44 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST. 



city dumps I found several introduced plants that were 

 new to me. Among them \vere the red campion {Lychnis 

 dioica) the black knapweed {Centaurea nigra) the j^ellow 

 melilot {Melilotus officinalis) and the canary grass {Pha- 

 laris Canariensis). While trailing over the burdocks of 

 such places was usually to be found the bur-cucumber 

 {Sicyos angulatus) . 



On a railway embankment I found the trailing wild 

 bean (Strophostyles helvola) and in woods near by the 

 spotted wintergreen {Chimaphila maculata) . 



In a swampy meadow I saw for the first time the 

 beautiful iron weed {Veronica noveboracensis,) easily mis- 

 taken for an aster at a distance. Near by the meadow 

 beauty {Rhexia Virginica) grevt' in abundance as did also 

 the seed-box {Ludwigia alternifolia) and the hairy milk- 

 weed {Asclepias pulchra) . On the edge ofthe same meadow 

 I found one plant of the fringed white orchis {Habenaria 

 blephariglottis) and near by a few plants ofthe star grass 

 ( Hypoxis hirsuta ) . 



Late in August the meadows glowed with purple 

 patches of the field milkwort {Polygala viridescens,) and 

 in the same meadows I also found the small flowered 

 gerardia {G. paupercula). 



Beside the Seaconnet River at Dighton Rock, I found 

 the partridge pea {Cassia chamsecrista) and close to the 

 shore the sea lavender {Limonium Carolinianum) and the 

 homely marsh elder {Iva frutescens). The water oats 

 {Zizania aquatica) I found in shallow water and a little 

 higher up the tall marsh grass {Spartina cynosuroides). 



I was able to add several new shrubs to my list. The 

 most beautiful being the sweet pepper bush {Clethra alni- 

 folia) — would that it were of wider distribution! In 

 nearly all situations I found the wax berry {Myrica ceri- 

 fera ) . The waxy covering of the berries was once used for 

 making candles by the early settlers. 



The scrub oak {Quercus nana) was a noticeable shrub 

 as were two ofthe sumacs {Rhus glabra and R.copallina) 

 the smooth and dwarf varieties. 



