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PLANTAGO. Plantain 



P. aristata Michx. Occasionally introduced with grass seed. 



P. lauceolata* L. English Plaintain, Rib Grass, Ripple Grass. Grass 



land; common. 

 P. major L. Common Plantain. Waysides; common. 

 P. Rng'elii Dene. Plantain. With the preceding species; common. 



RUBIACEAE. MADDER FAMILY 



CEPHALANTHUS. Buttonbush 



C. occideutalis L. Swamps of the lower altitudes; frequent. North in 

 the Connecticut Valley to Fairlee. 



GALIUM. Bedstraw. Cleavers 



G. Apariiie L. Cleavers, Goose Grass. Shaded ground of the lower 

 altitudes; frequent. In the Connecticut Valley north to Norwich. 



G. asprellum Michx. Rough Bedstraw. Alluvial ground; common. 



G. Ijoreale L. Northern Bedstraw. Wet meadows; occasional. 



Cf. lanceolatum Torr. Wild Liquorice. Dry woods of the lower alti- 

 tudes; common. 



G. Claytoiii Michx. Wet meadows; frequent. 



G. erectnm* Huds. Waste places; Charlotte, (Pringle) ; Bristol, 

 (Dike) ; Westminster, (W. H. Blanchard). 



G. kamtschaticum Steller. Cold wet woods of the higher mountains; 

 frequent. 



G. labradoricum Wiegand. Perch Pond bog, Pownal, (J. R. Churchill) ; 

 Danby, (Mrs. N. F. Flynn). 



G. lanceolatum Torr. Wild Liquorice. Dry woods of the lower alti- 

 tudes; frequent. 



G. Mollugo* L. Wild Madder. "North Pomfret," (Morgan) ; Shelburue. 

 (Mrs. N. F. Flynn) ; Bellows Falls, Putney and Dummerston, (W. H. 

 Blanchard). 



G. palustre L. Wet meadows and ajong ditches; common. 



G. pilosum Ait. Dry copses; Pownal, (Robbins, Eggleston) ; West 

 Haven, (G. H. Ross). 



G. sylvaticnm* L. Scotch Mist, Baby's Breath. Established on shady 

 ledge, Orwell, (Brainerd) ; Peacham, (Dr. F. Blanchard). 



G. sylyestre* Pollick. Charlotte, (Pringle). 



G. tiiictorium L. Wet meadows; frequent. 



G. trifidum L. Cold bogs and marshy borders of ponds; frequent. 



G. triflorum Michx. Sweet-scented Bedstraw. Rich woodlands; com- 

 mon. 



G. Ycnim* L. Yellow Bedstraw. Occasionally introduced in grass 

 lands. 



HOUSTONIA 



H. caerulea L. Bluets, Innocence. Grassy places and wet rocks; 

 common. 



