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POLEMONIACE^. Pbhmenia. 



POLEMONIUM, Tmirnefort. Greek Valerian. 



c^EULEDM, L. Blue-flowered Polemoniunt. 



Borders of a marsh three miles east of Charlottesville, Schoharie county, 

 New- York, PL..C. Howe, Gray addend, hot. Delaware county, on the hills of 

 Delhi, half a mile above the Salt-works; growing in great clusters along the 

 marshy borders of a rivulet emptying into Elk creek, discovered by 5. D. 

 Gilbert. Rare. June, July. 



PHLOX, L. ' Phloxes. 



PANiCTiLATA, L. Paiticled Phlox. 



Cleared woodlands. Richfield, Otsego county, G. W. Clinton. Rare. July. 



MACULATA, L. Spotted-Stemmed Phlox. 



Escapes from cultivation. Roadsides in South-Trenton. June. 



DIVARICATA, L. Divaricate-flowering Phlox. 



Ravines and shady banks; often covering the ground in groves. Common 

 throughout the Mohawk valley, and for greater or less distances up its creeks 

 and tributaries; far up the Starch-factory creek; Deerfield creek; Sauquoit 

 creek, above New-Hartford ; Oriskany ■valley to Clinton : thus appearing as 

 if brought from the West somehow, lotfg ago. 



The flowers present all colors from white through many shades of pink and 

 lilac, to deep blue. Petals entire frequently. The leaves also vary from long 

 ovate to narrow lanceolate. May, June. 



SUBULATA, L. Moss-pink. Awl-like-leaved Phlox. 



Rocky banks. Along the Genesee river below EotheSter, east side, C. M. 

 Sooth; west side, G. T^. Fish. Rare. May. 



CONVOLVULACE^. Bindweeds. 



CALYSTEGIA, R. Brown. Bracted Bindweeds. 



SEPIUM, R. Br. Hedge Galystegia. 



Banks of the Mohawk. Common. July, August. 



var. EEPENS, Oray. Creeping Galystegia. 



Dry hillsides. Embankments of the Central railroad'. Slatoh's bush, toward 

 Graefenberg hill. Frequent. June, July. 



spiTHAM.a!A, Pursh. span Galystegia. 



Sandy copses. Schenectady, Pearson. Pine plains of Rome, Knieskern. 

 Banks of Genesee river, X. Holzer Rare. June. 



CUSCUTA, Tournefort. Dodders. 



EPILINUM, Weihe. P^a^ Cuscuta. 



Parasitic chiefly on flax. Schenectady, Beck hot. June, July. 



GBONOVii, Willd. Dedicated to CtEonovius. 



Thickets, swampy woods. Common. July - October. 



SOLANACEiE. Mghtshades. 



SOLANUM, L. Solana. 



DULCAMARA, L. IBittersweet Solanum. 



Atong streams; uncultivated cleared lands; under stonewalls. 



Common. June - August. 



