340 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



XEROPHYLLUM Michaux. 

 Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.). Turkey-beard. 



PI. XXXV.. 



Helonias asphodeloides Linnaeus, Sp. PI. Ed. II. 485. 1762 ["Pennsylvania"] 

 —Muhlenberg Cat. p. 37, 1813— Pursh, PI. Am. Sept. 1 : 243. 1814. 



Xerophyllum setifolium Torrey Cat. N. Y. Plants 37. 1819— Torrey Fl. U. 

 S. 1 : 371. 1824. 



Xerophyllum asphodeloides Nuttall, Gen. 1 : 235. 1818 — Knieskern 32.— Wil- 

 lis 64. — Britton 243. — Keller and Brown 97. 



Common in low sandy ground in the Pine Barrens, also very- 

 rare and local in the Middle district — ^Craner's Mill, Middlesex 

 'County, and east of Sewell, Gloucester County. 



LinnseUs states that he received the original specimen from 

 "Barthram," and as he was well known to live in Pennsylvania, 

 that State is given as the type locality. Bartram., however, 

 traveled frequently over southern New Jersey and undoubtedly 

 got his specimens there. 



There is nO' evidence oi the plant ever having grown in Penn- 

 sylvania. 



Fl. — ^Late May to^ early July. 



Middle District— Z. of Sewell (S), Fairview (H). 



Pine Barrens. — Allaire, Ocean Beach (C), Manchester (NB), Toms River 

 (NY), Brown's Mills, Archertown, Bamber, Pembertqn (NB), Forked River, 

 Munyon Field, Speedwell (S), Bear Swamp, Clementon, Albion, Jackson, 

 Andrews, Sicklerville (S), WilHamstown Jnc, Atco, Cedar Brook, Landis- 

 ville, Winslow Jnc, Newtonville, Hammonton, Union Hall, Pleasant Mills 

 (NB), Egg Harbor City, Mays Landing (S). 



HELONIAS L. 

 Helonias bullata L. Swamp Pink. 



PI. XXXVI. 

 Helonias bullata Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 342. 1753 ["Pennsylvania" — Pennsneck, 



N. J.].— Knieskern 32.— Willis 64.— Hall, Bull. Torr. Club II : 31, 1871 and 



III: 25. 1872— Northrup Bull. Torr. Club. XV. 175. 1888— Britton 243. 



— Keller and Brown g8. — Brown, Bartonia III., i, 191 1. 

 Helonias latifolia Muhlenberg, Cat. 37. 1813— Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1 : 242. 



1814. 



Swamps of the Pine Barrens, Middle and CaJDe May districts, 

 frequent. Occurs also at Succasuna and Budds Lake, Morris 

 County. 



This is one of the most characteristic plants of the southern 

 half of New Jersey and is one of the earliest spring flowers of 



