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CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 







Var. bicolor, Gray. A ery showy variety. Dr. Gray dec ori ive 
as a very handsome variety. The two upper petals deep violet ¢ nd 
velvety, like a pansy. Marble Hill near Phillipsburg. (Porter.) _ . 
V. canina, L. Stem slender, much branched ; leaves smooth, su # 
reniform, or broad, cordate, crenate, serrate. 4-12 in. high. ae 1 a . 
damp meadows. Abundant about Freehold. , 
V. rostrata, Pursh. Stems several, ascending, tapering 3-5 . 
high ; stipules large, lance shape, serrate, ciliate ; leaves heart shaped, 4 
flat, 1-2 inches wide, occasionally wider; upper ones narrow, acute, 
and serrate. Flowers pale blue, petals rated with dark purple lines, 
peduncles longer than the leaves, spur very long, frequently much longer 
than the flower. General appearance of the plant like that of V. canina. _ 
Found sparingly in the northern parts of the State ; Marble Hill, near | 
Phillipsburg. (Porter.) Hemlock Falls, S8. Orange. (ZLeggett.) Mont- 
clair, (Wm. Churchhill.) - 
V. Canadensis, L. Stemmed ; leaves cordate, somewhat acuminate, 
serrate ; stipules broad, lanceolate ; spur short. Flowers pale blue or 
white ; petals marked with blue lines. Stem, 12-18 in. high. Damp 
woods, northern part of the State. (nighton.) 
V. pubescens, Ait. Covered with a soft pubescence ; leaves few, 
broad, cordate, toothed near the summit of the stem, varying from 1-3 
in. broad. Flowers, pale yellow. Shady woods and copses. Found 
sparingly throughout the middle counties. A form of this species is 
found at Cream Ridge, in M., with unusually large orbicular leaves, 
growing on a hill-side, over red shale. 






























V. tricolor, L. Stem leafy, angled ; leaves, ovate, cordate ; stipules ee 
lacinately toothed. Stem much branched. Flowers variegated. This is : ie (i 
undoubtedly a variety of the cultivated pansy, escaped trom gardens, 
Found in the fields near Trenton, not common. I have never seen it AK a 
growing without cultivation in any other locality in the State. (Nat. Eu.) ‘ 3 ee 
Var. arvensis. Petals about the length of calix, otherwise not dif- 
ferent from the species. 
ORDER 14. CISTACEH. Rockx-Rose FAmI.y. 
Helianthemum, Tourn. (Rock-rose.) 
H. Canadense, Michx. Sandy or dry gravelly soil. 
H. corymbosum, Michx. Sandy or barren soil near the coast, not as 
common as the last. 
Hudsonia, L. (Hudsonia.) 
H. ericoides, L. Dry pine barrens, quite common in O. and M. 
H. tomentosa, Nutt. Dry sandy coast and occasionally several miles 
inland, common in O. 
Lechea, L. (Pinweed.) 
L. major, Micix. Barren sandy fields, common, 
