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E. Terficilhatus L. Swamp Dock. Swamps; common in the western 

 counties. 



CHENOPODIACEAE. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY 



ATRIPLEX. Orach 



A, patiila L., var. Imstata (L.) Gray. (A. hastata L.). Spreading 

 Orach. Waste places, especially along railways; naturalized; oc- 

 casional. Var., littoralis (L.) Gray. (A. hastata L.). Sandy 

 shores; occasional. 



CHENOPODIUM. Pigweed. Goosefoot 



C. album* L. Lamb's Quarters, Pigweed. Fields; common. Var., 

 yiride* (L.) Moq. Common. 



C. ambrosioides* L. Mexican Tea. Charlotte, (Pringle) ; Colchester, 

 (Mrs. N. F. Flynn) ; St. Albans, (Blewitt). 



('. Botrys* L. Jerusalem Oak, Feather Geranium. Waste places; be- 

 coming common. 



C. capitatiiin (L.) Asch. (Hlitum capitatum L. ). Strawberry Hlite. 

 Dry rich ground; apparently indigenous in places, occasionally in- 

 troduced. 



C. glaucum* L. Oak-leaved Goosefoot. Railroad yards, Burlington, 

 Bennington, Ferrisburg, Rutland, St. Albans. 



C. hj-bridum L. Maple-leaved Goosefoot. Shady ledges and waste 

 places; frequent. 



C. urbicum* L. City or Upright Goosefoot. Lumber yards, Burling- 

 ton, (Howe); West Haven, (Kii-k and Ross). 



KOCHIA 



K, Scoparia* (L.) Schrad. Mexican Fire Plant. Fretiuently spon- 

 taneous and sometimes persisting. 



SALSOLA. Saltwort 



S. Kali L., var. tenuifolia* G. F. W. Mey. Russian Thistle. Of recent 

 introduction along railroads; Burlington, (Mrs. N. F. Flynn); 

 Colchester, (Jones) ; Rutland, (Kirk) ; Essex Junction and Swan- 

 ton, (Blake). 



AMARANTHACEAE. AMARANTH FAMILY 



ACNIDA. Water Hemp 



A, tiiberculata Moq. Shady banks of slow streams or bays, Champlain 

 Valley; frequent. 



AMARANTHUS. Amaranth 



A. blitoides Wats. Prostrate Amaranth. Yards and waste places; 



occasional, becoming more common. 

 A. graecizaiis L. (A. albus L.). Tumble Weed. Waste places; a 



recently introduced weed in railroad yards and gardens. Burling- 



