158 BOTANY OF' MICHIGAN 



delicate and tender for market, ripe September 3, 1914. Known in 

 Chippewa County as "myrtilloid berry", or "myrtilloid huckleberry". 

 Perhaps this shrub also is worth some attention. 



Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. American cranberry. Boggy places 

 and swamps throughout. Sometimes abundant. At Vermilion is 

 a model cranberry farm owned and fitted up by the late Mr. John 

 Clark, and another at Whitefish Point owned by Mr. Frank House. 



PRIMULACEAE. Primrose Family 



Lysimachia terrestris (L.) BSP. Bulb-bearing loosestrife. Low wet- 

 open ground throughout. Frequent. 



Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. Tufted loosestrife. Very wet open places 

 and in shallow water throughout. Often abundant. 



Trientalis americana (Pers.) Pursh. Star flower. Damp woods and 

 thickets throughout. Common. 



OLEACEAE. Olive Family 



Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black ash. In swampy ground with other 

 trees throughout. Disappearing in many parts of the county on account 

 of forest fires. Abundant along the Tahquamenon River above Emerson. 



GENTIANACEAE. Gentian Family 



Halenia deflexa (Sm) Griseb. Spurred gentian. Common in damp 

 shaded ground throughout, especially in hardwood. 



Menyanthes trifoliata L. Buckbean. Abundant throughout in boggy- 

 places and shallow water. 



APOCYNACEAE. Dogbane Family 



Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Spreading dogbane. In open dry 

 ground throughout. Frequent. 



BORAGINACEAE. Borage Family 



Cynoglossum officinale L. Common hound's tongue. Occasional 

 about farm buildings. Apparently rare in other places. 



Lappula echinata Gilibert. European stickweed. Along roads and in 

 villages. Infrequent. 



LABIATAE. Mint Family 



Scutellaria lateriflora L. Mad-dog skullcap. Rich shaded ground 

 near lower falls of Tahquamenon River above Emerson. Apparently 

 infrequent. 



