26 GEOLOGICAL SUKVEY OF CANADA. 



CVI. AMAEYLLIDACE^. Axiartllis FAjnLT. 

 605. HYPOXIS, Linn. Gen. 417. (STAR-GRASS) 



(2279.) H. erecta, Linn. Pursh, Fl. I., 224 ; Hook., Fl. II., 207. 

 H. Caroliniamim, Michx., Fl. L, 188. 

 Meadows^and grassy woodlands. Not common, eastward. Sandy 

 meadow near Trenton station, and in a mea«.low near the Ferry House, 

 opposite Belleville, Hastings Co., Ont. {Macotin.) Prince's Island, near 

 Hamilton, Out. (Loijie.) Sandy woodland, Hatchley, Ont. ; also bor- 

 ders of woods. Emerson, Man. {Burgess.) Very abundant on the prairie 

 at Brandon and the country around the Brandon Hills and westward 

 {Macoun.) South of Moose Mountain, Assiniboia. (J. M. Mac<^n.) 

 North Antler Creek, 4f'th parallel. {Dawson.) 



CVII. DI03C0EEACE.E. Yaji Family. 



606. DIOSCOREA, Linn. Gen. 1122. (YAM) 



(2280.) D. villosa, Linn. Pursh, Fl. I., 251; Hook., Fl. II., 207. 

 D. paniculata, Michx., Fl. I., 239. 

 Very rare in Canada. Only found west of Toronto. Marsh near 

 Dundas, Ont. {Buchan.) Thickets on river bank, London, Ont. 

 {Burgess. Alilhnan.) 



CVni. LILIACE.E. Lily Family. 



607. SMILAX, Linn. Gen. 1120. (GREEN-BRIER) 

 (2281.) S. quadrangularis, Pui-sh, Fl. L, 251. 



S. Totundifdiu, var. quadrangularis. Gray, Man. Ed. V., 519. 

 S. rotundifoUa, Linn. Hook., Fl. II., 172 ; Pursh, Fl. I., 250. 

 5. cavduca, Pursh, II. I., 250. 



Thickets in damp woods on Pelee Point, Lake Eric, 1882. {Macoun.) 

 Low woods near Leamington, Essex Co., Ont. {Burgess.) 



