396 REPORT OJ^' NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



Fl. — Early May to early June, before or with the leaves. Pr. 

 — Late July into August, persisting over winter. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale (S), Brindletown, Rivcrton, Browns Mills, 

 Tomlinson's, Woodbury, E. of Sewell (S), Alloway, W. of Bridgeton (S), 

 Dividing Creek. 



Pine Barrens. — Bamber, Speedwell (S), bear Swamp (S), Water ford, 

 Cedar Brook, Landisville, Pleasant Mills (T), Tuckahoe. 



Coast Strip.— Tt. Pleasant (S), Toms River, Seaside Park (S), Surf City 

 (L), N. Beach Plavcn (L), Absecon, Atlantic City, Ocean City (S), Anglesea. 



Cape May. — Seaville (S), Bennett (S), Cape May (S), 2 mi. E. Dias Creek 

 (S), Sluice Creek (S). 



Myrica cerifera L. Wax Myrtle. 



Myrica cerifera Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 1024. 1753 [Carolina, Virginia and Penna]. 

 — Sargent Manual N. A. Trees. 147. 1905. — Long, Bartonia IL 21. 

 1910. 



Low ground; mainly restricted tO' the western i>art of the 

 lower Cape May peninsula, v^•here it is common, though not to 

 the exclusion of the other species which occurs with it. This 

 species was first recorded from New Jersey by Prof. C. S. Sar- 

 gent, on the basis of a specimen collected b)'- Isaac C. Martin- 

 dale in Cape May County. 



FL — ^Early May to early June, before or with the leaves. Fr. 

 — Early August into September, persisting over winter. 



Coast Strip. — Palermo. 



Cape May. — W. of Cape May Ct. House, Dias Creek, Green Creek (S). 



COMPTONIA Banks. 



Comptonia asplenifolia (L.). Sweet Fern. 



PL LIV., Fig. 2. 



Myrica asplenifolia Linn?eus, Sp. PI. 1024. 1753 [N. America]. — Britton 220. 



Comptonia asplenifolia Barton Fl. Phila. II. 159. 1818. — Knieskern 28. 



Dry ground, corqmon throughout the State, especially plenti- 

 ful in the Pine Barrens, where, in association with the Bracken, 

 it often fonnis a large part of the shi-ubby underbrush. 



Fl. — Late Alpril to early May, before or with the leaves. Fr. 

 — mid- June into July. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, Birmingham, Riverside, Sicklerville, York- 

 town. 



Pine Barrens. — Allaire (S), Waretown, Speedwell (S), Plains (S), Bear 

 Swamp (S), Albion, Landisville, Mays Landing (S). 



Coast Shrip. — Beach Haven (L), Ocean City (S). 



Cape May. — Court House (S). 



