7o6 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



Fi. — Early July to early August. Fr. — Probably late August 

 into September. 



Middle District. — Bordentown, Delair, Moorestown, Taunton (NB), Flor- 

 ence Heights, Farmingdale, Oaklyn. 



Galium tinctorium L. Stiff IVIarsh Bedstraw. 



PI. CXVIIL, Fig. 2. 



Galium tinctorium Linnaeus, Sp. PI. io6. 1753 [N. America]. 

 Galium trifidum var. latifolium Britton 126. 



Frequent in swampy spots in the Northern, Middle and Cape 

 May districts ; occasional on the Coast strip and Cape May. 



Fl. — Late May to early August. Fr. — Early August into 

 October. 



Middle District.— l^evf Egypt, Crosswicks, Sewell (S), Medford (S), Lin- 

 denwold (S), Washington Park, Mickleton, Swedesboro, Riddleton, Sharps- 

 town. 



Coast Strip. — Toms River. 



Cape May. — Cold Spring. 



Galium claytoni Michx. Clayton's Bedstraw. 



GaHttm Claytoni Michaux, Fl. Bor. Am. I. 78. 1803 [Canada and New Jer- 

 sey]. 

 Galium trifidum Knieskern 16. — Britton 126. 



Frequent in swampy ground throughout the State, except in 

 the Pine Barrens, where it has not been detected. 



Fl. — Late May to early August. Fr. — Early August into Oc- 

 tober. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, Brown's Mills, Pemberton Jnc, Birming- 

 ham, Delanco (S), Riverside, Medford (S), Kaighns Pt, Washington Park, 

 Mantua, Glassboro, Centerton(S), Yorktown, Riddleton, Andrews. 



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

 City (L), Ship Bottom (L), Peahala (L), Spray Beach (L), West Creek, 

 Atlantic City (S), Ocean City (S), Piermont (S), Wildwood. 



Cape May. — Cold Spring, Cape May. 



Galium concinnum T. & G. Shining Bedstraw. 



Galium concinnum Torrey and Gray, Fl. N. A. II. 23. 1841 [Ann Arbor, 

 Mich., and Blue Lick, Ky.]. — Britton 126. — Keller and Brown 301. 



The occurrence of this species in the State rests upon a speci- 

 men in the State herbarium at New Brunswick labeled as col- 

 lected by Thomas P. James in "N. J. near Phila." The speci- 



