382 Karl M. Wiegand and Arthur J. Eames 



In the Cayuga Lake Basin, mostly confined to the vicinity of Cayuga Lake and 

 the Inlet Valley. 



N. B. to Ont. and S. Dak., southw. to Fla. and Tex., including the Coastal Plain. 

 Probably in part introduced from Eurasia. 



6. G. triflorum Michx. Sweet-scented Bedstraw. 



Dry woodlands, in rich calcareous or slightly acid soils; frequent. July. 



Generally distributed throughout the basin, except perhaps in the chestnut and oak 

 forests of the higher hills. 



Greenland and Newf. to B. C. and Alaska, southw. to Fla., La., Colo., and Calif. ; 

 less common on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Found also in Eu. 



7. G. verum L. Yellow Bedstraw. 



Moist, or rarely dry, rather rich gravelly or sandy fields and banks, in nearly 

 neutral soils; rare. June-July. 



Grassy bank, Highland Ave., Cayuga Heights, 1914 (M. C. Wiegand) ; Six Mile 

 Creek, field s. of main reservoir, 1917 {A. Gershoy) ; bank of Mill Pond, Ellis 

 Hollow, 1915 {A. J. E. & F. P. Metcalf). Of recent introduction. 



Me. to Ont., southw. to N. J. and Pa. Adventive from Eurasia. 



8. G. asprellum Michx. Rough Bedstraw. 



Borders of swamps and along streams, in rich alluvial soils ; common. July-Oct. 

 Newf. to Minn., southw. to N. C, 111., Mo., and Nebr. ; occasional on the Coastal 

 Plain. 



9. G. Mollugo L. 



Cultivated fields, in sandy or gravelly loam; rare. June-July. 



Near Lick Brook, 1922; waste ground, Ithaca flats, 1921 (S. H. Burnham & C. L. 

 Wilson) ; field e. of C. U. barns, 1916 (F. P. Metcalf) ; pasture along railroad e. of 

 Judd Falls, 1916 {A. Gershoy) ; along state road, e. of McLean Bogs, 1925. 



Newf. to Vt. and Ohio, southw. to Va. and Pa. Naturalized from Eu. 



10. G. palustre L. (See Bui. Torr. Bot. Club 24:389. 1897.) 



Meadows, ditches, and borders of marshes, mostly in rich alluvial soil ; frequent. 

 June-July. 



West Hill, Ithaca ; Ithaca flats toward Renwick ; Beebe Lake ; " Fall Creek," 1875 

 (D. in C. U. Herb.); Fall Creek, above Forest Home; Etna; n. e. of Freeville; 

 Dryden Lake ; Taughannock Creek, above Mecklenburg ; Shurger Glen ; near Asbury ; 

 near Mud Pond, Ira. Probably of recent introduction, the only collection known 

 before 1894 being that of Dudley cited above. 



Newf. and Que. to Mich., southw. to Conn, and N. Y., apparently less common 

 along the coast. In at least a part of its range appearing as though introduced. 

 Found also in Eurasia. 



11. G. tinctorium L. (G. trifidum, var. latifolium, of Cayuga Fl.) 



Open or shaded marshes and in alluvial woods, in rich and perhaps slightly saline 

 soils; frequent. July. 



Near the shores of Cayuga Lake, and on the Ontario plain n. of the lake: s. w. 

 corner of Cayuga Lake; Inlet Marshes (D.) ; West Hill; near Esty Glen; near King 

 Ferry (£>.) ; Myers Point; Long Point; Farley Point and vicinity; Montezuma; 

 Savannah and Conquest, common. 



N. S. to Mich, and Nebr., southw. to N. C. and Ariz., including the Coastal Plain. 



In shady places the leaves are broader. 



12. G. labradoricum Wiegand. 

 Calcareous bogs; rare. May 25-July 10. 



Moor of Mud Pond, McLean Bogs; Spring Lake (F. P. Metcalf & K M. W.) ; 



