MIDDLESEX FLORA. 65 



PLUMBAGINACE>. LEADWORT FAMILY. 



STATICE, Tourn. 



S. Limonium, L., var. Caroliniana, Gray. SEA LAVENDER. 

 MARSH ROSEMARY. 

 Very common on salt marshes. Aug.-Sept. 



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PRIMULACE^E. PRIMROSE FAMILY. 



DODECATHEON, L. 



*D. Meadia, L. AMERICAN COWSLIP. SHOOTING STAR. 

 Concord, introduced from the West by Minot Pratt. May- June. 



TRIENTALIS, L. 



T. Americana, Pursh. STAR-FLOWER. CHICKWEED WINTER- 

 GREEN . 

 Common. May-June. 



LYSIMACHIA, Tourn. 



L. thyrsif lora, L. TUFTED LOOSESTRIFE. 

 Rather common, at least in the eastern part of the county. June- 

 July. 



L. stricta, Ait. 

 Common. July-Aug. 



L. quadrifolia, L. 

 Common. June-July. 



L. NUMMULARIA, L. MONEYWORT. 



Medford (C. E. Perkins) ; Stoneham (F. S. Collins) ; Townsend 

 (Miss H. E. Haynes). July-Aug. Introduced from Eu., and spar- 

 ingly naturalized. 



L. VULGARIS, L. 



Stoneham, roadside (F. S. Collins) ; abundantly naturalized in a 

 swamp near Spy Pond (L. H. Bailey, Jr.) Specimen in Gray 

 Herb. Aug. For description, see Gray, School and Field Book. 

 STEIRONEMA, Raf . 



S. ciliatum, Raf. (Lysimachia ciliata, L., Man.) 

 Found throughout the county, but rare in the eastern part. July. 



S. lanceolatum, Gray. (Lysimachia lanceolata, Walt., Man). 

 Common. June-July. 



*S. lanceolatum, Gray, var. hybridum, Gray. 

 Concord, common (Minot Pratt). June-July. 



