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XEROPHYLLUM Michaux. 



Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.). Turkey-beard. 



PL XXX\'. 



Hclonias asphodeloides Linnjeus, Sp. PI. Ed. II. 485. 1762 ["Pennsylvania"] 



—Muhlenberg Cat. p. 2>7, 1813— Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 1 : 243. 1814. 

 Xerophyllum sctifoUum Torrey Cat. N. Y. Plants 2>7- i8ig — Torrey Fl. U. 



S. 1:371- 1824. 

 Xerophyllum asphodeloides Nnttall, Gen. 1 : 235. 1818 — Knieskern 32. — Wil- 

 lis 64. — Britton 243. — Keller and Brown 97. 



Common in low sandy groimd in the Pine Barren.s, also very 

 rare and local in the Middle district — ^Craner's Mill, Middlesex 

 County, and east of Sewell, Gloucester County. 



Linnaeus states that he received the original specimen from 

 "Barthram," and as he was well known to live in Pennsylvania, 

 that State is given as the type locality. Bartram, however, 

 traveled frequently over southern New Jersey and undoubtedly 

 got his specimens there. 



There is no evidence of the plant ever having grown in Penn- 

 sylvania. 



Fl. — Late May to early July. 



Middle District.— K of Sewell fS), Fairview (H). 



Pine Barrens. — Allaire, Ocean Beach (C), Manchester (NB), Toms River 

 (NY), Brown's Mills, Archertown, Bamber, Pemberton (NB), Forked River, 

 Munyon Field, Speedwell (S), Bear Swamp, Clementon, Albion, Jackson, 

 Andrews, Sicklerville (S), Williamstown Jnc, Atco, Cedar Brook, Landis- 

 ville, Winslow Jnc, Newtonville, Hammonton, Union Hall, Pleasant IMills 

 (NB), Egg Harbor City, Mays Landing (S). 



HELONIAS L. 

 Helonias bullata L. Swamp Pink. 

 PI. XXXVI. 

 Helonias bullata Linnjeus, Sp. PI. 342. 1753 ["Pennsylvania" — Pennsneck, 

 N. J.].— Knieskern 32.— WilHs 64.— Hall, Bull. Torr. Club II : 31, 1871 and 

 III : 25. 1872— Northrup Bull. Torr. Club. XV. 175. 1888— Britton 243. 

 — Keller and Brown 98. — Brown, Bartonia III., i, 191 1. 

 Helonias latifolia Muhlenberg, Cat. 2,7- 1813 — Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1 : 242. 

 1814. 



Swamps of the Pine Barrens, Middle and Cape May districts, 

 frequent. Occurs also at Succasuna and Budds Lake, Morris 

 County. 



This is one of the most characteristic plants of the southern 

 half of New Jersey and is one of the earliest spring flowers of 



