84 JOURNAL OF THE 



Umbrella^ Lam. (Umbrella Tree.) May and June. Flowers white. 



Liriodeiidrou Tulipifera, L. (Tulip-Tree. Poplar.) 



May and June. Flowers greenish yellow. 



ANONACE.E. (CUSTARD APPLE FAMILY.) 



Asimiiia parviflora, Duiial, (Dwarf Papaw. Fetid Shrlh.) 



March and April. Flowers greenish purple, 



MENISPERMACE.^. (MOONSEED FAMILY.) 



MeiiisperilUMll Canadeiise, L. (Moonseed.) Dr. McRee. Rocky Point: 



July. Flowers white. 



Cocculu.s Caroliiius, D. C. (Redberried Moonseed,) 



June and August. Flowers while, 



BERBERIDACE/E. (BARBERRY FAMILY.) 



PodophyHiiin peltaluin, L, (May Apple.) Not common. 



April and May. Flowers greenish, moist shady places. 



NELUMBIACE.^. (NELUMBO FAMILY ) 



Neluiiibiiiiii luieuin, Willd. (Duck Acorn. Water Chinquapin ) 



Is rarely found in Waccamaw Lake, 30 miles from Wilmington. 

 Found in Neuse river by G. McCarthy, July, 1886. 



July. Flowers large yellow. 



CABOMBACE.E. (WATER-SHIELD FAMILY.) 



Cabomba Caroliniaiia, Gray. {Nectris aquatica Nutt.) 



Dilches in I'otter's rice field. June and August. Flowers white. 



Brasenia peltata, Pnrsh. {Hydropeltis purpurea, Michx.) (Water-shield ) 

 July. Flowers dull purpFe, under surface of leaves with gelati- 

 nous viscid coating. 



NYMPH.LACE/E. (WATER-LILY FAMILY.) 



Nymplia^a odorata, Ait. (White Pond-lily.) May and June. 



Nuj)har advena, Ait. (Yellow Water-lily. Bonnets. Spatter Dock.) 



sagitt* folia, Pursh. (Alligator Bonnets.) 



June — August. Flowers yellow. Found on the margins of the 

 Cape Fear N. E. River and Smith's Creek. Plentiful enough 

 to make their locality a favorite place for fishermen, 



