PLANrrs OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 337 



Middle District. — Freehold (XY), Farmingdale, New Egypt, Bordentown, 

 Kinkora, Delanco, Delaire, Birmingham, Moorestown, Medford (S), Cam- 

 den (Bassett), Wenonah, Sewell (S), Glassboro, Mickleton, Quinton. 



Coast Strip. — Pt. Pleasant (S), Barnegat City (L), Barnegat City Jnc. (L), 

 Palermo, Cold Spring. 



Family MELANTHACE^. Bunch-flowers, etc. 



Plants oi diverse appearance, differing from the Rushes in 



having the petals at least (often the sepals, too) conspicuous and 



colored. Fruit, a capsule which splits longitudinally. Plants 



rarely bulbous. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Flowers numerous in terminal, erect, spike-like racemes or panicles. 



b. Flowers j^ellow, with erect bracts, somewhat resembling a head of 

 wheat, in fruit, Ahania, p. 338 



hb. Flowers lilac, stamens blue. Helonias, p. 340 



bbb. Flowers white, inflorescence in a narrow raceme. 



c. Leaves very narrow, grass-like and harsh. Xerophyllum, p. 339 

 cc. Leaves linear, lanceolate or spatulate, smooth. 

 d. Raceme 7-20 cm. long, flowers dioecious. 



Chamaeliritim, p. 341 

 dd. Raceme 2-12 cm. long, flowers perfect. 



e. Stem viscid pubescent. Tofieldia, p. 337 



ee. Stem glabrous. Chrospenna, p. 341 



bbbb. Flowers green, inflorescence in an open panicle. 



c. Plant glabrous, leaves linear. Zigadcnsus, p. 342 



cc. Plant pubescent. 



d. Leaves linear. Melavthiiim, p. 342 



dd. Leaves oval or elliptic. Veratnim, p. 343 



aa. Flowers solitary, terminal, pendant yellow. 



bb. Leaves perfoliate. Uvularia perfoliata, p. 343 



bb. Leaves not perfoliate. 



c. Under surface glaucous. U. sessilifolia, p. 343 



cc. Under surface green, shining. U. nitida, p. 343 



TOFIELDIA Hudson. 



Tofieldia racemosa (Walt.). Viscid Asphodel. 



PL XXXIIL, Fig. I. 



Melanthimn racemosiim Walter, Fl. Cor. 126. 1788 [probably Santee River, 



S. C.]. 

 Tofieldia pubens Knieskern 32. — Willis 64. 

 ToUeldia racemosa Britton 244. — Saunders, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1900, 



545.— Stone do. 1908. 459- 



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