PLANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 697 



perhaps R. parvi flora (Nees), but in the absence of authentic 

 specimens of this species for comparison I have retained the 

 name heretofore given to the New Jersey plant. , 

 PL — Mid- July to early August, rarely later. 

 Cape May. — Court House, Cold Spring. 



DIANTHERA L. 



Dianthera americana L. Water Willow. 



Dianthera americana Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 27. 1753 [Virginia]. — Britton 193. — 



Keller and Brown 297. 

 Justicia pedunculosa Barton, Fl. Phila. I. 9. 1818. 



In shallow water, locally along the Delaware River north to 

 Bordentown, and on the Raritan. This is another of the plants 

 that push up the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania and to a less 

 degree up the Delaware c.f. LippiH, Boltonia, Bupatorium coeles- 

 tinum, etc. 



PL — Early June to late August. 



Middle District. — Bordentown (NB), Redbank, Swedesboro.* 



Family PHRYMACE^. Lopseed. 



PHYRMA L. 



Phryma leptostachya L. Lopseed. 



Phryma leptostachya Linnasus, Sp. PI. 601. 1753 [North America] .—Knies- 

 kern 23. — Britton 194. < 



Woods; frequent in the northern counties; rare and local 

 within our limits in the Middle and lower Cape May districts. 



F/.— Early July to late August. Fr.— Early August to late 

 September. 



Middle District.— New Egypt, Blackwood, Swedesboro, Gloucester (P). 

 Cape May. — Cape May. 



* Mr. Jahn's record for Five-Mile Beach, given in Keller and Brown's list, 

 was due to a confusion of names. Lippia was the plant he had in mind. 



