74 FLORA OF GRAND RAPIDS. 



LAURACEAE. LAiuKr. Famh.v. 



LINDERA 'I'liuiil*. Wn.i> Am-si-ick. Fkver-bush. 

 lieiizoin Fabric. 



590. L. Benzoin Blunie. Spiee-bush, Benjamin-biisli. 

 A bushy slirub in low woods; frequent. Last of April. 



In Gaines this species grows on dry ridges and is the companion 

 of the ].apaw. 



SASSAFRAS Nees. Sassafras. 



591. S. officinale Noes. 



S. SiiHsafras (L.) Karst. 

 Hillsides and woods in sandy soil; common. May. 

 Usually a shrub or small tree, it occasionally reaches a diameter 

 of 12 inches and 40 feet in height. A highly ornamental small 

 tree. 



PAPAVERACEAE. Poppy Family. 

 CHELIDONIUM L. Celandine. 

 C. ma.ius L. Celandine. 

 Spontaneous for fifteen years or more on the premises of Dr. 

 Shafer, Lyon St., City (B.E.L.). June. 



PAPAVER L. Poppy. 

 P. KiioKAs L. Field, Red or Corn Poppy. 

 Persists from self-sown seeds for a few seasons in or near gar- 

 dens. Summer. 



SANQUINARIA L. Blood-root. 



592. S. Canadensis L. 



Common in moist rich soil. April, 



STYLOPHORUM Nutt. Celandine Poppy. 



593. S. diphyllum Nutt. 



Moist beech and maple woods; infrequent. Mid-May-June. 

 Jamestown; Byron; Alpine; Carlisle, and elsewhere. 



