92 



pellucidum. 



villosum. 



Jlavidulum. 



verticillala. 



TRIANDRIA TKIGYNIA. Eriocaulon. 



E-. compressum. I am. encycl.Z. p TjQ. 

 In sandy mossy swamps : Virginia to Carolina. 1/ . July. 

 V. V. About a ioot high. 



3. E. scapo tenuissime suh^eptemstriato, foliis subulnto-li- 



nearibus canaliculatis glabris pelucidis quinquenerviis 

 transverse striatis, capi'.ulo parvo subgloboso, squsmis 

 involiicri ovalibus ohtusis. — Mich Jl amer. I. p. 160". 

 ' In pools, of water, floating -. Canada to Ntw Jersey. 

 11 . Aug. V. V. About a foot high ; \ery slender. 



4. E. scapis agtiregatis compressis subqiiadrinulcis villosis, 



foliis bievibiis subulato-lineaiibus pilosis, cf.puuio 

 sphaeroideo parvo, liuscuiis subiuliginosis. — Mkli.Ji. 

 amer. \. p. 1 66. 



E. anceps. Walt Jl. car. 83. 



On the edges of \)uik\s, in sandy soU : Virginia to Caro- 

 lina. July. V. V ; v.s.in Heib. IVuttcr. 

 .5. E. scapis aggregatis subscp'emsiriatis subpubesccntibus, 

 foliis bievibijs subulaioc-nsifpnnibtis r.ervos':,, capi- 

 tulo ciinvexo, squaniis invo!ucii sUbo'bicuialis, flt;s- 

 culisvix papillosis.— AiVf/i.^. amer. 1 p. l6o. 



On the banks of rivers, below high-water mark : Pen- 

 sylvania to Carolina. © . July. v. v. From one to 

 two inches high. 



114 



MOLLUGO. Gen. pi. 139. 



. M, foliis verticillatis cuneiformibus acutis, caiile suhdi- 

 viso dccumbente, pedunculis unifloris. IVilld. sp. 

 pi. 1. /). 492. 



Icon Pluk.want. t.3^2.f 5. Ehret.pkt. t. 6.f.^. 



in cultivated grounds : Canada to Georgia. Q. May — 

 Aug. V. V. 



palustris. 

 pectinala. 



11.5. PROSERPINACA. Gen. pi. 134. 



1, P. foliis lineari-lanceolatis setratis, infimis pinnatifidis. 



Lam. aiustr. 1. />. 214. Jnild. sp. pL 1. p. 488. 

 In ditches and pools: Canada to Carolina. Q.Juiy. v. v. 



2. P. foliis omnibus peclinato-pihnatifidis. Lam. illustr. 1. 



p.2\4. 



P. paluslris /3. M'uh.Jl. amer. \. p. 76. 



In overflowed places and ditches : New Jersey to Caro- 

 lina. 0. July, Aug, v.v. Ibis is certainly a distinct 

 species, as I never lound them growing promiscuously^ 

 pr near one another. 



