MIDDLESEX FLORA. 65 



PLUMBAGINACEyE. LEADWORT FAMILY. 



Statics, Tourn. 



S. Limonium, L., var. Caroliniana, Gray. SeaLavendek. 

 Maksh Rosemary. 

 Very common on salt marshes. Aug.-Sept. 



PRIMULACEvE. PRIMROSE FAMILY. 



DODECATHEON, L. 



*D. Meadia, L. Amekican Cowslip. Shooting Star. 

 Concord, introduced from the West by Minot Pratt. May-June. 



Teientalis, L. 



T, Americana, Pursh. Stak-Plowek. Chickweed Wintek- 

 green . 

 Common. May-June. 



Ltsimachia, Tourn. 



L. thyrsiflora, L. Tufted Loosestrife. 

 Bather common, at least in the eastern part of the county. June- 

 July. 



L. stricta, Ait. 

 Common. July-Aug. 



L. quadrifolia, L. 

 Common. June-July. 



Jj. NUMMULARiA, L. Moneywort. 

 Medford (C. E. Perkins) ; Stoneham (P. S. Collins) ; Townsend 

 (Miss H. E. Haynes). July-Aug. Introduced from Eu., and spar- 

 ingly naturalized. 



L. VULGARIS, L. 



Stoneham, roadside (P. S. Collins) ; abundantly naturalized in a 

 swamp near Spy Pond (L. H. Bailey, Jr.) Specimen in Gray 

 Herb. Aug. For description, see Gray, School and Pield Book. 

 Steironema, Eaf. 



S. ciliatum, Raf. (Lysimachla ciliata, L., Man.) 

 Found throughout the county, but rare in the eastern part. July. 



S. lanceolatum, Gray. (Lysimachia lanceolata, Walt., Man). 

 Common. June- July. 



*S. lanceolatum. Gray, var. hybridum. Gray. 

 Concord, common (Minot Pratt). June-July. 



