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6. BARTONIA Muhl. 

 Corolla yellowish, 3-4 mm. long. i. B. Virginica, 



Corolla purplish, 4-5 mm. long. 2. B. iodandra. 



1. Bartonla Virginica (L.) B.S.P. YELi^ow BarTonia. (Man. p. 

 735 ; I. F. /. 2557.) In moist soil, Newf. to Fla., Mich, and \i^.— Penn- 

 sylvania : Lackawanna ; Monroe ; Schuyi,kii,i< ; Bucks ; Mont- 

 gomery; DEi,AWARE; Chester; Lancaster; Frankwn; Hunting- 

 don ; CENTRE. 



2. Bartonia iodandra Robinson. (Man. p. 735.) In sphagnum, 

 Newf. to Pa. and N. J. — Pennsylvania. Specimens doubtfully referred 

 here have been found in Northampton County. 



Family 4. MENYANTHACEAE G. Don. Buckbean Family. 



Leaves with 3-foliolate blades : swamp plants. i . Menyanthes. 



Leaves with simple blades : floating plants. 2. Limnanthemum. 



1. MENirANTHES L. 

 ^ 1. Menyanthes tiifoUata L. Buckbean. Marsh Treeoil. ( Man. 

 p. 736; I. F. /. 2889.) In bogs, Greenland to Alaska, L. L, Pa., Neb. 

 and Calif. Also in Eu. and Asia. — Pennsylvania : Susquehanna ; Mon- 

 roe ; Tioga ; Bucks ; Lancaster ; Centre ; Crawford ; Erie. 



2. LIMNANTHEMUM S. G. Gmel. 

 1. Limnanthemum lacunosum (Vent.) Griseb. Floating Heart. 

 (Man. p. 736 ; I. F. /. zSgo.) In ponds, N. S. to Fla., Ont., Minn, and 

 La. — Pennsylvania : Bucks, Bristol ; Pike, Twelve Mile Pond and Silver 

 Lake. 



Family 5. APOCYNACEAE Lindl. Dogbane Family. 

 Leaves alternate. i. Amsonia. 



Leaves opposite. 

 Flowers axillary to leaf-like bracts. 2. Vinca. 



Flowers iu terminal cymes. 3. Apocynum. 



1. AMSONIA Walt. 

 1. Amsonia Amsonia (L.) Britton. Broad-lEaved Amsonia. (Man. 

 p. 737.) In moist soil, Pa. to Mo., Ky., Fla. and Tex. — Pennsylvania: 

 CHEfiTER, West Grove. 



2. VINCA L. 

 1. Vlnoa minor L. Periwinkle. MyrTlE. (Man. p. 738 ; I. F. /. 

 28g4.) Escaped, Ont. to N. Y., Conn., N. J. and Oa..— Pennsylvania : 

 Lancaster ; Allegheny. 



3. APOCYNUM L. 



Corolla 5-9 mm. long, the lobes recurved or spreading. 



1. A. androsaemifolium. 

 Corolla 3-4.5 mm. long, the lobes erect or nearly so. 



Corolla greenish white : leaf -blades 2-4 times as long as wide. 



2. A. cannabinum. 

 Corolla white : leaf-blades 4-6 times as long as wide. 



3. A. album. 



