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5. B. purgans L. Woods and banks: Vt. to Mont., south to Fla. 



and Tex. 



Conn. Throughout. 



N. Y. S. I.; Pine Plains, Dutchess Co., and in the Catskills. 



N. J. Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon counties, increasing northward; 



and at Wildwood, Atlantic Co., along the coast (according to 



Stone). 

 Pa. Northampton Co., apparently rare. 



Tertiary, not on Beacon Hill, very rare off it: Cretaceous, o: 

 Older formations, increasing northward. 123-189 days. Sea 

 leveI-3,365 ft. 



6. B. Kalmii A. Gray. In woods and thickets: Que. to Man., 



N. J., Pa. and Mo. 



Conn. Rare or wanting near the coast, increasing northward. 

 N. Y. Reported from Westchester Co. increasing northward. 

 N. J. Not uncommon in Warren and Sussex counties; also in 

 meadows over limestone in Morris Co. (according to Mackenzie). 

 Pa. Northampton and Bucks counties. 



Tertiary, o: Cretaceous, 0: Older Formations, increasing north- 

 ward. South of the moraine only in Pa. 1 17-189 days. Sea 

 level-4,020 ft. 



7. B. hordeaceus L. In fields and waste places: N. S. to Br. Col., 



Cal. and N. Car. Adventive from Europe. 

 Not uncommon, as a weed, in our area. 



8. B. secalinus L. In fields and waste places: nearly throughout 



N. Am. Native of Europe. 



Locally common as a weed in most parts of our area. 



9. B. racemosus L. In fields and waste places: nearly through- 



out U. S. and Can. Native of Europe and Asia. 

 Locally common as a weed. 



10. B. arvensis L. In fields and waste places: N. Y. to Mich., 



Mo. and Fla. Adventive from Europe. 

 Not common in our area, always as a weed. 



11. B. squarrosus L. In ballast and waste places: eastern sea- 



ports. Fugitive from Europe. 

 Rare as a weed. 



