CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 29. 



MyOSOtis, Dill. Forget-me-not. 



M. laxa, Lehm. (M. palustris, var. laxa, Gray.) Hanover, N. H.; Sharon,. 



Vt., Dr. Baxter ; Randolph, Vt., Rev. J. A. Bates. 

 M. arvensis, Hoffm. Sharon, Vt., Dr. Baxter ; Hanover, N. H. ; a garden 



weed. 

 M. verna, Nutt. Windsor, Vt., Leland ; not common. 



[M. PALUSTRIS. Withering. This species, the true Forget-me-not of 

 Europe, is cultivated, and possibly spontaneous.] 



Lithospermum, Tourn. Gromwell. 



L. ARVENSE, L. West Lebanon, Dr. E. E. Phelps ; not often seen. 

 L. OFFICINALE, L. Roadsides and pastures; both species European, 

 weeds. 

 Symphytum, Tourn. Comfrey. 



S. OFFICINALE, I.. A not common garden escape ; from Europe. 

 Echium, Tourn. Bugloss. 



E. VULGARE, L. (Blue Thistle.) Hanover, N. H. ; Pomfret, Sharon, and. 

 Royalton, Vt. Roadsides and fields ; European. 

 Mertensia, Roth. Lungwort. 



[M. ViRGiNiCA, DC. (Virginian Cowslip. Blue Bells.) A native of 

 the West and often cultivated.] 



Order 54. CONVOLVULACEJE. Convolvulus Family. 



Ipomoea, L. Morning-Glory. 



[L Quamoclit (Cvpress-Vine), L coccinea (Scarlet Morning-Glory), 

 and I. PURPUREA (Common Morning-Glory) are everywhere in gardens.]' 



Convolvulus, Tourn. Bindweed. 



C. spithamsus, L. (Calystegia spithamaea, Pursh.) Dry fields; Han- 

 over, N. H., Jesup : Norwich, Vt., £. D. Kelley. 



C. sepium, L. (Calystegia sepium, R. Br.)— (Hedge Bindweed.) Banks 

 of streams and variable. 



var. Americanus, Sims, is glabrous and common, 

 var. repens, Gray, is pubescent. 



C. arvensis, L. a smaller procumbent plant and common in old fields. 

 [A double flowering species, sold by the florists as *' Calystegia pubes- 



cens from China," when once planted spreads rapidly.] 



CuSCUta, Tourn. Dodder. 



C. Gronovii, Willd. Low grounds; parasitic on herbs, etc. ; not rare. 



Order 55. SOLANACEJE. Nightshade Family. 



Solanum, Tourn. Nightshade. 



S. Dulcamara, L. (Bittersweet.) Naturalized from Europe. 



S. nigrum, L. (Common Nightshade.) Shaded grounds. 

 Physalis, L. Ground Cherry. 



P. Virginiana, Mill. (P. viscosa, Gray's Man., 5th ed.) Sandy soils.. 



P. pubescens, L. An occasional weed ; neither species common. 



