370 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. 'SURVEY. [Bull. 



Rocky woods and thickets. Norwich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers),. 

 North Stonington, Preston and East Haddam (Graves), New 

 Haven and Trumbaill (Eames), Wilton (Eames & G. P. Ells), 

 and occasional or frequent northward. May ; fruit June — 

 July. 



VALERIANACEAE. VALERIAN FAMILY. 

 VALERIANA L. Valerian. 



Valeriana officinalis L. (of the shops). 

 Garden A^alerian or Heliotrope, 



Rare. Roadsides as an escape from cultivation : Water- 

 ford and Lebanon (Graves), Southington (Andrews), Nor- 

 folk (Miss M. C. Seymour), Fairfield (Eames), Westport 

 (Eames & C. C. Godfrey), Darien (Miss A. E. Carpenter). 

 June. Introduced from Europe. 



The root is well known for its medicinal properties and 

 is officinal. 



VALERIANELLA Hill. Corn Salad. Lamb's Lettuce. 



Valerianella Locusta (L.) Betcke (old name for this plant). 

 ValcriancUa oUtoria Poll. 

 Corn Salad. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to waste ground in Fair- 

 field (Eames). Aug. Fugitive from Europe. 



Abroad is prized as a fall and winter salad plant, but is 

 little known in America. 



Valerianella radiata (L.) Dufr. (having rays). 



Rare. Waterford, many plants on the banks of the Nian- 

 tic River (Miss E. Shelly). June — July. 



DIPSACACEAE. TEASEL FAMILY. 

 DIPSACUS L. Teasel. 



Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. (of the woods). 

 Wild Teasel. Gipsy Combs. 



Rare. Roadsides, pastures and waste places : Middletown 

 (W. H. Blanchard), Southington (Andrews), New Haven 



