PLANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 459 



Middle District.— Farmingdale (S), New Egypt, Hartford, Riverside, 

 Springdale (S), Washington Park, Swedesboro, Yorktown. 

 Coast Strip. —Toms River (S), Ct. House, Cape May, Cold Spring. 



Family BERBERIDACE.E. May Apple, etc. 



PODOPHYLLUM L. 



Podophyllum peltatum L. May Apple. 



Podophyllum peltatum Linnseus, Sp. PL 505. 1753 [N. America].— Willis 5- 

 — Britton 42. 



Common in moist woods in the northern counties ; rare and 

 local southward in the Middle district and southern Cape Alay 

 peninsula. 



Fl. — Late April to mid-May. Fr. — Mature during August, 

 commonly after the foliage has perished. 



Middle District.— Uo\mdel (C), Pt. Pleasant (C), Cream Ridge (Willis), 

 New Egypt, Bordentown, Kinkora, Camden Co. (C), Gloucester (H), York- 

 town, Swedesboro, Quinton, Elsinboro (C), Shilo (C). 



Cape May.— Cold Spring (OHB). 



Family MENISPERMACE^. Moonseed. 



MENISPERMUM L. 



Menispermum canadense L. Canada Moonseed. 



Menispermmn canadense Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 340. 1753 [Virginia and Canada]. 

 —Barton, Fl. Phila. H. 199. 1818.— Britton 42. 



Common in mioist woods and thickets in the northern counties 

 and frequent in the Middle district and Gape May peninsula. 



Its fruit is conspicuous in September, bearing a striking resem- 

 blance to chicken grapes. 



Fl. — Early June to early July. Fr. — Late August to late 

 Septemlber. 



Middle District. — Sandy Hook (NB), Farmingdale, New Egypt. Holmdel 

 (C), Medford (S), Camden (O), Gloucester (P), Red Bank, Swedesboro, 

 Woodstown (NB). 



Cape Moy.— Cape May (OHB). 



Family LAURACE.E. Sassafras. 



SASSAFRAS Nees and Ebermaier. 



Sassafras sassafras L. Sassafras. 



Laurus Sassafras Linnaeus Sp. PL 37i- 1/53 [Virginia, Carolina and FlMiida]. 

 Sassafras officinale Knieskern 27.— Britton 213. 



