170 SYNOPSIS OP THE PLOBA OP THE 



S. antirrhina, L. Snap-dragon Catclifly. 



■ Indigenous. Dry, rocky or gravelly soil and sandy plains. Extends from 

 tlie Atlantic to the Pacific, and from Florida, on the south, to North-eastern 

 Ontario, on the north. Prescott, rare (Billings). Gait (Miss Crooks). Hamil- 

 ton (Buchan). Huron County, Ont. (Gibson). Kingston Mills, Niagara, and 

 Maiden, Ont. (Dr. Maclagan). Central Canada, abundant ; Thunder Bay and 

 Kaministiquia Eiver ; Sturgeon Lake, Dawson route ; Fort Edmonton and 

 North Saskatchewan ; Vancouver Island (Macoxxn). Saskatchewan plains 

 (Bourgeau). Mississaqui Island, Lake Huron (Dr. Bell). 



S. noctiflora, L. Kight-flowering Catclifly. 



Introduced from Europe. Cultivated grounds and waste places. Abundant 

 in Ontario, Indian Village, Arundel (D' Urban). Kent County, New Bruns- 

 wick (Dr. Fowler). Canoe Route, Dawson Road (Macoun). Bruce Mines, 

 Lake Huron (Dr. Bell). 



S. acaulis, L. Moss Campion. 



Indigenous. Rocky places. Labrador coast (Brunet). Rocky Moxmtains, 

 lat. 53° N. (Bourgeau). Cariboo Mountains (Macoun). Arctic America to 

 the Pacific (Dr. James). 



S. Armeria, L. Lobel's Catclifly. Garden Catclifly. 



Introduced from Europe. Escaped from gardens. Kent Co., New Bruns- 

 wick (Dr. Fowler). Spontaneous in a few gardens in Central Canada. 



S. Yirginica, L. Fire Pink. Catchfly. 



Indigenous. Open woods. In Canada is apparently confined to the south- 

 western portion of Ontario. Upper Canada (Hooker). Islands at Detroit 

 River (Maclagan). 



Lychnis, Tourn. Lychnis. Cockle. 

 L. Githago, Lam. Corn Cockle. 



Introduced from Europe. Cultivated land. Throughout the wheat-bearing 

 region of Canada. Abundant at Fort Francis, Fort Garry, Fort Edmonton, 

 Dunvegan on Peace River, and Vancouver Island. 



L. vespertina, Smith. Evening Lychnis. 



Introduced from Europe. Dry grassy fields. Township of Staidey, County 

 of Huron, Ont. (Prof. Gibson). 



Arenaria, L. Sandwort. 

 A. serpyllifolia, L. Thyme-leaved Sandwort. 



Introduced, though at times apparently indigenous. Labrador (Brunet). 

 Kent County, New Brunswick (Dr. Fowler). Sandy places by the sea, Rivfeire 

 du Loup (Dr. Thomas). Woods and fields near Ottawa (Billings). London 

 (Saunders). Hamilton (Buchan). Huron County, Ontario (Gibson). Owen 

 Sound (Macoun). Central Canada. 



A. stricta, Michx. 



Indigenous. Rocky, gravelly, and sandy soil. Near London, Ont. (Saun- ■ 

 ders). Huron County (Gibson). North shore of Lake Superior (Agassiz), 



