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Hibiscus incanus Wenal. 



Not collected near the station, but fairly common in 

 the upper portion of the parish and in Calcasieu. 

 Modiola multifida Mvencl. 



(M. Caroliniana (L.) G. Don.) 

 A common weed all* over Louisiana. 

 Sida spinosa L. 



A common weed in cultivated ground all over the 

 State. 

 Sida acuta Burm. 



Collected near the station in cultivated ground. Appar- 

 ently not common. 

 Kosteletzkya althaeifolia (Chap.) A. Gray. 



Common in the swamps near the beach. Very abundant 

 in low places in Calcasieu prairies. Found all over the State. 



TAMARTCACEAE. 



Tamaris Gallica L. 



Tliis plant forms large clumps on the beach and seems 

 to flourish in salt water, and grows freely on the jetties a 

 few miles up the river. The lower branches frequently are 

 covered with different kinds of shell fish. 



CACTACEAE. 



Opuntia opuntia (L.) Coult. 



Forming extensive mats on the ridges near the sea. 



LYTHRACEAE. 



Ammania coccinea Rottb. 



In swamps near the beach. All over the State. 

 Ammania Koehnei Britton. 



(A. latifolia Chap.) 



On edges of swamps over the State. 

 Lythrum laneeslatum Ell. 



Common over the State. 



