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3. L. violacea (L.) Pers. In dry soil: N. Eng. to Fla., Miss., 



Kan. and La. and northern Mex. 



Conn. Throughout the state except New London Co. 



N. Y. Rare on L. I. and S. L, increasing northward up the Hudson 



Valley to Dutchess and Ulster counties, but not reported from the 



higher peaks of the Catskills. 

 N. J. North of the coastal plain. 

 Pa. Northampton, Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware counties. 



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

 ward. 138-220 days. Sea level-1,300 ft. 



4. L. Brittonii Bicknell. In dry soil: Mass. to N. J. and Md. 



Known only from its type locality, Bronxville, N. Y., from the 

 coastal-plain of L. I. and from Quaker Bridge, N. J. 



5. L. Nuttallii Dark Dry soil: S. N. Eng. and N. Y. to Fla., 



Mich, and Kans. 



Conn. Rare and local in the southern part of the state. 



N. Y. Frequent on L. I., not reported from S. I.; common in the 



Bronx; increasing up the Hudson Valley to the Highlands but 



not reported north of them. 

 N. J. Hunterdon, Mercer and Middlesex counties, rare; thence 



increasing southward, but not in the pine-barrens. 

 Pa. Northampton, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and Chester 



counties. 



Tertiary, not on Beacon Hill, rare elsewhere: Cretaceous, common: 

 Older Formations, scattered. 158-224 days. Sea level-1,100 ft. 



6. L. Stuvei Nutt. Dry soil: Vt. to Va., Mich, and the Ind. 



Terr. 



Conn. Not uncommon along the coast, decreasing inland and 

 wanting in the north. 



N. Y. On L. I., not reported from but probably to be found on 

 S. I., thence decreasing northward to Westchester Co. 



N. J. Rare in Bergen, Hunterdon, Mercer and Middlesex counties, 

 thence increasing southward, but less common in the pine- 

 barrens than elsewhere. 



Pa. Near Philadelphia. 



Tertiary, more rare on Beacon Hill than elsewhere: Cretaceous, 



common: Older Formations, scattered. 168-220 days. Sea level- 



900 ft. 



L. neglecta (Britton) Meek & Bush, of southern N. J., may be a hybrid between this 

 species and L. virginica. 



