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EELISIA, L. 
702. E. nyctelea, L. Ellisia. 
Includes E. ambigua , Nutt. 
Banks of the Desplaines river and streams of the Calumet Region; 
frequent. In damp places elsewhere; infrequent or rare. May — 
August. 
BORBAGINACE.ZE, 
CYNOGLOSSTJM, Tourn. 
703. C. officinale, L. Common Hound’s-tongue. 
Waste grounds, etc. ; common. May — July. 
A white form is occasionally found. 
The nutlets of the early flowers are 
usually they are simply rough. 
704. C. viPginicum, L. Wild Comfrey. 
Prairies near Hawthorn; rare, 1886. Open woods in the northern 
part of our district; infrequent. June — July. (B.) 
ECHIN OSPERMUM, Lehm. 
705. E. viPginicum, Lehm. Beggar’s Lice. Stiekseed. Stick-tight. 
Beggar-tick. 
Cynoglossum morisoni, D C. 
Open woods and copses; common. July — August. 
+ 706, E. lappula, Lehm. Stick-seed. 
Waste places, and as a weed in gardens; common. July — August. 
MEBTENSIA, Roth. 
707. M. vipginica, B C. Blue-bells. Smooth Lungwort. Virginian 
Cowslip. 
May be found established along roadsides, having escaped culti- 
vation. 
Riverside, Babcock! North branch Chicago river, Bautin. Blue 
Island, Bodge . 
MYOSOTIS*, Bill. 
708. M. vepna, Nutt. Forget-me-not. 
South Evanston and northward; rare. May 25th — June. 
Riverside; rare, Babcock. Normal Park; not common, Brennan. 
Englewood; dry ground, Hill. 
LITHOSPERMUM, Tourn. 
709. L. arvense, L. Com Gromwell. 
Sandy soil ; infrequent. April 25th — July. (B.) 
often quite or absolutely smooth ; 
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*M. palustris, "With., is frequently cultivated, and may be found in wet 
places, adjacent to gardens, fi r A/ r’if C 
