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Physalls Virginiana, Mill. (Gray's Fl. N. A.), P. viscosa, L. 



(Gray's Manual.) 



Near the cemetery, Lynn (C. E. Faxon). Probably introduced from 



farther west. " 



Nicandra physaloides, Gcertn. (Apple of Peru.) 



"Eare, yards in Summer St., Lynn" (Tracy); Rockport (Pool); 



West Newbury (Wm. Merrill) ; Boxford (Miss Perley) ; Andover 



(Mrs. Downs). Scarce. (Adv. from Peru.) 



Lyciura vulgare, Dunal. (Matrimony-Vine.) 



Escaped by a wall in Beverly, and a few other places. Common in 



old gardens. (Adv. from Eu.) 

 Hyoscyamus niger, L. (Black Henbane.) 



Apparently common in 1783 (Dr. Cutler in Proc. Amer. Acad., "Vol. 



I). " Short beach, Nahant, often disappearing for a while " (Tracy, 



Proc. E. I. Vol. II, p. 275) ; Essex County (Oakes) ; " Ipswich near 



the depot, and the south side of Phillip's wharf, Salem " (memo. G. 



D. Phippen). (Adv. from Eu.) 



Datura Stramonium, L. (Common Stramonium.) 



Common in waste places. (Adv. from Asia.) 

 Datura Tatula, L. (Purple Thorn-apple.) 



Often with the other (probably adv. from Trop. Amer.). Both 



are most frequent near the seashore. 



Nieotiana rustica, L. (Wild Tobacco.) 

 "Near Dan vers" (Dr. Osgood's list). Not represented in the P. 

 A. S. herbarium of Essex County plants, and possibly extinct, 

 though once frequent according to early authors. (Adv. from Trop. 

 Amer.) 



Petunia nyetaginiflora. 

 On a waste heap, Nahant, Aug., 1878; Wenham, by the roadside, 

 etc. Not permanently established, although very cbmmon in culti- 

 vation. (Adv. from So. America.) 



GENTIANACE.ai. 



(Gentian Family.) 



Gentiana erinita, Frod. (Fringed Gentian.) 

 Beverly, scarce ; Hamilton, scarce ; more abundant in the northern 

 and western portions of the county. Mrs. Horner collected in 

 Georgetown a single plant hardly less than fifteen inches high, 

 having thirty flowers. Rev. H. P. Nichols states that the variety 

 with white flowers and pale green leaves is quite constant in the 

 Andover region. 



