216 BOTANY OF MICHIGAN 



CAMPANULACEAE. Bluebell Family 



Campanula rapunculoides L. Creeping bellflower. Along the road 

 near Mayville. An escape and apparently rare. 



Campanula americana L. Tall bellflower. In rich woods near 

 Murphy's Lake. Probably frequent throughout. 



Campanula rotundifolia L. Harebell, Bluebell. On sand ridges near 

 the shore of Saginaw Bay. 



Campanula aparinoides Pursh. Marsh bellflower. Common through- 

 out in wet grassy ground. 



LOBELIACEAE. Lobelia Family 



Lobelia cardinalis L. Cardinal flower. In a swampy open place near 

 Cat Lake. Probably frequent throughout. 



Lobelia siphiliiica L. Great lobelia. Frequent in low wet ground, 

 especialty in the vicinity of the small lakes. 



Lobelia spicata Lam. Pale spiked lobelia. Common in prairie-like 

 ground, especially in the northern part of Akron Township. 



Lobelia kalmii L. Brook lobelia. Noticed by Prof. C. A. Davis in 

 the northern part of Akron Township. 



Lobelia inflata L. Indian tobacco. Noticed as occasional along roads 

 and in old fields. 



COMPOSITAE. Composite Family 



Vernonia illinoensis Gleason. Drummond's ironweed. Noticed in 

 prairie-like ground in the southern part of Akron Township by Prof. C. 

 A. Davis. Perhaps the northern limit at least for Michigan. 



Eupatorium purpureum L. Joe-pye weed. Trumpet weed. Common 

 in marshy or swampy places, especially in the vicinity of the small lakes. 

 Often in rich woods where the plant is usually much larger and the 

 flowers much paler than in the following variety. 



Eupatorium purpureum maculatum (L.) Darl. Spotted Joe-pye weed. 

 Frequent. Generally shorter and in wetter and more open places than 

 the preceding species. 



Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Thoroughwort. Boneset. Very common 

 in damp or wet open ground. 



Eupatorium urticaefolium Reichard. White snakeroot. Frequent on 

 the " islands" and in rich woods, especially near the small lakes. 



Liatris cylindracea Michx. Cylindric blazing star. " Sandy and 

 gravelly ridges in the Cass River valley." C. A. Davis. 



Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. Dense button snakeroot. Gay-feather. 

 Often abundant on prairie-like ground in the northern part of Akron 

 Township. "Abundant on the prairies of Akron and Wisner townships 

 and on the sandy flats and borders of oak islands." C. A. Davis. 



