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'Anonymos (Dioscoreae affinis?) quaternatus, " etc., reference 10 



quinatus," etc.. reference 10 



■'Bryoniae nigrae gimilis floridana," publication 7 



Burman, editions of Rumpliius and Plumier 9 



statement regarding '"Index Universalis" of ''Herl^arium Amboi- 



nense " 10 



Chinaroot, common name for Dioscorea 25 



Clayton, collector of Dioscorea specimen in Gronovian herbarium 8 



Colicroot, common name for Dioscorea 25 



Cramproot, common name for Dioscorea 25 



Devil 's-bones, common name for Dioscorea - - 25 



. Dioscorea, common names 25 



description by Riddell 19 



floridana, description 18-19 



distribution 18-19 



specimens examined 18 



glauca, a nomen sul>nudum 10-11 



description 13 



distribution 13-14 



forms of rhizome 24 



identity with D. villosa of Riddell and Hance 20 



var. glabra of Lloyd 23-24 



synonymy 11 



hexaphylla, reference to D. glauca 11 



hirticauliS: description 17-18 



distribution 18 



specimens examined IS 



longifolia, reference 11 



megaptera, reference to D. glauca 11 



paniculata, abnormal pistillate inflorescence 16 



description 15 



distribution 15, 16-17 



form of rhizome 23-24 



identity with D. villosa of Lloyd 23-24 



occurrence in Massachusetts, report 16 



original publication 8 



source of ' ' dioscorein " 20 



var. glabrifolia, description 15 



distribution 15, 17 



form of rhizome 24 



pruinosa, reference to D . glauca 11 



189 27 



