Berheris LAURACEAE— PAPAVERACEAE Bocconia 



mington, Commons in 1867 (A), and E. Tatnall in 1874 (D). 

 Nat. from Europe. 



LAURACEAE (Sassafras Family) 

 Persea Gaert. f. Red Bay. 



P. Borbonia (L.) Spreng. forma pubescens (Pursh) Fern. (P. 

 palustris (Raf .) Sarg. See Fernald : Rhodora 47, 149-151. 

 1945.) 



Frequent in Northampton County; rare farther north: Cypress 

 Swamp, w. of Selbyville (S), where it reaches its northern Hmit, 

 Nuttall, in 1809 (A), and W. S. Taher, Dec. 1941 (T). Early June. 



Sassafras Nees. 



/ 14 S. albidum (Nutt.) Nees. {S. variifolium (Sahsb.) Ktze.) Sassa- 

 fras. 

 Common throughout, in rich woods or sandy soil. April. 



Var. molle (Raf.) Fern. 



Found chiefly in the northern portion; less common than 

 the species. 



Lindera Thunb. Spice Bush. 



L. Benzoin (L.) Blume. (Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees.) 



Common in rich woods and in open sandy soil. Piedmont and 

 Coastal Plain. April. 



PAPAVERACEAE (Poppy Family) 

 Sanguinaria L. 



S. canadensis L. Bloodroot. 



Common in rich woods of the Piedmont; infrequent to rare on 

 the Coastal Plain: woods }4 mi. w. of Greenbackville (Ac), A. V. 

 Smith & R. R. Tatnall, 4341, 9 Aug. 1939 (T); thicket 1}4 mi. e. of 

 Wattsville (Ac), R. R. Tatnall, 4435, 28 April 1940, (T); woods 4 

 mi. n. n. e. of Trappe (Ta), Earle, 3254, 17 May 1941 (A). April. 



Bocconia Plum, ex L. 



B. cordata Willd. Plume Poppy. 



Occasionally escaping from gardens, and persisting. July. 

 Introd. from China. 



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