1924] Reports on the Flora of the Boston District,—XLVIII 149 
REPORTS ON THE FLORA OF THE BOSTON 
DISTRICT,—XLVIII. 
COMPOSITAE. 
RUDBECKIA. 
R. hirta L. Dry fields, very common throughout. 
R. hirta L., var. tubuliforme Burnham. Am. Bot. xx. 22, 1914. 
Wellesley Hills (Bradford Torrey, July 30, 1905). Specimen in 
herb. Gray. 
R. laciniata L. Meadows and wet thickets; frequent north and 
west of Boston, rare or lacking in southern towns. The form commonly 
cultivated under the name of “Golden Glow " is frequently persistent, 
and rarely sporadic on dumps. 
R. speciosa Wenderoth. Wellesley (Margaret C. Ferguson, July 
5, 1889). Specimen in herb. Wellesley College. 
SANTOLINA. 
S. CHAMAECYPARISSIAS L. Thoroughly introduced in sandy bank 
near Monponsett station, Hanson (M. L. Fernald, Oct. 29, 1916). 
Specimens in herb. Gray and N. E. Botanical Club. Native of 
southern Europe. 
SENECIO. 
S. aureus L. Swamps and meadows, common throughout. 
S. JacoBAEA L. Pasture, Danvers (Mrs. J. M. Kennedy, Oct. 15, 
1910). Specimen in herb. Gray. 
S. MacDovcaLu Heller. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club xxvi. 592, 1899. 
N. Andover (A. S. Pease, Sept. 17, 1893). Specimen in herb. N. E. 
Botanical Club. Native of Arizona. 
S. obovatus Muhl. Dry rocky and gravelly soil, rare; Boxford, 
Topsfield, “in collibus siccis umbrosis ad Ipswich," (Wm. Oakes, no 
date), Needham. 
S. pauperculus Michx. (Includes S. Balsamitae Muhl. and vars. 
pauperculus (Michx.) Fernald and praclongus Greenman. See Ann. 
Mo. Bot. Gard. iii. 159 1916.) Dry pastures and exposed ledges; 
occasional from Blue Hills northward, also at Marshfield. 
S. viscosus L. Waste places in moist soil occasional in the cities. 
S vULGARIS L. Waste places in moist soil; frequent in Boston and 
vicinity, occasional elsewhere. 
