172 FLORA OF MOUNT DESERT. 



C. canescens, L. 



Wet grounds ; common everywhere. Forms approaching 

 var. alpicola, Wahl., occur on Indian Point road, Somesville ; 

 in woods near Spruce Point, Eden ; and near northern end of 

 Denning Pond (Rand). 



Var. vulgaris, Bailey. 



Common as the type ; in woods and drier places. 

 C. Norvegica, Willd. 



Rare. Borders of salt marsh, Little Cranberry Isle (Red- 

 field). 



C. trisperma, Dewey. 



Common in bogs and wet ground. 

 C. Deweyana, Schw. 



Rare. Southwest Valley road (Greenleaf, Lane & Raud). 

 C. tribuloides, Wahl. 



Northeast Meadow (R. & R.); — burnt woods, Youngs Dis- 

 trict (Rand). Commonly appearing in the next named variety. 



Var. reducta, Bailey. 



More common than the type. In copse, near bridge at mouth 

 of Northeast Creek; High Head meadow; Oak Hill; bog at 

 northern foot of Beech Hill (Rand). 

 Var. cristata (Schw.), Bailey. C. cristata, Schw. 



Rare. Damp roadside at northern foot of Beech Hill (Rand). 

 C. scoparia, Schk. 



Common everywhere. 

 Var. minor, Boott. 



Dry ground ; infrequent. Beech Mt. Notch ; Youngs District ; 

 Somesville; road west of Browns Mt. (Rand). 

 C. adusta, Boott. C. pinguis, Bailey, not C. adusta of G-ray, 

 Man., 5th ed. 



Local, but not uncommon. Mt. Kebo (Greenleaf); — burnt 

 woods, south of Sunken Heath (Faxon & Rand); — Sea Wall 

 road, Southwest Harbor; Intervale Brook valley; road west of 

 Browns Mt. (Rand). 



