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SALSOLA Linn. 

 S. TRAGUS Linn. Russian Thistle. 



Monongalia : a few plants of this species appeared in an 

 alfalfa field, in 1904, near Morgantown (Sheldon, 685). 



AMARANTHACEAE. 



AMARANTHUS, L. 



A. HYBRIDUS L. Red Amaranth (A. hypochondriacus L.). 



Waste places. Ohio: on Bogg's Island (Mertz & Gut- 



tenberg). Monongalia: near Morgantown. Fayette : neai 



Nuttallburg, common (Nuttall). Hardy: near Moorefield 



(Gamble). 



A. PANICULATUS L. 



Waste places. Monongalia : near Morgantown. Hardy : 

 near Moorefield (Gamble). 



A. RETROFLEXUS L. Pigweed. 



Ohio: on Bogg's Island (Mertz & Guttenberg). Monon- 

 galia : near Morgantown. 

 A. GRAECIZANS L. Tumble-weed. (A. alb us L.). 



Waste places. Monongalia : near Morgantown. 

 A. SPINOSUS L. Thorny Amaranth. 



Waste grounds. Kanawha: near Charleston. Putnam: 

 near Buffalo. Mason : near Point Pleasant. Wood : near 

 Parkersburg, abundant. Jefferson : near Shepherdstown. 



PHYTOLACCACEAE. 



PHYTOLACCA, L. 

 P. DECANDRA L. Poke. Scoke. Garget. 



All situations, even on the higher mountains. Common 

 throughout the State. 



AIZOACEAE. 



MOLLUGO, L. 

 M. VERTICILLATA L. Carpet-weed. 



Waste and cultivated grounds. Monongalia : hills about 

 Morgantown. Marion : near Fairmont. Fayette : near Nutt- 

 allburg, sandy banks of New River (Nuttall). 



P O R T U L A C E AE. 



PORTULACA, L. 

 P. OLERACEA L. Purslane. "Pussley." 



A weed in cultivated grounds and gardens. Common 

 throughout the State. 



