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Middle District. — New Egypt, Burlington, Pemberton, Moorestown (NB), 

 Beverly (C), Sumner (S), Sicklorville, WilHamstown, Camden (C), Mickle- 

 ton, Tomlin, Swedesboro, Auburn. 



Pine Barrens. — Bear Swamp, Vineland (T). 



ZIGADENUS Michaux.* 

 Zigadenus leimanthoides Gray. Coastal Zygadine. 



Amianthiiim leimanthoides Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. IV. 125. 1837 [near Had- 



donfield, N. J.]. 

 Zygademis leiinantlioides Knieskern 32. — Willis 64. — Gray, Man. Ed. I. 501. 



1848. — Britton 246.- — Keller and Brown 99. 



Swamps of the Middle and Pine Barren districts local. The 

 first specimen mentioned by Dr. Gray in describing- this plant 

 was sent tO' him by Elias Durand, who collected it near Haddon- 

 field, N. J., no doubt at the famous Griffith's Swamp, where 

 specimens were later collected by Charles E. Smith. 



Fl. — 'Late June to mid-July. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, New Egypt, Moorestown (H), Griffith's, 

 Tomlin, Lindenwold, Mt. Pleasant (C). 

 Pine Barrens. — Toms River (P), Atsion. 



MELANTHIUM L. 



Melanthium virginicum L.f Bunch-flower. 



Melanthium virginicum Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 339. 1753 [Virginia]. — Knieskern 

 32. — Willis 64. — Britton 245. — Keller and Brown 99. 



Swamps of the Northern and jMiddle districts frequent. 

 Fl. — ^Early July tO' late July. 



Middle District.— Keyport (C), New Egypt, Burlington, Pemberton (NB), 

 Camden (C), Lindenwold, Kirkwood (KB), Mickleton (H), Swedesboro 

 (KB). 



Pine Barrens. — Cedar Brook. 



Melanthium latifolium Desr. Crisped Bunch-flower. 



Melanthium latifolium Desroussoux in Lam. Encycl. IV. 25. 1797 [Virginia]. 

 — Keller and Brown 99. 



Frequent in woods of the northern counties, known within our 

 limits only from Swedesboro, where it was discovered by Mr. C. 

 D. Lippincott, July i, 1894. 

 Middle District.— Sw&Aes,hovo (CDL). 



* Dr. Small, without any explanation, has proposed Oceanonis as the 

 generic name for this plant in his Southern Flora. 



t The Tomlin record, given by Keller and Brown, proves to be Zigadenus. 



