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Fl. — ^Early May to early June, befc^re or witli the leaves. Fr. 

 — Late July into August, persisting- over winter. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale (S), Brindletown, Riverton, Browns Mills, 

 Tomlinson's, Woodbur}^ E. of Sewell (S), Alloway, W. of Bridgeton (S), 

 Dividing Creek. 



Pine Barrens. — Bamber, Speedwell (S), bear Swamp (S), Water ford. 

 Cedar Brook, Landisville, Pleasant Alills (T), Tuckahoe. 



Coast Strip. — Pt. Pleasant (S), Toms River, Seaside Park (S), Surf City 

 (L),K. Beach Haven (L), Absecon, Atlantic City, Ocean City (S), Anglesea. 



Cape Mai'.— Seaville (S), Bennett (S), Cape May (S), 2 mi. E. Dias Creek 

 (S), Sluice Creek (S). 



Myrica cerifera L. Wax Myrtle. 



Myrica cerifera Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 1024. 1753 [Carolina, Virginia and Penna]. 

 — Sargent Manual N. A. Trees. 147. 1905. — Long, Bartonia IL 21. 

 igio. 



Low g'round ; mainly restricted to the western part of the 

 lower Cape May peninsula, where it is common, thuugh not to 

 the exclusion of the other species which occurs with it. This 

 species was first recorded from New Jersey by Prof. C. S. Sar- 

 gent, on the basis of a specimen collected by Isaac C. ]\Iartin- 

 dale in Cape May County. 



Fl. — Early May to early June, before or with the leaves. Fr. 

 — Early x'\ugust into September, persisting over winter. 



Coast Strip. — Palermo. 



Cape May. — W. of Cape May Ct. House, Dias Creek, Green Creek (S). 



COMPTONIA Banks. 



Comptonia asplenifolia (L.). Sweet Fern. 



PL LIV., Fig. 2. 



Myrica asplenifolia Linnpeus, Sp. PI. 1024. 1753 [N. America]. — Britton 220. 



Comptonia asplenifolia Barton Fl. Phila. H. 159. 1818. — Knieskern 28. 



Dry ground, comimon throughout the State, especially plenti- 

 ful in the Pine Barrens, where, in association with the Bracken, 

 it often fonns a large part of the shrubby imderbrush. 



FL — Late Alpril to earlv May, before or with the lea\'es. Fr. 

 — mid-June into July. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, Birmingham, Riverside, Sicklerville, York- 

 town. 



Pine Barrens. — Allaire (S), Waretown, Speedwell (S), Plains (S), Bear 

 Swamp (S), Albion, Landisville, Mays Landing (S). 



Coast Si>rip. — Beach Haven(L), Ocean City (SV 



Cape May. — Court House (S). 



