30G PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
In M. cxalhescens the dried stems very strongly tend to become 
white (though not always) ; in M. spicatum the old herbarium speci- 
mens still retain a fulvous or olivareous tone in the stems. 
M. verticillatum L., var. pectinatum W allr. — Locally common 
in the inlet on the west end of Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield. 
PROSERPINACA. Mermaid Weed. 
P. palustris L. Mermaid Weed. — Borders of ponds or shallow 
water in slow streams; occasional. Cheshire; Lenox; Big Pond, 
Otis; Egreniont (\Yalters); Sheffield. 
ARALIACEAE. GINSENG FAMILY. 
ARALIA. 
A. hispida Vent. Bristly Sarsaparilla. — Rocky summits and 
hillside clearings; frequent. 
A. nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla. — Woods; common. 
A. racemosa L. Spikenard. — Rich woods; common. 
PANAX. GixsEXG. 
P. quinquefolium L. Ginseng; Sang. — Rich woods; formerly 
frequent, now occasional. Williamstown; Florida; Cheshire (Wins- 
low); Dalton (Lincoln); Pittsfield; Becket (Walters); Stockbridge; 
Sandisfield (W' alters). 
P. trifolium L. Dwarf Ginseng; Ground-nut. — Rich woods 
and borders of swamps; common. Altitude 2000 feet, Savoy. 
UMBELLIFERAE. PARSLEY FAMILY. 
AEGOPODIUM. 
A. PoDAGRARiA L., f . VARIEGATA 'Hort. GouTWEED. — The form 
with variegated leaves occasionally spreads from abandoned yards. 
Stockbridge. 
ANGELICA. Angelica. 
A. atropurpurea L. Purple Angelica. — Low ground and 
borders of streams; common. Altitude, 1500 feet (Windsor). 
A. villosa (Walt.) BSP.— Dry woods; occasional in the southern 
