PLANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 451 



ACT/EA L. 



Actaea rubra (Ait.)- Red Baneberry. 



Actaa spicata var. rubra Aiton, Hort. Kew. II. 221. 1789 [North America]. 



— Britton 40. — ^Willis 3. 

 Actaa rubra Keller and Brown 148. 



Occasional in woods of the northern counties, its occurrence 

 within our Hmits resting entirely upon twO' records published 

 in Britton's Catalogue for Keyport and Cream Ridge, Monmouth 

 County. 



Actasa alba (L.). White Baneberry. 



Actaa spicata var. alba Linnseiis, Sp. PI. 504. 1753 [America]. 

 Actaa alba Britton 40. 



Frequent in woods of the northern counties, but rare within 

 our limits and confined to the Middle district. 



Fl. — Mid-May to early June. Fr. — Late July into September. 



Miiddle District.— New Egypt, Two miles west Mullica Hill (NB) [=5 

 mi. S. Mickleton in A. N. S.], Blackwood, Clarksboro (C), Swedesboro. 



CIMICIFUGA L. 

 Cimicifuga racemosa (L.). Black Snakeroot. 



Actaa racemosa Linnaeus, Sp. PL 504. 1753 [Florida, Virginia and Canada]. 



Frequent in rich woods of the Northern district, but rare 

 within our limits and confined to the Middle district, except 

 one station on the Cape May peninsula. 



This is one of the familiar species in Pennsylvania just beyond 

 the fall line, and in New Jersey just north of our boundary, but 

 it is almost unknown within our limits. Martindale's statement, 

 quoted by Britton, that it is "frequent in Camden County" is 

 surrely incorrect. If it occurs at all, it is very rare. There is no 

 specimen in his herbarium. In view of its great rarity, its occur- 

 rence in the lower Cape May peninsula, along with other species 

 of similar distribution, is particularly interesting. 



Fl. — Late June to mid-July. Fr. — September into October. 



Middle District. — Bordentown (C), Camden Co. (C), Swedesboro. 

 Cape May.— Cold Spring (OHB). 



