402 Karl M. Wiegand and Arthur J. Eames 



13a. S. serotina Ait., var. gigantea (Ait.) Gray. 



In situations similar to the preceding; common. Aug.-Sept. 



E. Que. to 111., southw. to N. Y., Tenn., Miss., and La. ; infrequent or rare on the 

 Coastal Plain. 



14. S. altissima L. (S. canadensis of Cayuga Fl., in part.) 



Borders of thickets, if not too dry, in light and possibly calcareous soils ; common. 

 Sept. 



N. Me. to Mich., southw. to Ga., Tex., and Nebr., including the Coastal Plain. 



15. S. canadensis L. 



Fields and thickets, in damp sandy or gravelly soils, without apparent relation to 

 lime; rare. Aug. 10-Sept. 



Border of Spencer Lake (C C. Thomas & K. M. IV.) ; field s. of McLean (A. 

 R. Bechtel & K. M. W.). 



Newf. to N. Dak., southw. to W. Va. and Ky. ; apparently infrequent or rare on 

 the Coastal Plain. 



15a. S. canadensis L., var. Hargeri Fernald. (See Rhodora 17:11. 1915. S. 

 canadensis of Cayuga Fl., in part.) 



Dry fields and thickets, in the heavier soils ; very common. Aug. 20-Sept. 



This is the common goldenrod of the " canadensis " group on the clay soils such as 

 the heavier clay-alluviums and clay-gravels of the basin. 



W. Mass. and n. w. Conn., to N. Y. 



16. S. ohioensis Riddell. 



Boggy meadows, in marl ; rare. Aug. 20-Sept. 20. 



Marshes about Newton Ponds (£>.!), Lowery Ponds (D.\), and Vandemark Pond 

 (A. J. E. & L. H. MacDaniels). [Occurring also in Bergen Swamp and near Roch- 

 ester; rare in N. Y. State.] 



Ont. and w. N. Y., to Ind. and Wis. 



17. S. graminifolia (L.) Salisb. (S. lanceolata of Cayuga Fl.) 



Dry or moist sandy fields and roadsides, apparently in the more acid soils ; scarce. 

 Aug.-Sept. 



Apparently confined to the hilly region s. and s. e. of Ithaca : shore of Spencer 

 Lake; top of hill, North Spencer; Caroline Center; hillside, Brookton ; s. of Dryden 

 Lake; roadside, in sandy soil, Dryden. 



E. Que. to Sask., southw. to N. J., 111., and Mo., and in the mts. to N. C. ; fre- 

 quent on the Coastal Plain. 



17a. S. graminifolia (L.) Salisb., var. Nuttallii (Greene) Fernald. 



Fields, fence rows, and roadsides, in dry or poorly drained, sterile, gravelly or 

 rarely heavy, soils, with no appsrent relation to lime content; common, and gen- 

 erally distributed. Aug.-Sept. 



Newf. to Mich., southw. to Ala. ; common along the coast. 



This species has greatly increased in abundance in recent years. 



5. Bell is (Tourn.) L. 

 1. B. perennis L. English Daisy. 



"Spontaneous on Mr. Lord's lawn several years" (D.) ; in the lawn bv Sage 

 College, 1912-1920. 



Native of Eu. 



