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OENOTHERA, L. Evening Primrose. 



CE. biennis, L, Var. muricata, Gray. 



Indigenous. Fields and waste places. Gravel bars around Lake Superior 

 (Macoun). East coast of Lake Huron (G-ibson). Vicinity of Hamilton (Logic). 

 Montreal Island (Dr. Holmes). Gravel bars of tlie Manitoulin Islands, Lake 

 Huron ; west coast of Newfoundland (Dr. BeU). Dawson Route ; Fort 

 Edmonton on the Saskatchewan and Fort Assinaboine on the Arthabasca 

 (Macoun). Saskatchewan Plains (Bourgeau). 



(E. biennis, L. Yar. grandiflora, Gray. 



Apparently introduced. Cultivated grounds and waste places. Common 

 throughout Ontario and Quebec. New Brunswick (Mathews). Lake Superior 

 (Prof. Bell). On sandy shores, east coast of Lake Superior (Macoun). 



CE. biennis, L. Var. parviflora. Gray. 



Indigenous. Open places in woods. Frequent in Central Canada (Macoun). 

 CE. fruticosa, L. Sundrops. 



Indigenous. Open places. Island of Montreal (Mr. Goldie). 

 CE. chrysantlia, Micbx, 



Indigenous. Banks, &c. Vicinity of Quebec and at the Quarantine Station 

 (Brunet). New Brunswick (Mathews). St. Helen's Island, Quebec ; Chippawa, 

 Ont. (Maclagan). Twenty miles up the Kaministiquia River, Lake Superior 

 (Macoun). Niagara Falls (John Carey). Hudson's Bay (Michaux). Dawson 

 Route, near Lake Shebandowan (Macoun). 



CE. pumila, L. 



Indigenous. Dry fields. Common near Quebec (Brunet). Beven's Lake, 

 River Rouge (D'Urban). New Brunswick (Dr. Fowler). Island of Orleans 

 and Ancient Lorette (Dr. Thomas). Nicolet (Dr. Maclagan). Counties of 

 Addington and Victoria, Central Canada (Macoun). North coast of Lake 

 Superior (Prof. Bell). Vicinity of Hamilton (Logic). Island of Montreal (Dr. 

 Holmes). Mississagui Island, Lake Huron (Dr. Bell). 



LuDWiGiA, L. False Loosestrife. 



L. palustris, Ell. 



Indigenous. Ditches and dried beds of ponds. Conway's Creek, and else- 

 where in swamps, common (BiUings). Nicolet and Maiden (Maclagan). Ditches 

 and ponds abundant in Central Canada and at Owen Sound (Macoun). Very 

 common at London (Saunders). Saskatchewan River (Torr. & Gray). 



L. alternifolia, L. 



Indigenous. Swamps, especially near the coast. In swamps, Canada (Torr. 

 & Gray). 



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Rhexia, L. Deer-grass. 

 R. Yirginica, L. 

 Indigenous. Sandy swamps very rare. Shores of Mnskoka Lake. 



