58 Rhodora [Marcu 
Boylston station, Jamaica Plain (E. Faxon, Oct. 9, 1883; Sept. 15, 
1889). Specimens in herb. W. Deane. 
A. paniculatus Lam., var. simplex (Willd.) Burgess. Roadside 
near Punkatasset Hill, Concord (E. Faxon, Oct. 3, 1890). Specimen 
in herb. W. Deane. 
A. patens Ait. Dry fields and woods, common throughout. 
A. polyphyllus Willd. Dry soil, rare; “Essex Co.," Medford, 
Hingham. 
A. puniceus L. Swamps and wet woods, common throughout. 
A. puniceus L., var. compactus Fernald. Low ground, occasional 
(12 stations). 
A. puniceus L., var. demissus Lindl. Marsh, W. Somerville (M. 
L. Fernald, Oct. 17, 1896). Specimen in herb. N. E. Botanical Club. 
A. puniceus L., var. firmus (Nees) T. & G. Jamaica Plain [W. 
Roxbury] (E. Faxon, October, 1883). 
A. radula Ait. Borders of woods and swamps; frequent north- 
ward, but no reports from southeastern towns. 
A. salicifolius Ait. Moist soil, rare; Lowell, Lexington, Revere, 
Hingham; Malden (H. L. Moody) according to Dame & Collins, 
Fl. Middlesex Co. 47, 1888. A doubtful species in our area. 
A. spectabilis Ait. Dry sandy soil; frequent from Brookline and 
Needham south and east; also at Boxford. 
A. subulatus Michx. Salt marshes, common along the coast. 
A. tardiflorus L. Woburn (Wm. Boott, 1849). Specimen in herb. 
Gray. 
A. tenuifolius L. Salt marshes; Ipswich, Medford, Dorchester, 
Weymouth, Hingham, Duxbury. 
A. Tradescanti L. Collected without data as to habitat at Danvers, 
Medford, Needham, and Jamaica Plain. A doubtful species in our 
area. 
A. umbellatus Mill. Swamps and thickets, common throughout. 
A. undulatus L. Dry fields and woods, very common throughout. 
A.vimineus Lam.  Moist fields and meadows, very common 
throughout. 
A. vimineus Lam., var. foliolosus (Ait.) Gray. Andover, Malden, 
Lynn, Marshfield. 
A. vimineus Lam., var. saxatilis Fernald. Lowell (C. W. Swan, 
July 20, 1882); bank of Merrimac River opposite Lawrence (J. 
