408 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bill' 



(Harger), Bridgeport (Eames). May — Aug. IntroducKi 

 from Europe. 



Centaurea maculosa Lam. (spotted). 



Rare. Fields and waste ground: Griswold (E. F. Burli - 

 son), Granby (I. Holcomb), Litchfield (Miss E. H. Thonii. 

 son), Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). Aug. Adventive from 

 Europe. 



Centaurea vochinensis Bernh. 



Rare. Fields and roadsides : Southington (Andrews >S: 

 Bissell), Fairfield and Darien (G. P. Ells). June — Seja 

 Adventive from Europe. 



LAPSANA L. Nipple-wort. 

 Lapsana communis L. (growing in colonies). 

 Nipple-wort. 



Rare. Waste ground: New Haven (A. W. Evans). June 

 — Sept. Adventive from Europe. 



CICHORIUM L. Succory. Chicory. 

 Cichorium Intybus L. (classical name for this species). 



Cichorium Intybus L.. var. dk'oricatuiii of American authors, 



probably not DC. 

 Common Chicory. Blue Sailors. 



Occasional or frequent. Fields and roadsides. June — 

 Aug. Naturalized from Europe. 



The root is medicinal ; it is also used as an adulterant 

 of and substitute for cofifee. The flowers are sometimes rose- 

 color or rarely pure white. 



KRIGIA Schreb. Dwarf Dandelion. 

 Krigia virginica (L.) Willd. 



Adopogon caroliniamim Britton. 

 Dwarf Dandelion. 



Frequent. Dry sandy or sterile ground. April — Sej't. 



Krigia amplexicaulis Nutt. (stem-clasping). 

 Adopogon virginiciim Kuntze. 

 Cynthia. 



Rare. Dry sandy soil : Litchfield (Miss E. H. Thompson), 



