No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 375 



son. Occasional near the coast in New London County. 

 July — Sept. 



COMPOSITAE. COMPOSITE FAMILY. 



VERNONIA Schreb. Ironweed. 



Vernonia noveboracensis Willd. 

 Ironweed. 



Occasional, frequent or common. Low pastures and open 

 swamps. July — Sept. 



The root is medicinal. Sometimes a troublesome weed in 

 low pastures. 



EUPATORIUM L. Thoroughwort. 



Eupatorium purpureum L. (purple) . 



Joe-Pye Weed. Purple Boneset. Trumpet Weed. Queen 



of the Meadow. Gravel-root. 



Rare, local or frequent. Moist woods and in swamps. 

 July — Sept. 



The root is valued for its medicinal properties and the 

 leaves are also used. 

 Eupatorium purpureum L., var. maculatum (L.) Darl. 



(spotted). 

 Eupatorium maculatum L. 

 Joe-Pye Weed. Trumpet Weed. Purple Boneset. 



Common. Open swampy places. July ■ — Sept. 



Sometimes occurs with white flowers. Medicinal like the 

 typical form of the species. 

 Eupatorium purpureum L., var. amoenum (Pursh) Gray 



(pleasant). 

 Eupatorium maculatum L., var. amoenum Britton. 



Rare. In swamps: Preston (Graves), Huntington 

 (Eames) . July — Sept. 



Eupatorium hyssopifolium L. (having leaves like Hyssop). 



Rare. Dry ground, mostly in the shore towns : East Lyme 

 (Miss A. M. Ryon & Graves), Old Saybrook, Westbrook and 

 Orange (Harger), Bridgeport (Eames). Inland at Southing- 

 ton (Bissell). Aug. — Sept. 



