No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 4O9 



Southbury (Mrs. H. G. Morse), Washington (C. C. God- 

 frey), Greenwich (W. P. Alcott). May — July. 



HYPOCHAERIS L. Cat's-ear. 

 Hypochaeris radicata L. (having roots ; referring to the long 

 tap-roots). 

 Cat's-ear. 



Rare. In grassland: Southington (Bissell), Bridgeport 

 and Fairfield (Eames). July. Adventive from Europe. 



Has proved to be a bad weed in some parts of New 

 England. 



LEONTODON L. Hawkbit. 

 Leontodon autumnalis L. (autumnal). 

 Fall Dandelion. Arnica. 



Moist grassland. Guilford (G. H. Bartlett) ; and frequent 

 or common in the town of Thompson (Weatherby & Bissell), 

 also in Hartford County and some adjacent towns. May — 

 Nov. Naturalized from Europe. 

 Leontodon autumnalis L., var. pratensis Koch (of meadows). 

 Fall Dandelion. 



Moist grassland. Norwich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), Litch- 

 field (Miss E. H. Thompson) ; and occasional in Hartford 

 County. May — Nov. Naturalized from Europe. 



Leontodon hastilis L. (like a spear-shaft). 



Rare. Southington, in fields (Bissell). May — June. 

 Fugitive from Europe. 



Leontodon nudicaulis (L.) Banks (naked-stemmed). 

 Leontodon hirtiis L. 



Local. In grassland : Waterford, plentiful at one station 

 (Graves), East Lyme (Miss A. M. Ryon). July — Aug. 

 Naturalized from Europe. 



PICRIS L. 

 Picris hieracioides L. (like Hieracium, the Hawkweed). 



Rare or local. Fields and waste places: Old Lyme 

 (E. F. WilHams), Guilford (G. H. Bartlett), Westport, 

 plentiful in one locality, and Bridgeport (Eames), Salisbury 



