PLANTS OF ONONDAGA COUNTY 123 



P. VERTICILLATA — Lin., 1753. Whorled Milkwort. 



Frequent. Dry soil. Noticeable by the pyramidial 



form of its closely packed spike of flowers. Fabius, 



Aug., 1895. 

 P. AMBIGUA — Nutt, 1818. (P. verticillata var. amhigua — 

 Wood, 1870). Long-spiked Milkwort. 



Occasional. Flowers very loosely spiked. Range same 



as the former. Fabius, Aug., 1895. 



P. VIRIDESCENS — Lin. 1753. (Poligala sanquinea). Field 

 Purple Milkwort. 

 Rare. Sandy grounds. Midland Ave., Kirk Park. 



P. NuTTALLii— T. & G., 1840. Nuttall's Milkwort. 



Not common. Dry, sandy soil. Long Branch, July, 



1890. 

 P. Senega — Lin. 1753. Seneca Snakeroot. 



Common. Rocky soil. Kinney woods. May, 1910. 



P. POLYGAMA — Walt, 1788. Racemed Milkwort. 



Occasional. Dry, sandy soil. South Bay, June, 1910. 



P. PAUCIFOLIA — Willd, 1800. Fringed Milkwort. 



Occasional. Moist, rich soil. Ten years ago quantities 

 in Tamerac. Locality fast being destroyed as a rich 

 botanical field. 



EUPHORBIACEyt— St. Hil., 1805— Spurge Fam. 



ACALYPHA— Lin. 1753. 



A. VIRGINICA — Lin. 1753. Vir. Three-seeded Mercury. 

 Infrequent. Open fields. Field, Collin's farm, Fayette- 

 ville. 



A. GRACILENS — A. Gray, 1848. Slender Three-seeded Mer- 

 cury. 

 Rare. Dry, sandy soil. Near Phoenix, July, 1910. 



EUPHORBIA— Lin., 1753. 



E. POLYGONIFOLIA — Lin. 1753. Seaside Spurge. 

 Plentiful on Salt lands, near Onon. Lake. 



E. GLYPTOSPERMA — Engelm, 1859. Ridge seeded Spurge. 

 Frequent. Sandy soil, near R. R. track — Northern. 

 Summer, 1899. 



