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eastern part of the state: Franklin and Colchester (Graves). 

 Frequent elsewhere. Mid-May — June. 

 Stellaria graminea L. (grass-like). 

 Alsine graminea Britton. 

 Stellaria graminea L., var. lanceolata Fenzl. 

 Lesser Stitchwort or Starwort. 



Wet or dry grassland, roadsides and waste places. Occa- 

 sional northward ; frequent near the coast. June — July. 

 Naturalized from Europe. 

 Stellaria Holostea L. (classical name). 

 Alsine Holostea Britton. 

 All-bone. Easter Bell. Greater Stitchwort or Starwort. 



Rare. Woodbury, rich open woods (Fames & C. C. God- 

 frey) ; Norwalk, dry open wastes in Union Cemetery (Miss 

 A. E. Carpenter). May — June. Naturalized from Europe. 

 Stellaria media (L.) Cyrill (intermediate). 

 Alsine media L. 

 Common or Winter Chickweed. Tongue Grass. White 



Bird's-eye. 



Common. Waste places about dwellings, cultivated ground 

 and lawns. Feb. — Dec. Naturalized from Europe. 



Sometimes a troublesome weed, especially in damp soil. 

 Medicinal. 



CERASTIUM L. Mouse-ear Chickweed. 

 Cerastium arvense L. (of cultivated ground). 

 Field or Meadow Chickweed. 



Rare. Lawns, fields, rocky banks and on ledges, usuallj- 

 in dry, sandy or sterile soil: New London (Graves), Nor- 

 wich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), East Lyme (Mrs. F. H. Dart), 

 Middletown (M. Hitchcock), East Windsor (Bissell), South- 

 ington (Andrews & Bissell), New Haven, on West Rock 

 (Harger, Fames et al.), Waterbury (A. E. Blewitt), Sey- 

 mour and Oxford (Harger). May — mid-June. 

 Cerastium vulgatum L. (common). 



Common or Larger Mouse-ear Chickweed. 



Common. Woods, fields, cultivated ground and waste 

 places. Mid-April — Oct. Naturalized from Europe. 

 A persistent and bad weed in lawns. 



