46 CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



Tofieldia, Hudson. False Asphodel. 



T. glutinosa, Willd. Quechee Gulf, Vt., Leland ; very rare. 



Veratrum, Tourn. False Hellebore, 



V. viride, Ait. (American White Hellebore. Indian Poke.) Low grounds ; 

 common. 



[The following Liliaceous plants are found in gardens: — Colchicum 

 AUTUMNALE from Europe, LiLiUM of many species from Europe and the 

 East, Frittillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial) from Asia, Tulipa Ges- 

 NERIANA (Common Tulip of many varieties) also Asiatic, SciLLA (Squill) 

 of several European species, MuscARi botryoides (Grape Hyacinth) from 

 Europe, Hyacinthus orientalis (Common Hyacinth) of the Levant, 

 FuNKiA (Day Lily) from Europe and the East, Yucca filamentosa of the 

 south-western United States, etc.] 



Order 86. PONTEDERIACEJE. Pickerel-weed Family. 



Pontederia, L. Pickerel-weed. 



P. cordata, L. Ponds ; common and trimorphous. 



Order 87. XYRIDACEJE. Yellow-eyed-grass Family. 



Xyris, Gronov. Yellow-eyed Grass. 



X. fiexuosa, Muhl. The typical form not yet reported. 



var. pusilla. Gray. Sandy margins of streams and ponds. Meriden, 

 Canaan, etc., yesnp. 



Order 88. JUNCACEJE. Rush Family. 



Juncus, Tourn. Rush. 



effusus, L. Marshes. A large and very common species, 

 filiformis, L. Low grounds, not very rare, 

 trifidus, L. Moosilauke Mt., Rev. J. Blake. 

 marginatus, Rostk. Sands of Conn, river. 

 Greenii, O. & T. Haverhill, Flint. 

 tenuis, Willd. Very common, 

 bufonius, L. (Toad Rush.) Roadsides, 

 pelocarpus, E. Meyer. Shores of Enfield Pond, Jesiip. 

 articulatus, I^. Wet grounds. 



acuminatus, Michx. Wet places ; common and very variable, 

 nodosus, L. Swamps and banks of streams. 

 Canadensis, J. Gay. Common ; a late blooming species, 

 var. longicaudatus, Engelm. 

 var. coarctatus, Engelm. 

 Luzula, DC. Wood-Rush. 



L. vernalis, DC. (L, pilosa, Willd.) Hanover, A. C. French ; Canaan, 



Dr. Barrows ; not uncommon. 

 L. spadicea, DC, var. melanocarpa, Meyer. (L. parviflora, var. melano- 



carpa. Gray.) Moosilauke Mt., Rev. J. Blake. 

 L. campestris, DC. Meadows ; common. 

 L. spicata, Desv. Moosilauke Mt., Rev. J. Blake. 



