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Lepidium campestre, L. 



Eastern B. E. road-bed, North Beverly. (Adv. from En.) 

 Iiepidium ruderale, L. 



Common about Boston extending undoubtedly into Essex Co. 



(memo. C. E. Faxon.) Noticed by Dr. Pickering about 1824. 



(Nat. from Eu.) 



Cakile Americana, Nutt. (Ska-Eockbt.) 

 Common along the shore. 



Raphanus Raphanistrum, L. (Jointed Charlock.) 



A oommon weed in fields. (Adv. from Eu.) 

 Raphanus sativus, L. (Garden Eadish.) 



Occasionally by the roadside. Hamilton, 1875, etc. (Int. for cult.) 



VIOLACE.a!. 



(Violet Family.) 



Viola rotundifolia, Michx. (Round-leaved Violet.) 



Gloucester (Mrs. J. Babson) ; Rockport (C. W. Pool). Rare. 

 Viola lanceolata, L. (Lance-lea via> Violet.) 



Common in wet places. 

 Viola primulaefolia, L. (Primrose-leaved Violet.) 



Frequent in moist land. 

 Viola blanda, Willd. (Sweet White Violet.) 



Common. Gray considers these three species as connected directly 



with each other, which certainly seems to be the case with our 



county specimens. 

 Viola odorata, L. (English Violet.) 



Salem (old gardens), now and then escaping by the roadside. 

 Viola cucxillata. Ait. (Swamp Violet.) 



Common. Varies greatly both as to the size and color of the 



flowers and shape of the leaves. " Under cultivation, leaves greatly 



enlarged with palmate and cordate on the same plant." (Memo. 



G. D. Phippen). A variety with variegated blue and white flowers 



has been three times transplanted, still retaining its characteristics. 

 Viola sagittata, Ait. (Early Blue Violet.) 



Vfery common. Sometimes in damp places resembling, the last. 

 Viola pedata, L. (Pedate Violet.) 



Not rare. Beverly, Hamilton, Lynn, etc., but most abundant along 



the Merrlmac valley. 

 Viola canina, L., var. Sylvestris, Begel. (Dog Violet.) 



Quite common in moist flelds. 



