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F/.— Early May to early June, before or with the leaves. Fr. 

 — Late July into August, persisting- over winter. 



Middle District. — Parmingdale (S), Brindletown, Riverton, Browns Mills, 

 Tomlinson's, Woodbury, E. of Sewell (S), Alloway. W. of Bridgeton (S), 

 Dividing Creek. 



Pine Barrens. — Bamber, Speedwell (S), bear Swamp (S), Waterford, 

 Cedar Brook, Landisville, Pleasant Mills (T), Tuckahoe. 



Coast Strip.— Ft. Pleasant (S), Toms River, Seaside Park (S), Surf City 

 (L), N. Beach Haven (L), Absecon, Atlantic City, Ocean City (S), Anglesea. 



Cape Afo3).— Seaville (S), Bennett (S), Cape May (S), 2 mi. E. Dias Creek 

 <S), Sluice Creek (S). 



Myrica cerifera L. Wax Myrtle. 



Myrica cerifera Linnsus, Sp. PI. 1024. 1753 [Carolina, Virginia and Penna]. 

 — Sargent Manual N. A. Trees. 147. 1905. — Long, Bartonia II. 21. 

 1910. 



Low ground; mainly restricted to the western part of the 

 lower Cape May peninsula; where it is common, though not to 

 the exclusion of the other species which occurs with it. This 

 species was first recorded from New Jersey by Prof. C. S. Sar- 

 gent, on the basis of a specimen collected by Isaac C. Martin- 

 dale in Cape May County. 



PI. — Early May to early June, before or with the leaves. Fr. 

 — Early August into September, persisting over winter. 



Coast Strip. — Palermo. 



Cape May.—W. of Cape May Ct. House, Dias Creek, Green Creek (S). 



COMPTO'NIA Banks. 



Comptonia asplenifolia (L.). Sweet Fern. 



PI. LIV., Fig. 2. 



Myrica asplenifolia LinnKus, Sp. PI. 1024. 1753 [N. America] .—Britton 220. 



Comptonia asplenifolia Barton PI. Phila. II. 159. 1818.— Knieskern 28. 



Dry ground, coiramon throughout the State, especially plenti- 

 ful in the Pine Barrens, where, in association with the Bracken, 

 it often forms a large part of the shrabby underbrush. 



Fl. — Late April to early May, before or with the leaves. Fr. 

 — mid-June into July. 



Middle District.— 'Fa.rmingda.le, Birmingham, Riverside, Sicklerville, York- 

 town. 



Pine Barrens.— Allaire (S), Waretown, Speedwell (S), Plains (S), Bear 

 Swamp (S), Albion, Landisville, Mays Landing (S). 



Coast Strip. — Beach Haven(L), Ocean City (S). 



Cape Afoji.— Court House (S). 



