210 BOTANY OF MICHIGAN 



Acerates floridana (Lam.) Hitchc. Florida milkweed. Often abun- 

 dant in prairie-like ground in the northern part of Akron Township. 

 Perhaps its northern limit. 



CONVOLVULACEAE. Convolvulus Family 



Convolvulus spiihamaeus L. Upright bindweed. Dry sandy usually 

 open ground. Frequent. 



Convolvulus sepiwn L. Hedge bindweed. In damp open ground 

 especially in the vicinity of the small lakes. 



Convolvulus arvensis L. Field bindweed. Noticed as occasional in 

 waste places about villages, and along railroads. Liable to become a 

 bad weed. 



Cuscuta gronovii Willd. Love-vine. Gronovius' dodder. In damp 

 shaded or open ground on willows and other plants along streams and 

 near the small lakes. 



POLEMONIACEAE. Polemonium Family 



Phlox divaricata L. Blue phlox. Abundant in rich woods near 

 Murphy's Lake. Probabh^ frequent throughout. 



HYDROPHYLLACEAE. Waterleaf Family 



Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Virginia waterleaf. In rich woods 

 near Murphy's Lake. Probably frequent throughout. 



BORAGINACEAE. Borage Family 



Cynoglossum officinale L. Common hound 's-tongue. Along roads, 

 in open dry woods, old fields and about dwellings. 



Cynoglossum virginianum L. Wild comfrey. Common throughout 

 in open dryish woods. 



Lappida echinata Gilibert. European stickseed. Roadsides and 

 waste places throughout. 



Myosotis virginica (L.) BSP. Earty scorpion-grass. " Sandy islands 

 in prairies in Akron Township. " C. A. Davis. 



Lithospermum arvense L. Corn gromwell. Noticed as an occasional 

 weed in villages and along railroads. 



Lithospermum officinale L. Common gromwell. "Roadsides, Water- 

 town Township about a mile south of Mayville." C. A. Davis. 



Lithospermum gmelini (Michx.) Hitchc. Hairy puccoon. On low 

 sand ridges near the shore of Saginaw Bay and often in sand on the 

 beach. 



Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm. Hoary puccoon. Abundant 

 on some of the islands in the northern part of Akron Township. 



