CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 129 



L. stricta, Ait. Swamp Loosestrife. 



Wet ground and swamps; common. 

 Var. ovata. 



Stems at length much branched above, the branches often 

 equalling or exceeding the inflorescence; leaves ovate to ovate- 

 lanceolate, narrowing less abruptly at the base, shorter-peti- 

 oled, veins apparent ; raceme short and few-flowered. "Wet 

 ground, Somesville (Eedfield). 



L. thyrsiflora, L. Tufted Loosestrife. 



Eare. Intervale Brook, near Hulls Cove (F. M. Day) ; — 

 bog, northern foot of Beech Hill (Rand) . 



GLAUX, L. Sea Milkwort. 

 G. maritima, L. 



Salt marshes and muddy beaches ; frequent. 



OLEACE^. Olive Family. 

 FRAXINUS, L. Ash. 

 F. Americana, L. White Ash. 



Moist woods; common. 

 F. sambucifolia, Lam. Black Ash. 

 Swamps and damp woods ; frequent. 



SYRINGA, L. Lilac. 

 S. VULGARIS, L. Common Lilac. 



Occasionally escaped to roadsides near dwellings (R. & R.). 

 Adventive from Eastern Europe or Asia. 



APOCYNACE^. Dogbane Family. 

 APOCYNUM, L. Dogbane. 

 A. androssemifolium, L. Spreading Dogbane. 



Roadsides and thickets; infrequent. Otter Creek (William 



H. Dunbar) ; — Northeast Harbor, and elsewhere (Rand) ; — 



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