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Phlox divaricata L. Blue Phlox. — Frequent and often abundant in damp 

 open woods and thickets. 



Phlox drummondii Hook. Common Phlox.— Inclined to escape from culti- 

 vation and iMTsifst in sand at Point Edward. 



Gilia rubra (L.) Heller. Standing Cypress. Escaping from cultivation to 

 roadsides and persisting near Sarnia. 



Hydrophylloceae. Waterleaf Family. 



Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Virginia Waterleaf. — Occasional in rich 

 woods. Noticed in particular at Kettle Point. 



Hydrophyllum canadense L. Broad-leaved Waterleaf. — Occasional along 

 the high banks of the Aux Sables River. 



Boraginaceae. Borage Family. 



Cynoglossum officinale L. Common Hound's Tongue. — Common on 

 roadsides, in pastures and waste places. 



Cynoglossum boreale Fernald. Northern Wild Comfrey. — Occasional in 

 dry woods. 



Lappula virginiana (L.) Greene. Beggar's Lice. — Frequent in open woods 

 and thickets. 



Lappula echinata Gilibert. European Stickseed. — Common along roads 

 and in waste places. 



Myosotis scoipioides L. True Forget-me-not. — Becoming frequent in wet 

 l^laces as an escape from cultivation. 



Myosotis laxa Lehm. Smaller Forget-me-not. — In very wet places and 

 tamarack swamps near Thedford. Abundant. 



Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill. — Field Scorpion-grass.- — In poor ground near 

 Port Franks. Apparently rare. N. Tripp. 



Lithospermum aivense L. Corn Gromwell. — Frequent on roadsides and 

 in fields. Often a field weed. 



Lithospermum officinale L. Common Gromwell. — Occasional on roadsides 

 and in pastures. NeAvton Tripp. Noticed in particular near Lambton. 



Lithospermum latifolium Michx. American Gromwell. — Occasional in rich 

 open woods. Noticed particularly along the Aux Sables River. 



Lithospeimum gmelini (Michx.) Hitchc. Hairy Puccoon. — Common in 

 poor and sandy ground, seldom far from Lake Huron shore. 



Lithospeimum canescems (Michx.) Lehm. — In dry ground and abundant 

 on the delta islands of St. Clair River. Not noticed elsewhere. 



Lithospermum angustifolium Miclix. Narrow-leaved Pouccoon. — Fre- 

 quent in ]i()or and sandy ground, usually near Lake Huron shore. 



Echium vulgare L. Blue Weed. Blue Devil. — Frequent on roadsides and 

 along railways. Abundant at Point Edward. 



Verhenaceae. Vervain Famil}'. 



Verbena urticaefolia L. White Vervain. — Frequent on roadsides, in old 

 fields and waste places. 



Verbena angustifolia IMichx. Narrow-leaved vervain. — Occasional along 

 railways, in freight yards and waste places. Appears to be adventive here. 



Verbena hastata L. Blue Vervain. — Very common on roadsides and in 

 damp ground. 



