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SALSOLA Linn. 

 S. Tragus Linn. Rnssian Thistle. 



Monongalia : a few plants of this species appeared in an 

 alfalfa field, in 1904, near Alorgantown (Sheldon, 685). 



A M A R A N T H A C E A E. 



AMARANTHUS, L. 



A. HYBRIDUS L. Red Amaranth (A. hypochondriaciis L.). 



Waste places. Ohio: on Bogg's Island (Merta & Gut- 



tenbcrg). Monongalia: near Morgantown. Fayette: neai 



Nuttallburg, common {Niittall). Hardy: near Moorefield 



{Gamble). 



A. PANICULATUS L. 



Waste places. IMonongalia : near Morgantown. Hardy : 

 near Moorefield {Gamble). 



A. RETROFLEXUS L. PigWCCd. 



Ohio: on Bogg's Island {Mertz & Guttenbcyg). Monon- 

 galia : near Morgantown. 

 A. GRAEcizANS L. Tumblc-wecd. {A. albits L.). 



Waste places. Monongalia : near Morgantown. 

 A. SPiNOSUS L. Thorny Amaranth. 



Waste grounds. Kanawha : near Charleston. Putnam : 

 near Buffalo. Mason : near Point Pleasant. Wood : near 

 Parkersburg, abundant. Jefferson : near Shepherdstown. 



PHYTOLACCACEAE. 



PHYTOLACCA, L. 

 P. DECANDRA L. Poke. Scokc. Garget. 



All situations, even on the higher mountains. Common 

 throughout the State. 



AIZOACEAE. 



MOLLUGO, L. 

 M. vERTiciFLATA L. Carpet-wecd. 



Waste and cultivated grounds. Monongalia : hills about 

 Morgantown. Marion : near Fairmont. Fayette : near Nutt- 

 allburg, sandy banks of New River {Nuttall). 



PORTULACEAE. 



PORTULACA, L. 

 P. OLERACEA L. Purslane. "Pussley." 



A weed in cultivated grounds and gardens. Common 

 throughout the State. 



