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shining. Has. On the sandy beach of the sea, “around 
Egg-Harbour, New Jersey; possesses much the aspect of 
P: aviculare, but produces flowers which are conspicuous 
and elegant, and occurs in situations which pronounce it 
native; not naturalized as aviculare, the seed zi pled iemark- 
ably distinct. .2. maritimum of Europe has never yet been 
tound on the American sea-coast. Oss. The whole 
plant glaucous, very diffuse, branches with numerous 
nodes, stipules lacerate, 3 to 5-flowered, flowers white 
and exserted, segments obtuse; filaments of the stamina 
- very short and dilated. 3. ramosissimum. 4. tenue. 5. Hy- 
dropiperoides. 6. mite. 7. hirsutum. The whole plant hirsute- 
ly pubescent; leaves lanceoiate. 8. virginianum. 9. bistor- 
toides. Pu. Yhis species is probably a variety of bistorta. 
10. viviparum. 11. coceineum: Sparingly met with in the 
eae of Philadelphia. 12. pensylounicum. 15. Persica- 
ria. 14 orientale. Partly naturalized. 
ete soacee sugittate or cordate. : 
$15. sagitiatum. 16. arifolium: 17. Fagepyrum. Buck- 
ong merely cultivated, not naturalized. 18. Corvolvu- 
lus. Introduced.. 19. cilinode. 20. scandens. 
§ 11. PoLyGonELLA. Calix 5-leaved. Ochree Iflower- 
ed; racemes dichotomously panicuate; leaves. spathulate, 
small, (Gowers often dioicous.)—Stamens 8. Stigmas 3, 
subcapitate. 
21, articulatum. Annual; flowers hermaphrodite, wei 
as long as the capillary peduncles; peduncle articula 
near its base; fruit acute-angled, as long as the spreading 
calix; flowering stems nearly naked; leaves spathulate- 
linear obtuse. Has. Canada to Virginia, in sandy 
barren soil: also on the banks of ig Riy pac: ik, 
chi (Michigan Territory.) very elegant es 
wish ir ‘rosaccous flowers, pet sa ery Ops. 
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