CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 3 


R. Cymbalaria, Pursh. Head of Barnegat Bay, near Point Pleasant, 
near salt water, quite rare. O. (dnieskern.) 
R. abortivus, L. Shady hill-sides and banks of streams, common. 
Var. micranthus. Palisades. (Awstin.) 
R. sceleratus, L. Wet ditches and pools, near New Egypt, O., fre- 
quent about Lawrenceville, Mer. 
R. recurvatus, Poir. Shady hill-sides and banks of streams. Mid- 
dle and north. 
R. Pennsylvanicus, L. Princeton, Freehold, and north. 
R. fascicularis, Muhl. Meadow woods, near Squan Village, also 
x‘ about Hightstown and open woods near Freehold, M. 
A) R. repens, L. (Buttercup.) This is one of the plants that first greets 
us in spring with its flowers, appearing in April and continuing through- 
+" out the summer. It is very variable, and the young botanist is likely to 
mistake its different forms for separate species ; there is also danger of 
mistaking it for fascicularis. It flowers first in south exposures of damp 
meadows. The flowers are large, bright yellow, growing paler with 
age, Accurately described in Gray and Wood. Found throughout the 
State. 
R. bulbosus, L. Toms River, O. and Mer., rare. Common in Sus. 
(Austin.) Nat. Eu. 
R. acris, L. Is our common buttercup, and loves damp meadows, 
but does not refuse to adorn the roadsides throughout the State. It varies 
from one to three feet in height. In damp and wet places it is almost 
free from pubescence, while in dry places the stem and leaves are sup- 
plied with hairs. Well described in Gray and Wood. New Egypt, O. 
and M., common. (Nat. Eu.) 
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Caltha, L. (Marsh Marigold—Cowslip.) / 
C. palustris, L. This plant is found sparingly in Mer. and M. Is 
not generally used for greens in these localities ; but in Rockland County, 
N. Y., where it grows in great abundance, it was once a favorite pot-herb 
and is called there Meadow Beauty. Camden. (Redfield.) Common in 
_ the north-eastern parts of the State. (Z. C. B.) 
Var. parnassifolia, Raf. Cedar swamps. (Beck.) 
. Var. flabellifolia, Pursh. (Dr. Porter.) 
Trollius, L. (Globe-flower.) 
T. laxus, Salisb. Budd’s Lake. (Porter.) Closter, frequent. (Austin.) 
Coptis, Salisb. (Gold-thread.) 
C. trifolia, Salisb. Found sparingly in the western part of Mer. 
About Budd’s Lake. (Porter.) New Durham. (7. 0. B.) Closter (Austin.) 
Helleborus, L. (Hellebore.) 
H. viridis, L. W. (Knighton.) 

