MICHIGAN FLORA. 



443 



SCLERANTHUS 

 Knawel. 162. an?lUU.% L. 



Lansing (!); naturalized on the Agrl. College grounds. 



PORTULACACEyE. 



{Purslane Family.) 



PORTULACA 



163. olemcea, L. (***) 



Very tenacious of life— a vile weed in gardens. 

 CLAYTONIA 



164. Virgin ica, L. 



An early and very pretty spring flower. 



Purslane. 

 Pustley. 



Spring Beauty. 

 Claytonia. 



Very com. 



Th. 



Common. 



Common 

 Mallow. 



High M. 

 Curled M. 



Musk M. 

 Mallow. 



Sida. 



Indian Mal- 

 low Velvet- 

 leaf. 



Swamp Rose- 

 Mallow. 



Bladder Ket 



mia. 



MALVACEAE. 



(Mallow Family.) 



MALVA 



105. rotundifolia, L. 



/#*#\ 



166. sylvestris, L. (***) 



167. 



168. 



169. 



crispa, Gr. 



Dr. Clark. 



moschata, L. 



Alcea, L. 



Lansing(!); adventive on College grounds. 

 SIDA 



170. Napaea, Cav. 



Kalamazoo, R. R. track. 



ABUTILON 



171. Avicennm, Gwrfc. 



L. P. 



Common. 



L. P. 



Occasional. 

 Infrequent. 



L. P. 



Not rare. 



s. 



Rare. 



0. &s. 



Roadsides and river banks. Very common in places, and, along with 

 Datura stramonium, forming regular thickets. Sometimes cultivated, 

 but rather to be cast out as a bad weed. 



HIBISCUS 



172. Moscheutos, L. 



C. & S. 



Flint; and Put. in Bay, Lake Erie. (!) This plant, longneglected, is worthy 

 of cultivation. It "is four feet high, with velvety leaves and beautiful 

 light rose-colored flowers, six inches in diameter. Rare. 



173. Trionum, L. C. &. S. 



S.— Dr. Wright; Ann Arbor— Winch. Cat.; and Flint. Rare. 



Basswood 

 Linden. 



TILIACE^E. 



(Linden Family.) 



TILIA 



174. Americana, L. Th. 



Abundant in C. & S., common in Emmet Co. (!), and frequent in U. P., 

 "especially in Ontonagon Valley."— Whitney Cat. A valuable timber 

 tree, often planted for ornament, ami much sought in (lowering time 

 by bees for its copious nectar, which makes the finest honey Basswood 

 lumber is much used in cabinet work for boxes, shelves, etc., whenever 

 a wood is desired which is soft and easily worked, and, at the same 

 time, tough and not liable to split. 



