PLANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 575 



Swamps in the western part of the Middle district to the Cape 

 May peninsula and the lower Coast district and southwestern 

 edge of the Pine Barrens. Also at Closter, Berg-en County. 



Fl. — Early July into September. Fr. — Late July through 

 autumn. 



Middle District. — Burlington (C), Florence, Delanco, Camden (P), Glou- 

 cester Pt., Mickleton, Sharpstown. 



Pine Barrens. — Woodbine, Belleplain (S). 



Coast Strip. — Palermo. 



Cape May. — Anglesea Jnc, Bennett. 



DECODON J. F. Gmelin. 



Decodon verticillatus (L.). Swamp Loosestrife. 



PI. CVIII., Fig. I. 

 Lythrum verticillatum Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 446. 1753 [Virginia]. — Barton, Fl. 



Phila. I. 223. 1818. 

 Nescea verticillata Knieskern 14. — Britton 108. 

 Decodon verticillatus Keller and Brown 230. 



Swamps; commion throughout the State, especially in the Pine 

 Barrens and Cape May district. 



A conspicuous plant on the edges of ponds, with long, wand- 

 hke branches and verticils of purple flowers. The base of the 

 stems, growing in water or wet sphagnum, are often covered 

 with a leathery or corky growth, such as is frequent in Rhexia 

 virginica and aristosa, Hypericum adpressmn, Ludvigia sphaero- 

 carpa, etc. 



Fl. — Early August to early September. Fr. — Early Septem- 

 ber into October. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Fish House, Camden, Swedesboro, Dividing 

 Creek. 



Pine Barrens. — Toms River (P), Parkdale (S), Cedar Brook, Clementon, 

 Malaga (S), Landisville (T), Mouth of Batsto, Mays Landing, Tuckahoe 

 (S). 



Coast 5*^n>.— Manahawkin, Surf City (L), Barnegat City (L), Ship Bot- 

 tom (L), Absecon (Bassett), Wildwood, Dennisville. 



Cape May. — Seaville (S), Dias Creek, Green Creek. Whitesboro. 



LYTHRUM L. 



Lythrum lineare L. Linear-leaved Loosestrife. 



Lythrum lineare Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 447. 1753 [Virginia]. — Willis 24. — Britton 

 107. — Stone, Bartonia L 23. 



