PLANTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 527 



Acalypha gracilens A. Gray. Slender Three-seeded Mercury. 



Acalypha gracilens A. Graj^ Man. 408. 1848 [New Jersey] — Knieskern 27. 

 Acalypha virginica var. gracilens Britton 215. 



Fields and woods in dryer ground ; occasional northward, but 

 frequent in the Middle, Coast and Cape May districts. A weed 

 in most places, and as such sparingly introduced into the Pine 

 Barrens. 



Fl. and Fr. — Apparently as in the last. 



Middle District. — Springdale (S), Clarksboro, Mickleton (H), Salem 

 <S). 



Pine Barrens. — Newtonville, Landisville (T), Pleasant Mills. 



Coast Strip. — Waretown, Surf City (L). 



Cape May.— Cape May (OHB). 



EUPHORBIA L. 



Euphorbia polygonifolia L. Seaside Spurge. 



Euphorbia polygonifolia Linnseus, Sp. PL 455. i753 [Canada and Virginia]. — 

 Knieskern 27. — Willis 54. — Britton 214. — Keller and Brown 212. 



Sea beaches; common along the entire coast and for some 

 distance along the bay side of Cape iMay. The Camden record, 

 given on Martindale's authority, is probably* a ballast plant. 



Fr. — Early August into October. 



Maritime.—Sandy Hook, Long Branch, Pt. Pleasant, Waretown, St. 

 Alban's (L), Spray Beach (L), Island Hts. Jnc, Brigantine, Atlantic City 

 (S), Ocean City (S), Stone Harbor (S), Wildwood, Cape May, Cape 

 May Pt. (S). 



Euphorbia maculata L. Spotted Spurge. 



Euphorbia maculata Linnaeus, Sp. PL 455- I753 [N. Amer.].— Britton 214. 

 Dry ground in the Northern, Middle and Coast districts, ap- 

 parently everywhere a weed. 

 Fr. — Late July into October. 



Middle District.— B\oomshury, Lawnside (S), Clementon (S), Swedesboro. 

 Coast Strip.— 'N. Beach Haven (L), Peahala (L), St. Alban's (L), Ship 

 Bottom (L). 



Euphorbia preslii Guss. Upright Spurge. 



Euphorbia preslii Gussone, Fl. Sic. Prodr. L 539- 1827 [ ].* 



Euphorbia hypcricifolia Barton, FL Phila. II. :85. 1818.— Knieskern 27.— 

 Britton 214. 



Frequent in fields, etc., in the Northern and Middle districts; 

 everywhere a weed. 



Fr. — Late July into October. 

 Middle Di^mV^.— Swedesboro, New Egypt. 



* This is the only reference that I have been unable to verify. 



