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forty years ago. The precise locality is unknown. Noticed in An- 

 dover, June, 1879 (J. R.) ; Boxford (Miss Perley). (Adv. from 

 Eu.) 



Myosotis laxa, Lehm., Myosotis palustris, var. laxa. (Gray's Man- 

 ual.) (FOKGET-MB-NOT.) 



Salem Great Pastures ; Lynn (Tracy) ; Ipswicli, Hamilton, etc. Not 



rare in wet places. 

 Myosotis arvensis, Hoffm. 



Noticed as a weed in a garden in Salem in 1874. It very probably 



was introduced with, the packing around plants. No specimens 



were preserved. 

 Myosotis verna, Nutt. 



Dry hills. Common. 



Echinospermum Lappiila, Lehm. 



Salem (Mrs. Crosby), Essex County (Dr. Chus. Pickering). (Nat. 



from Ell.) 

 Eehinospermuro. Virginicum, Lehm., Cynoglossum Morisoni, 



DC. (Gray's Manual.) (Beggar's Lice.) 



North Andover (Rev. J. L. Russell), Boxford, Groveland, West 



Newbury, Amesbury, etc. Along wall's. Quite a "ommon plant. 



Cynoglossum officinale, L. (Hound's Tongue.) 

 i^ "Old mill-site, Middleton, June, 1859 " (Tracy^ Proc. E. I, Vol. II, 

 p. 383). 



POI.EMONIACE.ffl. 



(Phlox Family.) 



Phlox panieulata, L. (Garden Phlox.) 

 A native farther westward. Escaped in Beverly and two or three 

 other places along the roadsides. 



COUVOLVULACE^. 



(CONfOLVDLdS Fa'mily.) 



Ipomoea purpurea, Lam. (Morning Gloky.) 

 Common in yards and gardens where it propagates itself by seeds. 

 Derby Wharf, Salem; roadside in Wenham and other places. Es- 

 caped. (Adv. from Trop. Amer.) 



Convolvulus arvensis, L. (Bindweed.) 

 A pretty weed quite abundant from Rockport to Andover. (Nat. 



frum Ell.) 



