No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. I7I 



ACNIDA L. Water Hemp. 



Acnida cannabina L. (like Cannabis, the Hemp). 

 Salt Marsh Water Hemp. 



Common about salt marshes and the borders of tidal creeks 

 and rivers. Aug. — Sept. 



Acnida tuberculata Moq. (pimply). 



Acnida tamariscina Wood, yar. tuberculata U. & B. 



Rare. Waste ground on bank of the Connecticut River at 

 Hartford (Bissell), New Milford (E. H. Austin). Aug.— 

 Sept. Fugitive from the West. 

 Acnida tuberculata Moq., var. prostrata (U. & B.) Robinson 

 (prostrate). 

 Acnida tamariscina Wood, var. prostrata U. & B. 



Rare. Cultivated ground at Oxford (Harger). Aug. — 

 Sept. Fugitive from the West. 



PHYTOLACCACEAE. POKEWEED FAMILY. 



PHYTOLACCA L. Pokeweed. 

 Phytolacca decandra L. (ten-stamened). 



Common Pokeweed, Poke or Scoke. Garget. Pigeon Berry. 



American Nightshade. Ink Berry. Red Ink Plant. Poke 



Root. 



Frequent. Woods, fields and waste places, especially on 

 burnt lands. July — Oct. 



The young leaves and shoots make an excellent pot-herb, 

 but care must be taken to exclude any part of the root. The 

 berries and root have medicinal virtues and are officinal. The 

 root is externally applied to caked udders of cows, and the 

 berries are sometimes employed to color vinegar. The roots 

 have been mistaken for Horseradish, with fatal results, and 

 the plant has proved fatal to cattle eating it. 



NYCTAGINACEAE. FOUR-O'CLOCK FAMILY. 



MIRABILIS L. Four-o'clock. 

 Mirabilis Jalapa L. (producing jalap). 

 Four-o'clock, ^slarvel of Peru. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation at Bridgeport (Fames). 

 Aug. — Oct. Fugitive from tropical America. 



A desirable garden plant often cultivated for ornament. 



