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*H}perk'llin llllg:ulosuin, Michx. June — August. Flowers almosi orange. 

 Corymbosnm, MullL July. Petals black dotted. 



rascicuiatuiii. Lain. June— August. Petals yellow. 



iiudifloruiu, Miclix. July— August. 



miltiluin, L. {II. pawifolitim, IVilld. Pursh and Elliott.) 



June — August. Flowers minute orange colored. 

 *rosinariuifoliuiH. {H. cisti folium, myrti/oUum.) 

 *silliplex. (//. setosum.) 

 fVirginicum. (//. corymbosufn.) 



Caiiadense, L. June — October. Flowers copper yellow. 



Sarotlira, Michx. (GrouxNd Pine.) 



[Sa7othra gentianoides, Z.] June — August. Flowers small yellow. 



PORTULACACE^. (PURSLANE FAMILY.) 



Claytoiiia Yirj^iiiica, L. (Spring Beauty.) 



April — May. Flowers rose colored, veiny; not common. 

 Porluiaca oi.ekacka, L. (Purslane.) Common in streets and cultivated 

 fields. Introduced. May — July. Flowers yellow. 



Sesuviuni pentaiidrniii, EM. (Sea Purslane.) Saline marshes. 



May — November. 

 portulacastriini, L. May — November. 



CARYOPHYLLACEyE. (PINK FAMILY.) 



Areiiaria Canadensis* {diffusa ?) {A. rtibra, found near Sound. Dr. McRee.) 

 diffusa, EM. April — June. Flowers white. 



serpyllifolia, L. (Thyme-leaved Sandwort.). Introduced. 



June. Petals white. 

 Cerastium viscosum, L. {C. hirsuttcm, Mzihl., Eli., &^c.) Introduced. 



February — May. P'lowers white. 

 vulgatum, L. (Mouse-ear Chickweed.) Introduced. 



February — May. Flowers while. 

 Mollii^o verticillata, L. (Indian Chickweed.) 



May — August. Flowers small white. 



Alsiiie sqiiarrosa, FenzL (Barrens Sandwort.) Dry sand hills. 



April — May. Flowers white. 

 Saponaria officinalis. L. (Soapwort. Bouncing Bet.) Introduced. 



Waste grounds. July — August. Flowers white or rose-color. 



Silene Antirrhiiia, L. (Catchfly.) July. Flowers small red. 



Virg:inica, J>. (Indian Pink.) June. Flowers large red. 



Peniisylvanica^ IWichx. Lilliput on Cape Fear River. (Dr. McRee.) 



April. Petals white or rose-color. 



*Not given in Curtis' Catalogue of Indigenous Plants. See page 12. 

 f Synonym for corymbosum given above. 

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