MIDDLESEX FLORA. 



Caltela., L. 



C. palustris, L- Marsh Marigold. 

 Widely known by the name of Cowslips, a totally different plant. 

 Frequent. April-May. 



COPTis, Salisb. 



C. trifolia, Salisb. Goldthread. 

 Widely distributed, but not abundant. May. 



Aquilegia, Toum. 



A. Canadensis, L- Wild Columbine. 



Common. May-June. 

 A. vulgaris, L. 



The common Garden Columbine of Europe. Concord, escaped, 



(Minot Pratt) ; et al. July. 



Delphinium, Tourn. 



Z). Consolida, L. Field Larkspur. 

 Stoneham, rubbish heap in woods, apparently spreading, August, 

 1885, (F. S. Collins). July-Aug. Int. from Eu. 



Xanthorrhiza, Marsh. 



*X. APHFOLiA, L'Her. Yellow-root. 

 Concord. Found growing by the roadside by Minot Pratt ; locally 

 established, but can hardly be native. Nat. from the South. 



ACT.ffiA, L. 



A. spicata, L. var. rubra. Ait. Red Baneberrt. 

 Widely distributed, but nowhere common. May-^June. 



A. alba, Bigel. White Baneberrt. Cohosh. 

 Distribution as in the preceding. May-June. 



BERBERIDACE>E. BARBERRY FAMILY. 



Berberis, L. 



B. vulgaris, L. Barberry. 



Common. More abundant in the eastern section of the county. 

 May-June. Nat. from Eu. 



Podophyllum, L. 



P. pELTATUM, L. Mat Apple. Mandrake. 

 Shiiiey, (F. L. Sargent); Fjamingham, (Rev. J. H. Temple); 

 Burlington, (Mi as M. E. Carter). May-June. Nat. from farther 

 west. 



