Plants of Marquette County 37 



Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. {Oxycoccits macrocarpiis Ait., Pursh). 

 American Cranberry. — In boggy and swampy places throughout. Plentiful. 

 Often cultivated. 



PRIMUEACEAE 



Lysimachia tcrrestris (L.) BSP. Bulb-bearing Loosestrife. — Low 

 marshy open ground near Huron Mountain Club. Frequent throughout. 



Lysimachia Nummidaria L. Moneywort. — A weed in lawns and waste 

 places, Marquette. Probably to be found throughout. An escape from cul- 

 tivation. 



Lysimachia thyrsi-flora L. (Naumbiirgia thyrsiflora L., Duby.). Tufted 

 Loosestrife. — Wet swampy places, often in shallow water near Huron 

 Mountain Club. Common throughout. 



Tricntalis americana (Pers.) Pursh. Star Flower. — Rich shaded ground 

 near Huron Mountain Club. Common throughout. 



OLEACEAE 



Fraxiniis americana L. White Ash. — Large trees along the Salmon 

 Trout River near Huron Mountain Club, which are at present believed to 

 be this species. No mature fruit or leaf specimens were secured. Noted 

 June 2 and 7, 1917. 



Vraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Red Ash. — About Rush Lake near Hu- 

 ron Mountain Club. Apparently infrequent. 



Fraximis pennsylvanica- lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. Green Ash. — In 

 damp ground or border of hardwoods and along streams near Huron Moun- 

 tain Club. Frequent throughout. 



Fraxinns nigra Marsh. Black Ash. — Swampy places and wet low banks 

 of streams near Huron Mountain Club. Common throughout. 



Syringa vulgaris L. Common Lilac. — Noted as escaping from cultiva- 

 tion and persisting in dry sandy ground in Marquette. 



GENTIANACEAE 



Menyanthcs trifoliata L. Buckbean. — In bogs and shallow water near 

 Huron Mountain Club. Common throughout. 



APOCYNACEAE 



Apocxniim androsacmifolium L. Spreading Dogbane. — Dry open or 

 partially shaded ground near Marquette. Frequent throughout. 



CONVOEVULACEAE 



Convolvulus sepium L. Hedge Bindweed. — Moist open places near 

 Marquette. Apparently infrequent. 



Convolvulus arvensis L. Field Bindweed. — In waste places in and about 

 cities and villages throughout. Noted in particular at Big Bay and in Mar- 

 quette. 



