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S. Vaccaria* L. (Vaccaria Vaccaria Britton). Cow-herb. Vernon, 

 (Grout); Westmore, (J. R. Churchill); Pownal, (Eggleston) ; Rut- 

 land, (Kirk); Burlington, (Mrs. N. F. Flynn). 



SILENE. Catchfly. Campion 



S. aiitirrliiua L. Sleepy Catchfly. Dry soil in the lower altitudes; 

 frequent. 



S. Arineria* L. Sweet William Catchfly. Underhill, (Jones) ; Burling- 

 ton, (Mrs. N. F. Flynn). 



S. (licliotonia* Ehrh. Forked Catchfly. Townshend, (Blanchard). 



S. latifolia* (Mill.) Britten & Rendle. (S. Ciicubalus Wibel). Bladder 

 Campion. Roadsides and fields; frequent. 



S. noctillora* L. Night-flowering Catchfly. Fields and waste places; 

 frequent. 



S. stellata (L.) Ait. f. Starry Campion. Specimen in herbarium of the 

 Jardin des Plantes, Paris, labeled "Vermont" by Michaux. 



SPERGULA. Spurrey 

 S. arvensis* L. Corn Spurrey. Fields; occasional. 

 >S. sativa* Boenn. Field Spurrey. Burlington, (Hazen). 



SPERGULARIA. (TISSA). Sand Spurrey 

 S. rubra (L.) .J. & C. Presl. Sand Spurrey. Royalton, (Ward) ; Brat- 

 tleboro, (Grout); Mt. Holly, (Eggleston). 



STELLARIA. (ALSINE). Chickweed. Starwort. 



S. aquatica* (L.) Scop. Abundant in a swamp, North Pownal, (Wood- 

 ward). 



S. borealis Bigel. Northern Stitchwort or Starwort. Cold wet places 

 in the mountains; frequent. Burlington, (Mrs. N. F. Flynn). 



S. graiuiiiea* L. Lesser Stitchwort or Starwort. Roadsides and moist 

 grass lands; frequent. Var. latifolia* Peterm. Damp grassy place, 

 Williston, (Mrs. N. F. Flynn). 



S. longifolia Muhl. Long-leaved Stitchwort or Starwort. Damp in- 

 tervals and thickets; occasional. 



S. media* (L.) Cyrill. Common Chickweed. In lawns and waste 

 places; abundant. 



S. ullg'iiiosa Murr. About cold springs, Rochester, Chittenden, (Eggles- 

 ton) ; Vernon, (Grout); Rutland. (Kirk); Wallingford, (Kent); 

 Brandon, (Dutton). 



PORTULACACEAE. PURSLANE FAMILY 



CLAYTONIA. Spring Beauty 

 ('. caroliniaiia Michx. Spring Beauty. Rich, open woods; common. 

 ('. virgiiiica L. Spring Beauty. Intervale in Colchester, (Torrey, 

 Jones); New Haven, (Pringle). 



PORTULACA. Purslane 

 P. oleraoea* L. Common Purslane. (Jai'den weed; common. 



