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Circaea alpina L. Smaller Enchanter's Nightshade. — Common in wet 

 woods and thickets. 



Haloragidaceae. Water Milfoil Family. 



Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC. Loose-flowered Water-milfoil. — Ponds 

 and ditches near Lake St. Clair. Frequent. W. S. Cooper. 



Myriophyllum spicatum L. Spiked Water Milfoil. — Frequent, growing in 

 water on borders of slow streams, in ditches and ponds, especially along and 

 near the mouths of St. Clair River. 



Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx. Various-leaved Water Milfoil. — 

 Frequent in ponds, ditches and on borders of slow streams, especially in 

 still water about Lake St. Clair and the mouths of St. Clair River. 



Proserpinaca palustris L. Mermaid-weed. — Frequent in wet places, shal- 

 low water, ditches, along slow streams, and on muddy borders of ponds. 



Araliaceae. Ginseng FamilJ^ 



Aralia racemosa L. Spikenard. — Frequent in clamp rich woods and 

 thickets. 



Aralia hispida Vent. Bristly Sarsaparilla, Wild Elder. — Frequent in dry 

 and sandy ground. 



Aralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla. — Very common in rich open woods 

 and thickets. Also often in dry sandy ground. 



Panax quinquefolium L. Ginseng. — Formerly abundant in damp rich 

 woods. Becoming rare, being constantly dug up by Indians and others. 

 Not noticed, but reported everywhere in the county, especially by the In- 

 dians, in rich shaded ground. 



Panax trifolium L. Ground-nut. — Frequent in rich woods and thickets, 

 especially among beeches and maples. 



UmbeUiferae. Parsley Family. 



Sanicula marilandica L. Sanicle. Black Snakeroot. — Common in damp 

 open woods and thickets. It is believed that S. gregaria Bicknell, and S. 

 canadensis L., will yet be found in Lambton Co. S. trifoliata Bicknell, has 

 been noticed near Port Huron, Mich. 



Erigenia bulbosa (Michx.) Nutt. Harbinger of Spring. — Plentiful in 

 patches in rich woods and thickets. Newton Tripp, 



Osmorrhiza claytoni (Michx.) Clarke. Woolly Sweet Ciceh^ — Common in 

 rich open woods and thickets. 



Osmorrhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Smoother Sweet Cicely. — Frequent 

 in rich open woods and thickets. 



Conium maculatum L. Poison Hemlock. — Frequent in waste places. 

 Often cultivated as an ornamental plant. 



Aegopodium podagraria L. Gout Weed. Escaping from cultivation and 

 persisting. 



Cicuta maculata L. Water Hemlock. — Common in damp meadows, 

 marshy ])laces, damp open woods and thickets. Root very poisonous. 



Cicuta bulbifera L. Bul]>l)earing Water Hemlock. — Common along 

 ditches in very wet places and swamps. Root believed to be very poisonous. 



Carum carvi L. Caraway. — Frequent as an escape on roadsides, along 

 railways, and in waste places. 



