t4 FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 



CAPPARIDACE/E. 



POLAXISIA Raf. 

 P. gravolens Raf. River bank near Lanesboro ; not rare, Graves. 

 Shores of Chemung river; frequent, Lucy. Not found elsewhere. 



CISTACE/E. 



HELIANTHEMUM Pers. 



H. Canadense (L. ) Michx. Rock Rose. Frost Weed. In grav- 

 elly soil; river bank at Apalachin ; not common, Fenno. Plant 

 with the aspect of a St. John's-wort. Flowers of two sizes; pet- 

 als of the large, early ones very fugacious. Later in the year 

 minute flowers are produced in the axils of the leaves. 



LECHEA L. 



L. villosa Ell. Pin weed. Rare. Near a roadside in an open 

 glade, Chemung county, Lucy. Ely Hill, Millspaugh. ( L. 

 via /or Michx. ) 



L. intermedia Leggett; Britton. Rare. Near Elmira, Lticy. 



VIOLACE/E. 



VIOLA L. 

 V. pedata L. Bird-eoot Violkt. Rare. Ross Park; east de- 

 cline House's Hill, Millspaugh, 



V. palmata L. Ha.nd-leaved Violet. Blue Violet. Not very 

 common. Usually found in upland woods. Leaves variously 

 cut and divided. Flower large, deep blue May. June. 



V. palmata cordata Walt. Rare. Glenwood ravine, Bingham- 

 toii ; .Sjjanisli Hill, Waverly, Millspaugh. 



V. obliqua Hill. Common Blue Violki. Abundant in wet mead- 

 ows, and along streams. Our commonest Violet. Produces 

 numerous cleistogamous flowers in summer. May. June, 

 lilooms freely again in October. {V. palniala L. , var. cucul- 

 lata dray, j 



V. sagittata Ait. Akkow-i-kavkd Vioi.Kr. Unequally distributed 

 within our range. I'^recjuent in sandy soil. Hoy. Dry roadsides; 



