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Dowell : near Elkliorn. Taylor: near A^alley Falls (N. S. 

 Hayes). Mercer: lUncstonc Jc. Preston: near Aurora 

 (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



S U I L A C E A E. 



SMIL AX L. 



S. HERBACEA L. Carrion Flower. 



Thickets. Monongalia: plentiful at the Flats. Fayette: 

 near Nuttallburg-, rare (Nuttall). 

 S. ROTUNDiEOLiA L. Greenbrier. 



Thickets, too common throughout the State. 

 S. GLAUCA Walt. 



Dry thickets. Kanawha: near Charleston (Barnes). 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nnttall). Monongalia: along 

 Cheat River near Ice's Ferry. 



S. TAMNIFOLIA Michx. 



Dry soils. Preston: near Aurora [Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 

 S. Pseudo-China L. 



Dry soils. Monongalia : plentiful on the Flats ; near 

 Morgantown. 

 S. HispiDA Muhl. Bristly Sarsaparilla. 



Rich soil. Marion : near Fairmont. Preston : near Aurora 

 (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



A M A R Y L L I D A C E A E. • 



HYPOXIS L. 

 H. HiRSUTA (L.) Coville. Star Grass. Yellow-eyed Grass. 

 (H. ere eta L.). 



Open places. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, common (Nntt- 

 all). Lewis: up Stone Coal Creek. Monongaha : along 

 Cheat River near Camp Eden, plentiful. Hardy : near 

 Moorefield (Gamble). Mercer: near Bluefield. 



DIOSCOREACEAE. 



DIOSCOREA L. 



D. GLAUCA Muhl. Wild Yam-root. Colic-root. (D.i'illosaYlova.). 

 Thickets and rich woods. Randolph : on Point Mountain, 

 alt. 3,450 ft. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). Fayette: 

 near Nuttallburg, pistillate plants rare (Nnttall). Grant 

 and Tucker : plentiful in the mountain woods. Monongalia: 

 plentiful. Greenbrier: near White Sulphur Springs. Sum- 

 mers : near Hinton. Hardy : near Moorefield. McDowell : 

 near Elkhorn. Mercer : Bluestone Junction. Preston : near 



