No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 377 



Eupatorium aromaticum L. (aromatic). 

 White Snakeroot. 



Rare. Dry woods: Lisbon (Graves), Norwich (Mrs. E. 

 E. Rogers), New Haven (Eaton Herb.). Aug. 



The root is used medicinally like that of Eupatorium 

 ur tic ae folium. 



MIKANIA Willd. Climbing Hemp-weed. 



Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. (climbing). 

 Willoughbya scandens Kuntze. 

 Climbing Boneset or Hemp-weed. 



Swamps and along streams. Occasional or local in most 

 parts of the state ; frequent in southwestern Connecticut. Aug. 



— Sept. 



LIATRIS Schreb. Button Snakeroot. Blazing Star. 



Liatris scariosa Willd. (thin and dry). 

 Lacinaria scariosa Hill. 

 Devil's Bit. Blazing Star. 



Dry, mostly sandy soil of fields, thickets and sand dunes. 

 Frequent in the shore towns ; occasional or local northward, 

 especially in the central part of the state. Aug. — Oct. 



The root is medicinal. 



GRINDELIA Willd. Gum-plant. Tar-weed. 



Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal (with spreading scales). 

 Gum-plant. 



Rare. Waste ground: Naugatuck (B. B. Bristol). July 



— Sept. Fugitive from the West. 



The plant is used as a medicine by the Indians. The 

 leaves and fruiting tops are officinal. 



CHRYSOPSIS Nutt. Golden Aster. 



Chrysopsis falcata (Pursh) Ell. (sickle-shaped). 

 Golden Aster. 



In sand, especiall}' on sea beaches. Rare inland : Colchester 

 (Dr. E. J. Thompson). Plentiful on the coast from Milford 

 (Harger, Fames) westward to Westport, especially on beaches 

 in Stratford and Bridgeport (Fames). July — Oct. 



