euphorbiaceab. (spurge family.) 
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lanceolate-oblong , pale and minutely downy underneath, the seconda¬ 
ry floral orbicular-dilated, all entire; umbel divided into 5-8 rays, 
then several times simply forked ; glands obliquely oval, sessile ; ovary 
warty ; th e fruit obscurely warty ; seeds smooth , spherical, a little flat¬ 
tened at the ends. 1J. (E. nemoralis, DarL, not of Kit.) — Copses, 
Chester county, &c., Penn., Darlington , and southward along the 
mountains. May, June. — Stem 2° -4° high, smooth Lowest set of 
floral leaves oval, very obtuse; all the rest rounded, broader than 
long, almost truncate at the broad and closely sessile base._Allied 
to E. Hiberna. 
Helioscdpia, L. (Sun Spurge.) Leaves all obovate 
and very rounded (or retuse) at the end, finely serrate , those of the 
stem wedge-shaped; umbel divided into 5 rays, then into threes, or 
at length simply forked; glands orbicular, stalked ; fruit smooth and 
even ; seeds wrinkled-netted. (D —Waste places, rather scarce: intro¬ 
duced. July-Sept. — Rather stout, branched from the root, (J 7 -12' 
high, smooth or a little hairy; the branches of the umbels mostly 
short. 
3. E. platyphylla, L. (Warted Spurge.) Stem-leaves 
obovate-lanceolate , the floral round-heart-shaped , mucronate, all minute¬ 
ly serrate; umbel once or twice divided into 3 — 5 rays, then forking; 
glands oval; fruit warty ; seeds smooth and shining , roundish-obovoid, 
flattish. @ (E. obtusata, Pursh.) —Dry banks, Vermont, Niagara, 
&c., and southward, doubtless introduced. — Plant 1° high, smooth, 
or the leaves with scattered and fine hairs underneath and on the 
margins. 
**■ Involucral glands crescent-shaped and 2-homed. 
4. E. Peplus, L. (Petty Spurge.) Leaves entire, very ob¬ 
tuse, the lower oval or obovate and petioled, the floral round-heart- 
shaped ; umbel once or twice divided into 3-4 rays, then forking; 
glands long-horned ; fruit roughish and thickened on the back of each 
carpel, otherwise smooth; seeds pitted, oval. (T) — Waste grounds, 
Penn., Ohio, and southward : introduced. — Plant 5' - 10' high, 
smooth ; the clasping floral leaves broader than long. 
5. E* Esilla, L. (Leafy-branched Spurge.) Leaves lance¬ 
olate or linear ; the floral (yellowish) broadly heart-shaped , mucro¬ 
nate, entire; umbel divided into many rays, then forking; glands 
short-horned (brown) ; fruit smoothish ; seeds smooth. If. — Escaped 
from gardens, naturalized in Essex county, Massachusetts, Oakes; 
likely to become a troublesome weed. June. — Stems 1° high, clus¬ 
tered, smooth, often producing scattered peduncles below the main 
umbel, and leafy sterile branches lower down. 
■*“ Involucres conspicuously peduncled : glands entire. 
6. E. corollata, L. (Flowering Spurge.) Stems upright, 
nearly simple ; leaves oblong, obtuse, entire ; the floral small; umbel 
