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forking many times into spreading branches. The minute flowers 

 lie in the forks. Summer. 



Open woods, New England to Florida, and westward. 



Carpet Weed. Indian Chickweed 



Mollugo <verticillata. — Family, Aizoaceae. No petals, but 5 sepals, 

 which are white inside, green outside. Leaves, small, in whorls 

 at the rooting stem-joints, broad, obtuse at apex, narrow at base. 

 July and August. 



A prostrate plant of the nature of a weed, common, grow- 

 ing in sterile soil, in beaten paths and cultivated ground, 

 too humble, almost, to attract notice. 



Corn Spurrey 



Spergula arvensis. — Family, Pink. Sepals and petals, 5 each. 

 Stamens, generally, 5 or 10. Styles, 5. Leaves, whorled, 1 to 2 

 inches long, thread-like, with very small stipules. July and August. 



A delicate, pretty plant of a bright green color in stem 

 and leaves, 6 to 18 inches high, found mainly in corn or 

 grain fields. (See illustration, p. 63.) 



Pearlwort 



Sagina procumbens. — Family, Pink. Sepals, 4 or 5, longer 

 than the petals, broad. Petals, 4, or sometimes wanting. Stamens, 

 as many as sepals, or twice as many. Styles, 4 or 5. Leaves, 

 small, thread-like, numerous. After flowering, the leaf-stems 

 sometimes become hooked at the top. Summer. 



A small, matted plant, moss-like, spreading on the ground 

 in damp woods, on wet rocks, and near springs, chiefly near 

 the coast. 



5. decumbens. — Petals, 4, small, or sometimes wanting. Sepals, 

 stamens, and styles, 4. Leaves, short, bristle-tipped, thin, hairy, 

 clustered near the base. Summer. 



Sandy soil. 



Pine-barren Sandwort 



Arenkria caroliniana.— Family, Pink. Sepals and petals, 5. 

 Stamens, 10. Styles, 3. The pod splits into 3 parts when ripe. 

 Leaves, overlapping, spreading, bristly, awl-shaped. A tufted 

 plant with short and grooved stems. May to August. 



Above, the branches are leafless and bear many flowers in 

 cymes. A pretty flower, growing in sand. I have found it 

 growing on the road from Bridgehampton to East Hamp- 



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