360 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



drews), Huntington and Southbury (Harger), Bridgeport 

 (Eames). June. Adventive from the Gulf States. 



Planted for ornament and valuable farther south for its 

 timber. 



MARTYNIACEAE. MARTYNIA FAMILY. 

 MARTYNIA L. Unicorn-plant. 



Martynia louisiana Mill. 



Martynia proboscidea Gloxin. 

 Unicorn-plant. Proboscis Flower. 



Rare. Cultivated ground: Oxford (Harger). July — 

 Oct. Fugitive from the Southwest. 



The young pods are used for pickling. 



PHRYMACEAE. LOPSEED FAMILY. 

 PHRYMA L. Lopseed. 



Phryma Leptostachya L. (slender-spiked). 

 Lopseed. 



Occasional. Rich woods and thickets. July — Aug. 



PLANTAGINACEAE. PLANTAIN FAMILY. 



PLANTAGO L. Plantain. Ribwort. 

 Plantago major L. (larger). 

 Common Plantain. 



Common. Fields, waste places and especially along paths 

 and roadsides. June — Sept. 



The var. intermedia (Gilib.) Dene, (intermediate), Plan- 

 tago halophila Bicknell, is frequent on the borders of salt 

 marshes and rarely occurs inland. 



The leaves and root are medicinal. The young leaves 

 are used as a pot-herb. An unsightly and pernicious weed in 

 lawns. 



Plantago Rugelii Dene. 

 Plantain. 



Common. Moist fields, yards, thickets and woods. June 

 — Aug. 



The young leaves are used as a pot-herb. 



