ALSINACEAE 3<X) 



from Me. and Vt. to Va. I have seen no specimens from within 

 our area. 



2. A. caroliniana Walt. In dry sand: southeastern N. Y., the 



pine-barrens of N. J. and along the coast to Fla. and Ga. 

 N. Y. Known only from the south side of L. I. in Suffolk Co. and 



from near Tottenville, S. I. 

 N. J. Common throughout the pine-barrens, and in Middlesex 



Co., south of the Raritan River, otherwise unknown. 



Tertiary, very common on Beacon Hill, decreasing elsewhere: 

 Cretaceous, rare: Older Formations, o. Found only on the un- 

 glaciated portions of L. I., S. I., and N. J. 183-220 days. About 

 sea-level. 



3. A. stricta Michx. (A. Michauxii (Fenzl.) Hook. f.). In dry 



rocky places: Ont. and Vt. to Va., Minn., S. Dak. and Mo. 

 Conn. Brookfield, Fairfield Co. increasing but not common 



northward into Litchfield Co. 

 N. Y. Near New Baltimore, Greene Co. 

 N. J. Rare and local in Warren and Hunterdon counties. 

 Pa. Northampton, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware 



counties. 



Tertiary, o: Cretaceous, perhaps in Bucks Co., Pa. Older 

 Formations, so far as known most common on limestone and 

 serpentine rocks. 153-204 days. Sea level-1,053 ft. 



4. A. groenlandica (Retz.) Spreng. On dry rocks: Lab. and 



Greenland to N. Y., Conn, and Pa., and on the higher 



Alleghanies of Va. and N. Car. 



Conn. Near Middletown and Durham, Middlesex Co. 



N. Y. The higher peaks of the Catskills. 



Pa. The highest peaks of Monroe Co. 



Tertiary, o: Cretaceous, o: Older Formations, increasing at higher 

 elevations, particularly on limestone. Not south of the moraine. 

 1 17-170 days. 340-4,040 ft. 



5. Moehringia L. 

 1. M. lateriflora (L.) Fenzl. In moist places and on shores: 

 Newf. to N. J. and Pa., westward to the Rocky Mts. and 

 Alaska. Also in Br. Col., Europe and Asia. 



Not very common throughout most parts of our range, but rare 

 or wanting in the pine-barrens of L. I. and N. J. 



