No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 363 



Rare. Roadsides and grassland: East Haddam (Dr. E. 

 J. Thompson), Granby (I. Holcomb), Southington and 

 Winchester (Bissell), Bridgeport, Fairfield and Westport 

 (Eames). June — July. Naturalized from Europe. 



The plant is medicinal. 



Galium erectum Huds. (erect). 



Rare. Grassy fields: Plainville (Bissell), Southington 

 (Andrews & Bissell), Westport (Eames), Norwalk (Eames 

 & C. C. Godfrey), Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). May — 

 June. Adventive from Europe. 



Galium palustre L. (of marshes). 



Rare or local. Swamps: New London (Graves), Lyme 

 (Graves, Harger), Plainville and Southington (Bissell), 

 Litchfield (Bissell & Weatherby). June — July. 



Galium trifidum L. (three-cleft). 



Galium trifidum L., var. pusillum Gray. 



Rare. Cold swamps: Norfolk and Sharon (Bissell), 

 Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps & Bissell). July — Aug. 



Galium Claytoni Michx. ' 



Galium trifidum Gray's Manual ed. 6 in part. 

 Frequent. Swamps and bogs. June — Aug. 



Galium tinctorium L. (used for dyeing). 

 Galium trifidum L., var. latifolium Torn 



Frequent. Bogs and swamps. June — July. 



Galium labradoricum Wiegand. 



Galium tinctorium L., var. labradoricum Wiegand. 



Rare. Larch swamps: Norfolk (H. S. Clark & Bissell), 

 Salisbury (M. L. Fernald). Late May — June. 



Galium asprellum Michx. (slightly rough). 

 Rough Bedstraw. 



Frequent. Swamps and borders of streams. July. 



Galium triflorum Michx. (three-flowered). 

 Sweet-scented Bedstraw\ 



Frequent. Dry woods, often in rocky ground. June — 

 Aug. 



DIODIA L. Buttonweed. 

 Diodia teres Walt, (rounded). 



Rare or local. Beaches along the coast and in dry sandy 



