h* 



Trientalu PRIMULACEAE— OLEACEAE Fraxinus 



of Rehoboth, F. M. Jones & R. R. Tatnall, 1828, 29 May 1933 (T, 

 P, G). May, early June. 



Glaux L. 



G. maritima L. Sea Milkwort. 



Rare: between tides on both shores of Chester River, below 

 Chestertown: (QA), E. G. Vanatta in 1903 and 1905 (A); (Ke), 

 Vanatta, 2 July 1906 (A); south shore of river (QA), 1 mile below 

 Chestertown bridge, R. R. Tatnall, 1631, 5 Sept. 1932 (T, G), and 

 3105, 21 Aug. 1936 (T, G). 



Anagallis L. Pimpernel. 



A. arvensis L. Poor Man's Weather-glass. 



Frequent in cultivated and waste ground, and on borders of salt 

 marshes. Piedmont, and Coastal Plain southward to Worcester and 

 Somerset Counties. June to Sept. Introd. from Eurasia. 



Centunculus L. 



C. minimus L. 



One collection: "near Lewiston" (S), Canhy, June 1866 (D, US). 



EBENACEAE (Ebony Family) 

 Diospjrros L. 



D. virginiana L. Persimmon. 



Common throughout, in sandy fields and hedgerows, and on 

 coastal dunes and beaches. Fl. late May, mid-June; Frt. Oct., 



Nov. 



STYRACACEAE (Storax Family) 



Symplocos Jacq. 



S. tinctoria (L.) L'H6r. Sweet Leaf. 



Infrequent, in rich dry or swampy ground, southern Sussex and 

 northeastern Wicomico Counties, in and near the "Great Cedar 

 Swamp," where first reported by Nuttall in 1809. May. 



OLEACEAE (Olive Family) 

 Fraxinus L. Ash. 



F. americana L. White Ash. 



Frequent in the Piedmont area; probably frequent, but seldom 



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