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Chiocea Racemosa. Linn, (snowberry.) A shrub bearing 

 clusters of snow-white berries. Is probably a garden shrub, 

 but has escaped, and may be sparingly found at Walsingham. 



Palecourea Pavetta; S. W., Psychotria pavetta. One speci- 

 men exists in the garden at Bishop's Lodge, Hamilton. 



Psychotria Undata. Jacq. A shrub with glossy, dark, wavy, 

 green leaves, tapering at the base. Is said by Ltehoy to be 

 found at Walsingham, Flowers inconspicuous in April and 

 May. 



Rachicallis Rupestris, D. C, ormuralis. A low spiny shrub, 

 two to three feet high, branches rusty, erect, in opposite pairs. 

 Spines slender, longer than leaves, the latter one-third of an 

 inch in diameter, roundish, pointed. Flowers yellow. Barren 

 hills on the south shore. Rare. September. 



Spermacoce Tremior. Linn. ( button- wood. ) A plant with 

 slender stem, erect, sparingl}^ branched; six to eight inches 

 high. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, entire, hairy, upper ones 

 narrow. Flowers in clusters, pale pink. Reade calls it a 

 ** ver}' common wayside weed," while Lefroy confines it to 

 Walsingham. It is not unlike one of the American Epilo- 

 biums All seasons. Annual. 



Spermacoce or Borreria Loevis. Griseb. (borera.) Stem 

 erect, three to six inches. Leaves ovate, lanceolate, pointed, 

 shining. Flowers many-clustered, pink. Wayside weed. 

 Corresponds in other respects with preceding. 



Galium Uniflorum. Mich, (bedstraw. ) A trailing plant, 

 stem half to one foot. Leaves one-third of an inch long, four 

 in a whorl, narrow, oblong, pointed. Flowers on slender- 

 jointed stalks, yellow. Found on barren hills and dry road- 

 sides. June to August. Annual. 



Galium Palustre. Linn, (healsoon.) Similar in every re- 

 spect to forgoing, except that flowers are white, and it is 

 found only in marshes and marshy ground. 



Galium Arvensis. (field madder.) A prostrate plant, stems 

 one foot long; leaves half-an-inch long, four to six in a whorl, 

 oblong, pointed. Flowers pink, small. Annual. Found only 

 at Snlt Kettle. Properly a garden plant. May. 



