COMPOSITAE 60 1 



Known only, in our area, from that eastern part of the Beacon 

 Hill formation, N. J., characterized by pure pine-barrens; extending 

 to the edge of the salt marshes. 



12. S. sempervirens L. On salt marshes, sea beaches, along tidal 



rivers and in sandy soil near the sea: N. B. to Fla. and Mex. 

 Also in Bermuda. 



Common throughout our area within the influence of the tides. 



13. S. patula Muhl. In swamps: Me. and Ohio to Minn., south 



to Ga., Mo. and Tex. 



Conn. Throughout the state, increasing northwestward. 



N. Y. Rare on L. I., and S. I., thence increasing northward. 



N. J. Very rare in Monmouth and Camden counties, thence in- 

 creasing northward; unknown in and south of the pine-barrens. 



Pa. Throughout the range. 



Tertiary, o: Cretaceous, rare: Older Formations, increasing 



northward. 117-220 days. Sea level-4,020 ft. 



14. S. odora Ait. In dry soil: N. S. and Mass. to Fla., west to 



N. Y., Ky. and Tex. 



Throughout the range, rare northward, and increasing southward, 

 especially in the pine-barrens. 



15. S. fistulosa Mill. In and near moist pine-barrens: N. J. to 



Fla. and La. 



Common from Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington counties in 

 N. J. southward, especially in the pine-barrens, unknown else- 

 where in our range. 



Tertiary, common, especially on Beacon Hill: Cretaceous, less 

 common: Older Formations, o. 189-220 days. About sea level. 



16. S. rugosa Mill. (S. aspera Ait.). Usually in dry soil, in fields 



and along roadsides: Newd. to western Ont., south to Fla. 

 and Tex. 



Throughout the range except the pine barrens, there occasional 

 near the edges. 



17. S. ulmifolia Muhl. In woods and copses: Me. to Ga., west to 



Minn, and Kan. 

 Conn. Throughout the state. 



N. Y. Not very common on L. I. and S. I., increasing northward. 

 N. J. Very rare in the pine-barrens, and along the coast, thence 

 increasing northward. 



