63 PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



F. pubescens, Lam. Red Ash. Moist woods, with the same range 

 as the last species, but less common. 



P. sambucifolia, Lam. Black Ash. Closter, C. F. Austin ; common 

 in Essex Co., H. H. Rusby ; Freehold, 0. R. Willis. Rare, and mostly 

 confined to the northern counties. 



APOCYNACE^E. 



Vinca, L Periwinkle. 



V. minor, L. Creeping Periwinkle. Sparingly escaped from culti- 

 vation in many localities. Adv. Eu. 



Apocynum, Tourn. . . . Dogbane. Indian Hemp. 



A. androssemifolium, L. Spreading Dogbane. Fields and borders 

 of thickets. Sparingly in the southern and middle counties, but com- 

 mon in the northern parts of the State. 



A. cannabinum, L. Indian Hemp. Low grounds and banks of 

 streams. Common throughout. 



Var. pubescens, DC. Frequently found with the type. 



ASCLEPIADACE^E. 



Asclepias, L Milkweed. Silkweed. 



A. Cornuti, Dec. Common Milkweed. Fields and roadsides. Com- 

 mon throughout the State. 



A. phytolaccoides, Pursh. Poke Milkweed. Moist copses. Occa- 

 sional in the northern and middle counties. Nowhere very abundant. 



A. purpurascens, L. Purple Milkweed. Frequent in the northern 

 and middle counties; rare on the Yellow Drift. 



A. variegata, L. Variegated Milkweed. Rare. Closter, Bergen 

 ■Co., C. F. Austin; near Smithville, 0. R. Willis; near Camden, 1863, 

 (locality destroyed) C. F. Parker. 



A. quadrifolia, Jacq. . Four-leaved Milkweed. Dry woods. Fre- 

 quent in the northern and middle counties. 



A. incarnata, L. Swamp Milkweed. Frequent in low grounds, 

 middle and northern counties. 



Var. pulchra, Gray. Swamp Milkweed. Low grounds. Common 

 throughout. 



A. obtusifolia, Michx. Wavy-leaved M. Common on the Yellow 

 Drift, and sparingly elsewhere. Franklin, Essex Co., H. H. Rusby. 



A. rubra, L. Red Milkweed. Sparingly in pine barren regions. 



A. paupercula, Michx. Sparingly in pine barren regions. 



