380 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



in the central part of the state and in the valley of the Housa- 

 tonic River; frequent near the coast. July — Aug. 

 The leaves and tops are used medicinally. 



Solidago Elliottii Terr. & Gray. 



Rare. Usually in swampy ground but sometimes in drier 

 places: Voluntown, Groton and Waterford (Graves), Wind- 

 sor (H. S. Clark, Weatherby & Bissell), Southington (An- 

 drews & Bissell), Glastonbury and Goshen (Bissell). Sept. 

 Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. (having leaves like Ulmiis, the Elm). 

 Occasional. Dry woods and copses. Aug. — Sept. 



Solidago rugosa ]\Iill. (wrinkled). 



Solidago altissinia of authors, not L. 

 Golden-rod. Wallweed. 



Common. Fields, thickets and roadsides in various soils. 

 Aug. — Oct. 



The var. sphagnophila Graves (loving peat-moss) occurs 

 in sphagnum swamps in Voluntown and Waterford (Graves). 



X Solidago asperula Desf. (roughish). 



Rocky ground. Occasional on the coast from the mouth 

 of the Connecticut River eastward (Graves). Aug. — Sept. 



This is believed to be a hybrid between Solidago rugosa 

 and Solidago semperzirens. 



Solidago aspera Ait. (rough). 



Solidago rugosa of Gray's Manual ed. 6 in part. 



Occasional. Woods, fields and roadsides, usually in dry 

 ground. Aug. — Sept. 



Solidago nemoralis Ait. (of groves). 



Common. Dry fields and open places. Aug. — Sept. 



Solidago canadensis L. 



Solidago canadensis L., var. glahrata Porter. 



Rare. Alluvial soil at Selden's Cove, Lyme (Graves). 

 Late July — Aug. 



Solidago altissima L. (tallest). 



Solidago canadensis of Gray's Manual ed. 6 in part. 

 Solidago canadensis L., var. scahra Torr. & Gray. 

 Solidago canadensis L., var. scabriuscula Porter. 



