232 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



Do well : near Elkhorn. Taylor : near Valley Falls (N. S. 

 Hayes) . Mercer : Bluestone Jc. Preston : near Aurora 

 (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



SMILACEAE. 



SMILAX L. 

 S. HERBACEA L. Carrion Flower. 



Thickets. Monongalia : plentiful at the Flats. Fayette : 

 near Nuttallburg, rare (Nuttall). 

 S. ROTUNDIFOLIA L. Grcenbrier. 



Thickets, too common throughout the State. 

 S. GLAUCA Walt. 



Dry thickets. Kanawha : near Charleston (Barnes). 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Monongalia: along 

 Cheat River near Ice's Ferry. 



S. TAMNIFOLIA Michx. 



Dry soils. Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 

 S. PSEUDO-CHINA L. 



Dry soils. Monongalia : plentiful on the Flats ; near 

 Morgantown. 

 S. HISPIDA Muhl. Bristly Sarsaparilla. 



Rich soil. Marion : near Fairmont. Preston : near Aurora 

 (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



AMARYLLIDACEAE. 



HYPOXIS L. 



H. HIRSUTA (L.) Coville. Star Grass. Yellow-eyed Grass. 

 (II. ere eta L.). 



Open places. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, common (Nutt- 

 all) . Lewis : up Stone Coal Creek. Monongalia : along 

 Cheat River near Camp Eden, plentiful. Hardy: near 

 Moorefield (Gamble). Mercer : near Bluefield. 



DIOSCOREACEAE. 



DIOSCOREA L. 



D. GLAUCA Muhl. Wild Yam-root. Colic-root. (D. villosa Flora). 

 Thickets and rich woods. Randolph : on Point Mountain, 

 alt. 3,450 ft. Gilmer : near Glenville (Mapel). Fayette: 

 near Nuttallburg, pistillate plants rare (Nuttall). Gran* 

 and Tucker : plentiful in the mountain woods. Monongalia : 

 plentiful. Greenbrier : near White Sulphur Springs. Sum- 

 mers : near Hinton. Hardy : near Moorefield. McDowell : 

 near Elkhorn, Mercer : Bluestone Junction. Preston : near 



