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H, prolificuiM, L. Shrubby St. John's-wort. 

 Vasa, Goodhue county, Sandberg. Southeast. 



H. ellipticuni, Hook. St. John's-wort. 



Lapham. Upper Mississippi river, Garrison. [Devil's lake, Dakota, Gcyer.] 

 Infrequent. North. 



I H. perforatum, L., may be expected as a weed southeastward.] 



H. corymbosum, Muhl. St. John's-wort. 



Lapham. L-a,ke Tepio , M iss M arming ; Hesper, Iowa, adjacent to the south line 

 of Houston and Fillmore counties, Mrs. tarter. Rare. 



H. nmtiluiii, L. Slender St. John's-wort, 



Throughout the state ; common northward, less frequent southward. 



H. miitiluiii, L., var. gyinnanthuiii. Gray. 

 Mluneapolis, Roberts. 



H. Canadense, L. Canadian St. John's-wort. 



St. Croix river. Parry; Stearns county, Camphell; Sibley county, Leonard; Martin 

 county (rare), Cratty. 



H. Canadense, L., var. major, Gray. 



Lake Superior, Bobbins, and in Iowa, Arthur; doubtless also in Minnesota. 



ELiODES, Adans. Marsh St. John's-wort. 



E. Virg'inica, Nutt. Marsh Sh John's-wort. 



Throughout the state ; common northward, frequent southward. 



CARYOPHYLLACE^. Pink Family. 



SAPONARIA, L. Soapwort. 



S. officinalis, L. Common Soapwort. Bouncing Bet. 



Blue Earth county, Leiberg; Lake City, Miss Manning; Wabasha, Gibson. 



S. Vaccaria, L. ( Vaccaria vulgaris, Host.) Cow- Herb. 



Seldom plentiful, but reported at many places throughout the state. Mr. Leiberg 

 writes : "This is becoming a common weed in the grain-flelds of Blue Earth county, 

 where the farmers call it 'cockle', and complain very much of it. It will doubtless be- 

 come as plentiful as the true cockle {Lychnis Githayo). Most of the seeds are just 

 small enough to pass through a wheat-screen, and they can thus be separated ; but, 

 as the largest seeds will be left in whenever the grain is cleaned, the result will be tliat 

 In time, throuuh this process of selection, the seeds can no more be cleaned out of the 

 wheat than true cockle." 



SILENE, L. Catchfly. Campion. 



S. Stellata, Ait. Starry Campion. 



Common through the south part of the state ; extending north at least to Minne- 

 apolis, Herrick, and Redwood Falls, Miss Butler. 



S. nivea, D''. ('ampion. 



Upper Mississippi river, Gai-rison-^ Goodhue county, Sandherg-^ Hesper, Iowa, ad- 

 joining Houston county, Mrs. Carter. Bare. Southeast. 



S. Virginica, L. Fire Pink. Catchfly. 

 Nicollet county, Lctbcrg. Rare. Southeast. 



