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ELLISIA L. 
727. EUisia nyctelea L. Nyctelea. Abundant everywhere. 
728. 
729. 
730. 
731. 
732. 
733. 
734. 
735. 
736. 
737. 
738. 
739. 
BORAGINACEAE. 
CYNOGLOSSUM (Tourn) L. 
Cynoglossum officinale L. Hound’s Tongue. Scarce in waste 
places. 
LAPPULA (Rivin) Moench. 
Lappula lappula (L.) Karst. European Stickseed. Not rare in 
w r aste places. 
Lappula virginianum (L.) Greene. Virginia Stickseed. Common 
in dry woods. 
Lappula deflexa Var. americana (Gray) Greene. Nodding Stick- 
seed. Scarce on limestone cliffs. 
Lappula redowskii (Hornem) Greene Var. Occident alls (Wats) 
Rydb. Hairy Stickseed. Not rare. 
MYOSOTIS (Rupp) L. 
Myosotis virginica (L.) BSP. Spring Scorpion Grass. Common 
in sandy fields. 
MERTENSIA Roth. 
Mertensia virginica (L.) Link. Blue Bells or Virginia Cowslip. 
Common in moist rich woodlands. 
LITHOSPERMUM (Tourn) L. 
Litliospermum, canescens (Michx.) Lehm. Hoary Puccoon. Com- 
mon in dry open places. 
Litliospermum angustif olium, Michx. Narrow-leaved Puccoon. 
Common in sandy or gravelly soils. 
Litliospermum gmelini (Michx.) Hitchc. Hairy Puccoon. Less 
common but not rare in dry open places. 
Litliospermum latifolium Michx. American Gromwell. Scarce 
in dry open woods. 
ONOSMODIUM Michx. 
Onosmodium carolinianum (Lam.) Dec. Shaggy False Gromwell. 
Common in gravelly soils in open places. 
