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ovoid capsules. Its leaves are elliptical, taperiug gradually at both ends, and are gener- 

 ally shorter than the petioles. 



Our plant ni:iy be a good geographical form of the widely spread P. major, L. 



MONOCHLAMYDEvE. 



CHENOPODIACEaj. 



222. Chenopodium album, L.; Moquin in DC. Prodr. xiii, 2, p. 70; Fenzl in Ledeb. Fl. 



Eoss. Ill, p. 697; Benth. Fl. Austr. v, p. 159; Fr. & Sav. Enum. i, p. 380. 

 Hah. Shihotan. Etorofn, at Tsurubctsu. 

 Very common in Asia and Europe, spreading over the other parts of the world. 



223. Salsola Soda, L. Sp. ]). 323 ; Moq. in DC. Prodi-, xiii, 2, p. 189 ; Fenzl in Ledeb. Fl. 



Eoss. in, p. 803; F. Schm. Fl. Sach. p. 1G7; Fr. & Sav. Enum. i, p. 388. 

 Hah. Sliil-otan. Etoroju, at Tsurubetsu. 



Dlstrih. Southern Europe, northern Africa, desei't regions of western and middle 

 Asia, Saghalin, Japan and southwestern Manchuria. 



POLYGONACE^. 



224. Polygonum aviculare, L.; Meisn. in DC. Prodr. xiv, j?. 97; Ledeb. Fl. Eoss. iii, p. 



531; A. Gray, PI. Jap. p. 317; Fr. & Sav. Enum. i, p. 394. 

 Hah. Etorofn, at Furubetsu and Shana. 



Distrib. Native of Europe and temperate Asia, now naturalized in most parts of the 

 woild, especially in the temperate zones. 



225. Polygonum viviparum, L. Sp. p. 516; Meisner in DC. Prodr. xrv, p. 124; Ledeb. 



Fl. Eoss. ui, p. 519; Cham. & Schlecht, in Linnsea, ui, p. 38; Trautv. &Mey. Fl. 

 Och. p. 75; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v, p. 31. 

 Hob. Kurile Islands {ex Pallas). Etorofu, at Furubetsu, Nobori and Shibctoio. 

 Distrib. Arctic and alpine i-egions of Europe, Asia and North America. In Japan 

 it extends southward to the alpine district of the main island ; and in western North 

 America to Utah, Colorado and Nevada. 



226. Polygonum amphibium, L. Sp. p. 517; Meisner in DC. Prodr. xiv, p. 115; Ledeb. Fl. 



Eoss. Ill, p. 520; Hook. Fl. Bor.-Am. ii, p. 131 ; F. Schm. Fl. Sach. p. 168; Hook, 

 f Fl. Br. Ind. v, p. 31. 

 Hab. Etorofu, at Eausu. 



Distrib. Eui'ope, northei-n Asia, south to western Himalaya, Manchuria and the north- 

 ern part of Yezo ; northern North America to southern California, and along the Eocky 

 Mountains to Mexico, and eastward in the Noi'thern States; also in southern Africa. 



227. Polygonum Weyrichii, F. Schm. in Max. Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 235, Fl. Sach. p. 169. 



— Yar. alpinum, Max. ! in Fr. & Sav. Enum. i, p. 402, and Mel. Biol, ix, p. 

 617. P. pobjmorphiim, var. lajxdhifoliam, F. Schm.? in Max. Prim. p. 234. 

 Hab. Shikotan, on the hillsides. Etorofu, at Shana and Shibetoro. 



