CISTACEAE 449 



Stem leaves oblong linear; inner sepals 3-rierved. 



Pod obovoid, 1 mm. in diameter. 6. L. Leg°ettii. 



Pod globose, 2 mm. in diameter. 7- L- intermedia. 



1. L. minor L. In dry open grounds: E. Mass. to Mich., Fla. 



and La. 



Conn. Very rare and local over most of the state, more common 



near the coast than elsewhere. 

 N. Y. Common on L. I. and S. I. and in the southern parts of 



Westchester County, unknown elsewhere. 

 N. J. Throughout the state, more common in the pine-barrens 



and less common in the north than elsewhere. 

 Pa. Bucks and Chester counties. 



Tertiary, common on Beacon Hill, scattered elsewhere: Cre- 

 taceous, scattered : Older Formations, rare in locally sandy places. 

 153-220 days. Sea level-900 ft. 



2. L. racemulosa Michx. In dry sandy soil: N. Y. to Ind., 



south to Fla. and Tenn. 



N. Y. Common on the south side of L. I. and up the Hudson 



Valley to West Point, unknown northward. 

 N. J. Throughout the state, increasing southward, especially in 



the pine-barrens. 

 Pa. Carbon, Luzerne, Northampton, Bucks and Chester counties. 



Distribution scattered and not easy of explanation. 



3. L. villosa Ell. In dry soil: Mass. and Vt. to S. Ont., south 



to Neb., Fla. and Tex. 



Throughout the area, but decreasing west of the N. J. pine- 

 barrens. 



4. L. maritima Leggett. Sands of the sea-shore and in sandy 



barrens: Me. to Ga. Also at Crawford Notch, N. H. 



Common throughout the coastal, sandy places and in the pine- 

 barrens of N. J.; unknown elsewhere in our area. 



5. L. tenuifolia Michx. In dry open places: E. Mass. to Wise, 



Neb., Fla. and Tex. 



Conn. Throughout the state. 



N. Y. Not very common on the north shore of L. I. and up the 



Hudson Valley to Westchester Co. 

 N. J. Known only from an old record at Phalanx, Monmouth Co. 



A rather rare and local species whose distribution is not as yet 

 understood. 



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