340 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE, MUSEUM. 



XEROPHYLLUM Michaux. 

 Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.)» Turkey-beard. 



PI. XXXV. 



Helonias asphodeloides Linnaeus, Sp. PI. Ed. II. 485. 1762 ['"Pennsylvania"] 

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



Xerophyllum setifoUum Torrey Cat. N. Y. Plants 27- 1819 — Torrey Fl. U. 

 S. 1 : 371. 1824. 



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

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



Common in low sandy ground in the Pine Barrens, also very- 

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

 County, and east of Sewell, Gloucester County. 



Linnseus 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 (S), Fairview (H). 



Pine Barrens. — x\llaire, 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, Ham.monton, Union Hall, Pleasant Mills 

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



HELONIAS L. 

 Helonias builata L. Swamp Pink. 

 PI. XXXVI. 

 Helonias builata Linnseus, Sp. PI. 342. 1753 ["Penns)dvania" — Pennsneck, 

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

 111:25. 1872— Northrup Bull. Torr. Club. XV. 175. 1888— Britton 243. 

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

 Helonias latifolia Muhlenberg, Cat. 2i7- i8i3 — 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, jNIorris 

 Count)^ 



This is one of the most characteristic plants of the southern 

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



