PLANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 439 



Middle District.— New Egypt, Delair, Pemberton (C), Medford (S), Lin- 

 denwold (S), Atco (C), Pitman, Grenloch, Mickleton (H), Swedesboro. 



CERASTIUM L.* 



Cerastium arvense L. Field Chickweed. 



Cerastium arvense Linnjeus, Sp. PI. 438. 1753 [Scania and So. Europe]. — 

 Britton 62. 



Frequent in rocky places in the northern counties and occa- 

 sional on sandy banks in the upper part of the Middle district. 

 It was also collected once at Cape May Court House, but it was 

 probably introduced there. 



Fl. — Late April to early June. 



Middle District. — Bordentovvn (C), Fancy Hill, Kaighns Pt., Camden, 

 Gloucester, Westfield, Red Bank (C). 



SAGINA L. 



Sagina decumbens (Ell.). Decumbent Pearlwort. 



Spergula decumbens Elliott, Bot. S. C. and Ga. I. 523. 1817 [South Carolina]. 

 Sagina decumbens Britton 65. — Keller and Brown 142. 



Spergula saginoides Barton, Fl. Phila. I. 214. 1818. — Nuttall Gen. I. 290. 1818. 

 Sagina subulata var. Smithii Gray, Man. Ed. V. 95. 1867 [Somers Pt. N. J.]. 



— Willis 12. 

 Sagina decumbens var. Smithii Britton 65. — Keller and Brown 142. 



Damp sandy places in the Coast strip, frequent; less common 

 in the Middle district, also at one station in Passaic Co. 



The plant known as Sagina decimvbens var. smithii seems to be 

 nothing more than an apetalous form of this and not worthy of 

 even varietal recognition, as similar apetalous forms occur in 

 several other genera of the Caryophyllacece. It was originally 

 discovered at Somers Point, N. J., by Mr. Charles E. Smith, of 

 Philadelphia, after whom it was named. 



Fl. — Late April to late June. 



Middle District.— Delair, Haddonfield, Westville (KB), Gloucester (NB), 

 Game Creek, Salem Co. 



* Cerastium nutans Rafinesque, Prec. Decouv. 36. 1814 [Pennsylvania]. — 

 Knieskern 9. — Britton 63. 



Frequent in woods of the northern counties, but very rare within our 

 limits, if it occurs at all. Knieskern stated that it occurred in Monmouth 

 County and in Britton's Catalogue, it is reported from Camden on authority 

 of Miss C. A. Boice. I have seen no specimens from our region. 



