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CARYOPHYLLACE^. 



DiantJius armeria L. Johnson Co. Upland woods, frequent 



Saponaria offlcinalis L. Decatur, Des Moines, and Johnson 

 Cos. Waste places, frequent. 



S. vaccaria L. Johnson Co. Waste places, infrequent. 



Silene stellata Ait. Decatur, Appanoose, Van Buren, Des 

 Moines, and Johnson Cos. Rich woods, frequent. 



S. nivea Otth. Johnson Co. Along streams, infrequent, 



iS'. antirrhina L. Decatur, Henry, and Johnson Cos. Fields 

 and waste places, frequent. 



Lychnis githago Lam. Johnson Co. Waste places, infre- 

 quent. 



Arenaria lateriflora L. Johnson Co. Low places, frequent. 



Stellaria media Smith. Henry Co, 



*S'. longifolia Muhl. Johnson Co. Wet woods, infrequent. 



Cerastium nutans Raf. Decatur and Johnson Cos. Wet 

 places, frequent. 



PORTULACACE^. 



Portiilaca oleracea L. Decatur, Appanoose, Wapello, Van 

 Buren, Des Moines, and Johnson Cos. Fields and waste places, 

 common. 



Claytonia. virginica L. Decatur, Van Buren, Des Moines, 

 and Johnson Cos. Rich woods, common. 



HYPERICACEyE. 



Hypericum ascyron L. Johnson Co. Prairie, rare. 



H. prolificum L. Appanoose, Des Moines, and Jefferson Cos. 

 Waysides, infrequent. 



H. mutilum L. Decatur Co. Open woods, common. 



H. cistifolium Lam. Appanoose and Johnson Cos. Waste 

 places, infrequent. 



H maculatum Walt. Decatur, Appanoose, Van Buren, and 

 Johnson Cos. Open woods, frequent. 



H. canadense L. Decatur and Johnson Cos. 



MALVACEAE. 



Malva rotundifolia L. Decatur, Van Buren, and Johnson 

 Cos. Waste places, frequent. 



