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Pine Family 



f * Spreading Juniper Jnniperiis commii7iis Canadensis Loddiges 



Specimens of the type have not been collected in the northern part of the 



state; this variety is well distributed 

 See J. C. Loudon's " Arboretum et Fruticetum Brittanicum " Abr. Ed. 



1853, pp. 1,082 



f Canadian Pine Pmus resinosa Aiton 

 Salisbury, west shore of Grass Pond; rare 



Pink Family 



Nodding Chickweed Cerastium tiutans Rafinesque-Schmahz 

 East Hartford, about the greenhouses; abundant 



f Ragged Robin LycJuiis Floscuculi Linnsus 

 Hartford, Connecticut meadows; scattering plants (Clark) 



Corn Cockle Lychnis Githago Linnaeus 

 East Hartford, introduced with grain (Smith) 

 New Haven, roadside plants in city limits (Clark) 



Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procuinbens Linn^us 

 Farmington, local and scarce; one station known 

 Manchester, ravine of Bigelow Brook; very local 



Sweet William Silene Arnieria Linnsus 

 East Hartford, South Windsor, Stafford; a frequent escape 



Plantain Family 



Large-Bracted Plantain Plantago Patagonica aristata Gray 



East Hartlord, newly made ground on South Main Street 



Farmington, newly made ground (Weatherby) 



Hartford, waste ground in Keney Park 



South Manchester, sandy fields near the engine-house; abundant 



Its increase of distribution is very noticeable 



Plum Family 



Sand Cherry Prunus pumila Linnsus 

 East Hartford, in pure sand; frequent 

 East Windsor, throughout the woodlands 

 Farmington, gravelly soil about Rattlesnake Mt 

 Granby, rare 



Hartford, sandy plains and woods; not rare 

 Manchester, in sand; occasional 

 Poquonock, sandy roadsides; conspicuous 



