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Pi)u- Barrens. — Toms River (C), Forked River. Bamber, Barnegat, Speed- 

 well, Quaker Bridge. Hammonton, Batsto Creek (NB), Herman, Itlwood 

 (KB), Egg Harbor City, Eighth St. 



Cape May. — Dias Creek. New England. 



Smilax walteri Pursh. Walter's Greenbrier. 



Smilax Walteri Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 249. 1814 [Low, sandy counties of Vir- 

 ginia and Carolina]. — Willis 63. — Britton 239. — Keller and Brown 105. — 

 Grays Man. Ed. V., p. 519. 1867. 



Deep swampy tliickets of the Pine Barren and Cape May 

 districts, local. 



This is another southern siniilax, hut since its leaves bear a 

 general resemblance to those of S. roiundifolia. it is easily over- 

 looked in summertime unless one is especially searching for it. 

 In autumn and ^^"inter, liowever, the coral red 1>erries miake it 

 particularly conspicuous and distinguish it at once from' all other 

 species. 



Its discovery in New Jersey is somewhat involved in doubt. 

 It is first recorded from! the State in Gray's i.Manua], fifth edition. 



Fl. — Early May to early June. Fr. — Mid-autumn of the first 

 season, persisting" well into winter. 



Pine Barrens. — Atsion (P), Quaker Bridge, Vineland (KB), Landisville, 

 Twelfth St. Folsom, Weymouth to El wood, N. of Weekstown, Egg" Harbor 

 City (NB), Petersburg, Mays Landing (CP). 



Cape M03'.— Cold Spring (OHB). 



FAMILY HAEMODORACE^. Red-root. 



Dliffers from all the preceding families and agrees with the 

 following in having the ovary inferior. S'tamens 3, opposite 

 the inner segments of the perianth. 



GYROTHECA. 



Gyrotheca tinctoria (Walt.). Red-root, 



Anonymos tinctoria Walter, Fl. Car. 67. 1788 [South Carolina, probably 



Santee River]. 

 Laclmanthes tinctoria Knieskern 31. — Willis, 63. 

 Gyrotlicca tinctoria Britton 236. — Keller and Brown 105. 

 Dilatris Heriticra Barton, Fl. Phila T. 22. 1818. 



Swamps and bogs of the Pine Barren and Cape May districts, 

 common. 



