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CLAYTONIA, L. 

 C VIRGINICA L. Spring Beauty. 



Common throughout the northern parts of the State, in 

 rich open woods and along spring runs. Gilmer : near Glen- 

 ville (Mapel; Brown). Hardy: near Moorefield (Gamble). 

 C. CAROLINIANA Michx. 



Frequent with the former species. Marion, Preston> 

 Wood, Wirt, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur and Randolph 

 counties. Fayette : near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Ohio: near 

 Wheeling (Mertz, 355). 



C A R Y O P H Y L L A C E AE. 



AGROSTEMMA L. 



A. GITUAGC L. Corn Cockle. (Lychnis Gilhago Scop). 



A frequent weed in wheat fields throughout the State. 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg, in shady places (Nuttall). 



SILENE L. 



S. STELLAT A (L.), Ait. Starry Campion. 



Wooded banks, frequent. Wood, Wirt, Calhoun, Gilmer, 

 Lewis, and Upshur, common. Preston : near Terra Alta ; 

 near Aurora (Mr. and Mrs. Steele). Summers: near 

 Hinton. Greenbrier : near White Sulphur Springs. Fayette : 

 near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Hardy : near Moorefield (Gam- 

 ble). 

 S. VIRGINICA L. Fire Pink. Catchfly. 



Open woods. Kanawha : near Charleston (Barnes). 

 Fayette : near Nuttallburg, very common (Nuttall). Mer- 

 cer : near Bluefield. Monongalia : permian formations at 

 Cassville, growing on a low roadside bank, fully exposed 

 to the sun, but well supplied with root moisture (Morris), 

 S. ALBA Muhl. (S. nwea Otth.). 



Wooded banks. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). 

 S. CAROLINIANA Walt. Wild Pink. (S. Pennsylvania, Michx,) 

 Open woods. Monongalia : near Morgantown. Mineral : 

 near Keyser (Workman). Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). 

 Hampshire : Doe's Gully. Greenbrier Co., on Kate's Moun- 

 tain, alt. 3,300 ft. (Smtfl; Eggleston, 4355)- 

 S. ANTIRRHINA L. Sleepy Catchfly. 



Dry places. Fayette: near Nuttallburg. (Nuttall). Pres- 

 ton: (Pollock). 



SAPONARIA L. 

 S. OFFICINALIS L. Soap-wort. Bouncing Bet. 



Becoming a very common weed along roadsides through- 



