360 COXN'ECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



drews), Huntington and Southbury (Harger), Bridgeport 

 (Eames). June. Adventive from the Gulf States. 



Planted for ornament and valuable farther south for its 

 timber. 



MARTYNIACEAE. MARTYNIA FAMILY. 

 MARTYNIA L. Unicorn-plant. 



Martynia louisiana Mill. 



Martynia prohoscidea Gloxin. 

 Unicorn-plant. Proboscis Flower. 



Rare. Cultivated ground: Oxford (Harger), July — 

 Oct. Fugitive from the Southwest. 



The young pods are used for pickling. 



PHRYMACEAE. LOPSEED FAMILY. 



PHRYMA L. Lopseed. 



Phryma Leptostachya L. (slender-spiked). 

 Lopseed. 



Occasional. Rich woods and thickets. July — Aug. 



PLANTAGINACEAE. PLANTAIN FAMILY. 

 PLANTAGO L. Plantain. Ribwort. 



Plantago major L. (larger). 

 Common Plantain. 



Common. Fields, waste places and especially along paths 

 and roadsides. June — Sept. 



The var. intermedia (Gilib.) Dene, (intermediate), Plan- 

 tago halophila Bicknell, is frequent on the borders of salt 

 marshes and rarely occurs inland. 



The leaves and root are medicinal. The young leaves 

 are used as a pot-herb. An unsightly and pernicious weed in 

 lawns. 



Plantago Rugelii Dene. 

 Plantain. 



Common. Moist fields, yards, thickets and woods. June 

 — Aug. 



The young leaves are used as a pot-herb. 



