PLANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW; JERSEY. 423 



Rather frequent in the Middle and Coast districts. 

 Pr. — ^Apparently similar to the last. 



Middle District. — Delanco. 



Coast Strip.— Smi City (L), Ocean City, Cold Spring, Cape May Ct. House. 



Polygonum punctatum Ell. Dotted Smartweed. 



Polygonum punctatum- Elliot, Bpt S. C. and Ga. I. 455. 1817 [South 

 Carolina]. 



Swamps; common throughout the State, except in the Pine 

 Barrens, where it is absent. 



Fr. — Late July to late September or into October. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Fish House, Masonville, Medford (S), 

 Swedesboro, below Washington Park (S), Beaver Dam. 



Coast Strip. — Seaside Park, Island Hts. Jnc., N. Beach Haven (L), Ship 

 Bottom (L), Surf City (L), Holgate's (L), Atlantic City (S), Ocean City, 

 Piermont (S), Cape May Ct. House, Cape May (S). 



Polygonum punctatum robustius Small. Larger Dotted Smartweed. 



Polygonum punctatum robustior Small, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club XXI. 477. 1894 

 [Mass. to Mexico and S. A.]. 



At one station in the Middle district, probably elsewhere. A. 



well marked large and robust form of P punctatum. 



Middle District. — Moorestown. 



Polygonum eclliatum (Small). Bristleless Smartweed. 



Polygonum punctatum var. eciliattim Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club XX. 214. 

 1893 [Valley of Toluca Mex.] 



Borders of ponds in the lower Cape May peninsula and 

 lower coast islands; local. 



This handsome Polygonum was discovered by Mr. AJexander 

 McElwee September 11, 1892, at Wildwood. He proposed to 

 describe it as new, but for some reason did not do so, and his 

 m'anuscript description, is still attached to the specimen in the 

 Philadelphia Academy herbarium! On September 5, 1909, Mr. 

 C. S. Wilhamteon collected it at West Cape 'May. The pink 

 flowers are quite showy. 



Pr. — Late August to late September. 



Coast Strip. — Wildwood. 

 Cape May.— West Cape May. 



