﻿560 Bicknell: Ferns and flowering plants of Nantucket 



SOLIDAGO SEMPERVIRENS L. 



Along all the sea beaches and salt marshes, sometimes inland 

 in dry sandy spots or in low grounds. A precocious spray in full 

 bloom June 22, 1910; not nearly in flower up to August 16, 1906; 

 blooming till late autumn. 



SOLIDAGO RUGOSA Mill. 



Frequent or rather common mainly on the eastern side of the 

 island in or about low grounds. First flowers September 2, 1904, 

 September 7, 1906. 



A low villous form found in Polpis had small and narrow 

 almost leafless panicles and numerous crowded leaves smooth or 

 nearly so on the upper surface, the narrowly cut teeth with sub- 

 cartilaginous tips, many of them firmly declined and even reflexed. 



* SOLIDAGO RUGOSA X SEMPERVIRENS. 



5. asperula Desf. 



On a bank at the southwest side of Capaum Pond, several 

 clusters in full flower September 12, 1907, growing with both S. 

 rugosa and S. sempervirens, A distinct appearing and not rare 

 seaboard golden-rod occurring sporadically and always, so far as I 

 have observed it, in association with both of its reputed parents. 



It is interesting, in view of the scarcely to be doubted hybrid 

 character of this plant, that the most considerable colony I ever 

 met with was in full bloom while yet its supposed parents growing 

 close about it showed not an open flower. This was near Long 

 Beach, Lond Island, September 5, 1909; on that day a few pre- 

 cocious flowers of S. sempervirens were seen at places favorable to 

 early flowering, but S. rugosa was not anywhere nearly in bloom. 



* SOLIDAGO ASPERA Ait. 



Common, mainly along the borders of thickets and on dryish 

 levels in low grounds. Not yet in flower up to August 16, 1906, 

 just in bloom September 2, 1904, 



A little recognized and widely variable golden-rod, not ordi- 

 narily to be confused with S. rugosa, but often associated with it 

 and quite probably subject to intercrossing. 



