f)G FLORA OF GRAND RAPIDS. 



AIZOACEAE. Cahi'kt-wkkd Family. 



MOLLUGO L. Indian-Chr'icweed. 



534. M. verticil lata L. Carpet-weed. 



Dry sandy soil, fields, and roadsides; frequent. Mid- July-Sept. 



PORTULACACEAE. Puuslank Family. 



CLAYTONIA L. Spking-Beautv. 



335. C. Virginica L. 

 Moist rich woods; abundant. April. 

 Forms with three-cleft petals are occasional. 



PORTULACA L. Purslane. 



.586. P. olkracea L. Common Purslane. 

 A common weed in gardens. July— Sept. 



CARYOPHYLLACEAE. Pink Family. 



ARENA RI A L. Sandwort. 



537. A. serpyllifolia L. Thyme-leaved Sandwort. 

 Common in sterile soil. May-June. 



538. A. stricta Michx. (A. Michauxii Hook, f.) 

 Dry soil; occasional. Mid-May-Mid- June. 



Hills about Burton Ave. Swamp; Lamberton and Crooked Lake 

 regions; Plaster Creek; central Cannon; Pine Hill; Plainfield. 

 A delicate and pretty species. 



CERASTIUM L. Mouse-ear Chickvveed. 



53'J. C. nutans Raf. 



C. longipedunculatum Muhl. 

 In moist shaded places; rare. May-June. 

 Plainfield Village (H.W.Hyser). 



540. C. vulgatum L. Mouse-ear Chickweed. 

 Common in moist places. Summer. 



