446 HVPERICACEAE 



Conn. Not definitely reported, perhaps occurring in most parts 



of the state. 

 N. Y. Common on the L. I. coastal plain. 

 N. J. Locally common throughout, especially along the coast. 

 Pa. Luzerne Co. 



Distribution scattered and little understood. 



10. H. mutilum L. In low grounds: N. S. to Man., Fla., Kan. 



and Tex. 



Common everywhere except in the pine-barrens, there unknown. 



11. H. gymnanthum Engelm & Gray. In low grounds: N. J. 



and Del. to Aiinn., La. and Tex. 



Known in our range from two stations in Gloucester and 

 Burlington counties, N. J. Both are on the edge of the pine- 

 barrens, and are underlaid by Cretaceous sands and gravels. 

 Reported also from Bucks and Delaware counties, Pa. 



12. H. majus (Gray) Britton. In moist soil: Me. to Mich., N. J. 



and Neb. 



Conn. Rare and local over most of the state, increasing norchward. 



N. Y. Rare on L. I., a single station on S. I., thence increasing 



northward. 

 N. J. A single station in Camden Co., near the Delaware, not 



recently collected; local in Hudson, Morris and Sussex counties, 



thence increasing northward. 



Tertiary, o: Cretaceous, known only from a single station on a 

 glacial terrace along the lower Delaware: Older Formations, in- 

 creasing northward, 117-176 days. Sea level-3,365 ft. 



13. H. canadense L. In wet sandy soil: Newf. to Man., Ga., Ky. 



and Wise. 



Common throughout the range. 



14. H. dissimulatum Bicknell. Damp or wet sandy soil: Me. to 



N. C. 



N. Y. Springfie d and Rosedale, L. I., and on S. I. 



//. humifusum L. has been recorded as a waif near New York and Philadelphia. 



3. Sarothra L. 

 1. S. gentianoides L. In sandy soil: Me. to Fla., Ont., Minn., 

 Mo. and Tex. 

 Common throughout the range, nearly always as a weed. 



