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Pi. — Early July to early September. Fr. — Early September 

 into October. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale (S), Avon, Pt. Pleasant, New Egypt, Bur- 

 lington (UP), Hartford, Fish House, Paulsboro, Repaupo (UP), Center 

 Square, Westville, Bellevue, Mickleton (UP), Woodbury (UP). 



Pine Barrens. — Hammonton (Bassett), Batsto (S), Crowleytown, Weeks- 

 town, Speedwell (S), Belleplaine (S), Mays Landing (NB). [In part, at 

 least, incursions from coast?] 



Cape Afay.— Cape May, W. Cape May (OHB). 



PORTERANTHUS Britton. 

 Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.). Indian Physic. 

 Spircea trifoliata Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 490. 1753 [Virginia and Canada]. 



Rather frequent in rich woods of the northern counties, but 

 very rare within our limits and known only from Prospertown, 

 near Xew Egypt, Ocean Co., where it was discovered by Mr. J. 

 H. Grove. 



The generic name of the plant is in honor of Dr. Thos. C. 

 Porter, formerly professor of botany at Lafayette College^ 

 Easton, Pa., the leading authority of his time on the flora of 

 Pennsylvania, as well as of the New Jersey side of the Delaware 

 near Easton. 



Fl. — Late May to mid- June. Fr. — Late June to mid-July. 

 Middle District. — New Egypt. 



RUBUS L. 

 Rubus occidentalis L.* Blackcap Raspberry. 



Ruhiis occidentalis Linnjeus, Sp. PI. 493. 1753 [Canada]. — Willis 21. — Brit- 

 ton 94. 



Common in thickets in the nordiern counties and occasional 

 southward in the Middle and Cape May districts. Possibly some 

 of the southern records may be based upon escapes from gardens. 



Fl. — Early May to late May. Fr. — Late June to mid-July. 



Middle District. — Freehold (NB), Farmingdale, Birmingham, ]\Iedford (S), 

 Fish House, Delair, Lawnside (S), Riddleton. 

 Coast Strip. — Beach Haven (L), probably introduced. 

 Cape Majp.— Fishing Creek (OHB), Cold Spring (OHB). 



* Rubus americanus is cited by Willis on Dr. Torrey's authority as occur- 

 ring in Monmouth Co., but no more exact data are available and no speci- 

 mens extant. Rubus strigosus grew at Woodbury, according to Dr. Barton 

 (1818), but it was no doubt an escape. The species does grow native as far 

 south as Phillipsburg, however. 



