmata L. One plant only, on shore of Concord River, Car- 
lisle, with the abundant V. Brittoniana (M. L. Fernald, May 21, 
1911). This is the only specimen of the species known from this 
region, and 1s entered on the authority of a determination by Dr. 
E. Brainerd. 
V. papilionacea Pursh. Rich low ground, mainly about dwell- 
ings, common. 
V. pectinata Bicknell. Meadows near Charles River in Need- 
ham and Dedham. | 
V. pedata L., var. lineariloba DC. Dry sand and gravel, com- 
mon throughout. A form with rose-colored petals (V. pedata, f. 
rosea A. L. Sanders, Rnopona xiii. 172, 1911) has been found at Way- 
land (Miss A. L. Sanders); and also (see RHopora xiv. 22, 1912) at 
Framingham (A. J. Eames) where noticed to be inconstant in color. 
A white-petaled form (V. pedata, f. alba (Thurb.) Britton, see Ruo- 
DORA, xiii. 172, 1911) has been observed to persist at Wayland (Miss 
A. L. Sanders). A form with leaves digitately lobed was collected 
