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CLAYTONIA, L. 

 C. ViRGiNiCA L. Spring Beauty. 



Common throughout the northern parts of the State, in 

 rich open woods and along spring runs. Gihiier : near Glen- 

 ville {Mapel; Brown). Hardy: near Moorefield {Gamble). 

 C. Caroliniana Michx. 



Frequent with the former species. Marion, Preston^ 

 Wood, Wirt, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur and Randolph 

 counties. Fayette : near Nuttallburg (A'uttall). Ohio: near 

 Wheeling (Merts, 355). 



CARYOPHYLLACEAE. 



AGROSTEMMA L. 

 A. GiTJiAGG L. Corn Cockle. {Lychnis Githago Scop). 



A frequent weed in wheat fields throughout the State. 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg, in shady places {Nuttall). 



SILENE L. 



S. STELLATA (L.), Ait. Starry Campion. 



Wooded banks, frequent. Wood, Wirt, Calhoun, Gilmer, 

 Lewis, and Upshur, common. Preston : near Terra Alta ; 

 near Aurora {Mr. and Mrs. Steele). Summers: near 

 Hinton. Greenbrier : near White Sulphur Springs. Fayette : 

 near Nuttallburg {Nuttall). Hardy: near Moorefield {Gam- 

 ble). 

 S. ViRGiNiCA L. Fire Pink. Catchfly. 



Open woods. Kanawha: near Charleston {Barnes). 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg, very common {Nuttall). Mer- 

 cer : near Bluefield. Monongalia : permian formations at 

 Cassville, growing on a low roadside bank, fully exposed 

 to the sun, but well supplied with root moisture {Morris). 

 S. ALBA Muhl. {S. nivea Otth.). 



Wooded banks. Fayette: near Nuttallburg {Nuttall). 

 S. Caroliniana Walt. Wild Pink. {S. Pcnnsyhanica, Michx.) 

 Open woods. Monongalia : near Morgantown. Mineral : 

 near Keyser {Workman). Gilmer: near Glenville {Mapel). 

 Hampshire : Doe's Gully. Greenbrier Co., on Kate's Moun- 

 tain, alt. 3.300 ft. {Small; Eggleston, 4355). 

 S. antirrhina L. Sleepy Catchfly. 



Dry places. Fayette: near Nuttallburg {Nuttall). Pres- 

 ton: {Pollock). 



SAPONARIA L. 

 S. OFFICINALIS L. Soap-wort. Bouncing Bet. 



Becoming a very common weed along roadsides through- 



