126 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



HAEMODORACEAE. BLOODWORT FAMILY. 



LACHNANTHES Ell. Red-root. 

 Lachnanthes tinctoria (Walt.) Ell. (used for dyeing). 

 Gyrotheca capitata Morong. 

 Gyrotheca tinctoria Salisb. 

 Red-root. 



Rare. Open boggy meadows and sandy shores of ponds : 

 East Lyme, several localities (Miss A. M. Ryon & Graves), 

 Madison (W. R. Dudley). Aug. — Sept. 



DIOSCOREACEAE. YAM FAMILY. 

 DIOSCOREA L. Yam. 

 Dioscorea villosa L. (hairy). 



Wild Yam or Yam-root. Colic-root. Rheumatism-root. 



Moist thickets. Frequent along and near the coast and 

 in the valley of the Connecticut River ; occasional or rare else- 

 where. June — July ; fruit Sept. — Oct. 

 The rootstock is medicinal. 



AMARYLLIDACEAE. AMARYLLIS FAMILY. 



NARCISSUS L. 

 Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus L. (false Narcissus). 

 Dafifodil. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to fields and roadsides at 

 East Windsor (Bissell), and at several localities in the south- 

 western part of the state (Fames). May. Native of Europe. 

 Narcissus poeticus L. (of poets). 

 Poet's Narcissus. 



Rare. Waste grounds and near old dwellings as an escape 

 from gardens, persistent but not inclined to spread: Oxford 

 (Harger), Fairfield (Fames). May. Native of Europe. 

 Sometimes occurs in the double-flowered form. 



LEUCOJUM L. 

 Leucojum aestivum L. (of summer). 

 Summer Snowflake. 



Rare, Fairfield, escaped from cultivation to waste grounds 

 in rich moist soil (Eames). Mid-]\Iay — mid- June. Adven- 

 tive from Europe. 



