104 FLORA OF PHILADELPHIA. 



(Te.)- Delaware — Swarthmore (Pr.) (Ws.), Wawa (Sa.), Palmer's 

 Mills, Upper Providence (B. Sm.), near Newtown (VP.), Chad's Ford 

 (Wn.)- Chester— Westtown, Upland (Le.), Valley Forge (Mac.)- Lan- 

 caster— {V.). Le7w^7t— Lehigh Mountain (Kr.). Northampton— (P.). 



Gloucester — Near Mickleton (He.), Swedesboro (Li.), Woodbury, Mul- 

 lica Hill (C). Salem — Woodstown, Swedes Bridge (Wa.). Mercer — 

 Trenton (C). 



Netv Castle — General and frequent. 



Family 5. SMILACEAE Vent, Smilax Family. 



1. SMILAX L. Green Brier, Cat-brier. 



Stem annual, herbaceous, unarmed. 



Leaves usually ovate, thin. . 1. S. herbacea. 



Leaves usually hastate, coriaceous. 2. S. tamnifolia. 



Stem perennial, woody, usually armed with prickles. 

 Berries black or bluish-black. 



Fruit ripening the first year. 



Leaves glaucous. 3. S. glauca. 



Leaves green on both sides. 



Leaves rounded or lanceolate, 5-nerved. 4. S. rotuvdifolia. 

 Leaves ovate, 7-nerved. 5. S. hispida. 



Leaves deltoid or deltoid-hastate, 5-7-nerved, often with 1 

 or 2 additional nerves on each side. 6. S. Bona-nox. 

 Fruit ripening the second year; leaves elliptic or lanceolate, ever- 

 green. 7. S. laurifoUa. 

 Berries red. 8. S. Walteri. 



1. Smilax herbacea L. Carrion-flotver. M. p. 276. Woods and thickets. 



Spring. 



2. Smilax tamnifolia Michx. M. p. 276. Pine-barrens. Early summer. 



Philadelphia— lIo\mes}3urg Junction (Ws.). Delaware— Tinicum, Dr. 

 Geo. Smith (Fu.) (B. Sm.). 



New Jersey — Common. 



New Castle— Townsend, Canby and Tatnall; Thompson's, Farnhurst, 

 Pencader. 



3. Smilax glauca Walt. M. p. 276. Dry thickets. Spring. 



Bucks — Near Sellersville (Fr.). Montgomery — Shannonville (Cr.). 

 Deiowore— Tinicum (P.). Chester— {P.). Lancaster— {P.). Norlhamp- 

 ton—(P.). 



Burlington— Atsion, Pemberton (Te.), Brown Mills (Wn.). Camden — 

 Cedar Brook (Ke.) (Mac). Gloucester — Common (He.), Washington 

 Park (Ja.), Swedesboro (Li.). Atlantic — Egg Harbor (Pr.), Elwood 

 (Te.), Absecon (Wn.). 



New Casiie— Frequent. 



4. Smilax rotundifolia L. Common Green-brier, Horse-brier. M. p. 277. 



Woods and thickets. Spring. 



5. Smilax hispida Muhl. M. p. 277. Thickets. Early summer. 



Bucks — Pock Hill (Fr.), Argus (Wn.). Lancaster — York Furnace 

 (Cr.), Susquehanna opposite Marietta (Le.). Northampton— {P.). 

 New Castle — Near Will's Eock, Mount Cuba; not common. 



6. Smilax Bona-nox L. M. p. 277. Thickets. Early summer. 



Delaware— Tinicum, Dr. Geo. Smith (Fu.). 



