PLANTS FROM PEITAIHO 165 



Myriophyllum verticillatum, L. — Ponds. — Flowers in 



axils of leaves. 

 Lythraceae. Loosestrife Family. 



Ammania baccifera, L. — Muddy margins of ponds. — 



Erect. 8 in. ; branching; fruit small, axillary. 

 Lythrum virgatum,L. — Sand flats. — Erect, 18in. ;flowers 



purple, in an interrupted spike.--" Loosestrife." 

 Onagraceae. Evening Primrose Family. 



Epilobium palustre, L. — Wet places. — Erect, 22 in.; 



flowers pink or white. " Willow-herb." 

 Jussiaea parviflora, Roxb.— Stream at dunes. — Erect, 2 



ft. ; branching; flowers yellow and brown. — "Primrose 



Willow." 

 Umbelli ferae. Parsley Family. 



Bupleurum falcatum, L. — Banks, — Erect, 10 in. ; bran- 

 ching; flowers yellow; leaves entire, grass-like. 

 Cicuta virosa, L. — Weedy pond-sides. — Erect, 2 ft. ; 



flowers white; leaves pinnate, leaflets serrate, 



narrow. — " Water Hemlock." — Poisonous. 

 Phellopterus littoralis, Benth. — Loose sand. — Low; 



nearly stemless, flowers gray; leaves bi-pinnate; 



leaflets obovate; root long. 

 Carum carvi, L. — R. R. track. — Erect, 14 in.; flowers 



white; leaves with filiform divisions. — " Caraway." 

 Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle Family. 



Lonicera japonica, Thunb, — East Cliff. — Flowers yellow 



or white. ' ' Honeysuckle. 

 Rubiaceae. Bedstraw Family. 



Rubia cordifolia, L. — Banks. --Climbing by rough cling- 

 ing stems; leaves in whorls, heart-shaped at base. — 



"Madder." 

 Galium verum, L. — Banks. — Erect, 18 in. ; flowers 



yellow; leaves linear, in whorls of 6 — 8. — "Yellow 



Bedstraw. " 

 Valerianaceae. Valerian Family. 



Patrinia scabiosaefolia Fisch. — Lotus Hills. — 30 in. ; 



hirsute; flowers yellow; leaves pinnatifid, segments 



acute. 

 Patrinia rupestris, Juss. — Hills. — Erect, 20 in. ; flowers 

 deep yellow with elongated leaves at base of clusters. 



Compositae. Aster Family. 



Eupatorium Lindleyanum, DC. — Sand flats. — Coarse, 



20 in.; flowers white or purple; leaves opposite, 



coarsely cut-toothed. 

 Aster altiacus, Willd. — Banks. — Branching; flowers 



white, large; leaves narrow. 



