No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 199 



Fomierlv, and rarely even now, cultivated for its reputed 

 medicinal properties. 



CRUCIFERAE. MUSTARD FAMILY. 



DRABA L. 



Draba verna L. (of spring; vernal). 



Whitlow or Vernal Whitlow Grass. Shad-flower. 



Dry roadsides, fields and cultivated ground. Rare in 

 northern districts: East Hartford (J. O. Goodwin), Hart- 

 ford (A. W. Driggs). Occasional throughout the southern 

 part of the state. April — ]\Iay. Naturalized from Europe. 



Formerly possessed some reputation for the cure of 

 whitlow. 



Draba caroliniana \\ alt. 

 Whitlow Grass. 



Rare. Dry sterile soil: Montville and Norwich (W. A. 

 Setchell), Waterford (Graves), East Haven (E. B. Wilson), 

 Oxford (Harger). Kent (H. Mosher). Mid-April — May. 



BERTEROA DC. 



Berteroa incana (L.) DC. (hoary). 

 Hoary Alyssum. 



Rare or local. Waste places and fields: N^orwich (Mrs. 

 E. E. Rogers), Putnam (Harger), Guilford (G. H. Bart- 

 lett). East Windsor (Bissell), Plainville (J. N. Bishop), 

 Southington (Andrews, Bissell), Naugatuck (A. E. Blewitt). 

 Bridgeport and Westport (Fames), Wilton (Miss A. E. Car- 

 penter). June — Aug. Adventive from Europe. 



LOBULARIA Desv. Sweet Alyssum. 



Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. (of the seaside). 

 A lyssum . maritim um Lam, 

 Koniga maritima R. Br. 

 Sweet Alyssum. Sweet Allison. Madwort. Snowdrift. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides and waste 

 places: East Hartford (Weatherby), Southington (An- 

 drews), Bridgeport (Fames). July — Nov. Fugitive from 

 Europe. 



