lOW] ]^oTEs ON THE Flora OF Chuech's Island 69 



FAMILY C.ESALPINACE^ 



Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michaux) Greene. Abundant; fr. 

 Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honey Locust. A few trees on high bank near 

 Sound. 



FAMILY FABACEuE 



Trifolium repens L. White clover. Common weed. 



Lespedeza striata (Thunberg) Hooker and Arnott. Japan clover. Common 



weed; mat. fr. 

 Glycine apios L. Ground nut. 



Strophostyles helvola (L.) Britton. Wild bean. Waterlily wharf; mat. fr. 

 Strophostyles umbellata (Muhlenberg) Britton. Weed in cornfield; pods 



dehisced. 



FAMILY OXALIDACE^E 



Xanthoxalis corniculata (Linnseus) Small. Common near shore about middle 

 of island; fls. to fr. 



FAMILY BALSAMINACEl<E 



Impatiens biflora Walter. Touch-me-not. A few seen; fls. to fr. 



FAMILY RUTACE.E 



Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L. Prickly ash, Pillenterry; common; fr. 



FAMILY EUPHORBIACE.E 



Acalypha virginica L. Mercury weed. Common; mat. fr. 

 Acalypha gracilens A. Gray. In old pine woods; mat. fr. 

 Chamaesyce preslii (Gussone) Arthur. Spurge. Occasional; mat. fr. 



FAMILY^ ANACAR1)IACE.E 



Rhus copallina L. Dwarf sumach. Common; fr. 



Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze. Poison Ivy, Shoe-string weed; com- 

 mon; fr. 



FAMILY ILICACE.E 



Ilex opaca Alton. Holly. Scattered in pine woods. 



Ilex vomitoria Alton. Youpon. Perhaps native as a few trees were found in 

 a wet thicket, but most of the hollies of this species on the island were 

 planted, the leaves being commonly used in making tea. Native on 

 Knotts Id., and on the beach at least to the neighborhood of Princess 

 Anne, \a. 



FAMILY A( KllACE.E 



Acer rubrum L. Red maple. Common. 



