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Polygonum convolvulus L. (Tiniaria convolvulus (I/.) Webb & Moq.). 

 Black bindweed. As a frequent weed in gardens and other cultivated 

 grounds. 



) Polygonum cilinode Michx. (Tiniaria cilinodis (Michx.) Small.) 

 Fringed black bindweed. In dry sandy open ground. Noticed in par- 

 ticular as abundant on burned over sidehills south of Shingleton. 

 \ Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisn. Coast joint-weed. Dry sandy open 

 ground, especially on jack pine plains. Often abundant. 



CHENOPODIACEAE. Goosefoot Family 



Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. Winged pigweed. Sandy 

 open ground. A weed in cities and villages and along railroads. 



Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Asch. (Blitum capitatum L.). Straw- 

 berry blite. Dryish or damp open ground. Frequent throughout. 



Chenopodium glaucum L. Oak-leaved goosefoot. Occasional as a 

 weed in gardens and other cultivated grounds. 



Chenopodium hybridum L. Maple-leaved goosefoot. Occasional in 

 open woods, but more frequent in waste places and cultivated grounds 

 as a weed. 



Chenopodium album L. Lamb's quarters. Common pigweed. Com- 

 mon as a weed in streets, waste places and cultivated grounds. 



Atriplex paiida hastaia (L.) Gray. Halberd-leaved orache. Frequent 

 in waste places and cultivated grounds. 



Corispermum hyssopifolium L. Bug-seed. Sandy open ground near 

 Manistique. Prof. C. A. Davis, 1905. 



Salsola kali tenuifolia G. F. W. Mey. (Salsola pestifer A. Nelson). 

 Russian thistle. Noticed as occasional in cities, villages and cultivated 

 grounds. 



AMARANTHACEAE. Amaranth Family 



Amaranthus retroflexus L. Green amaranth. Also often called red 

 root and amaranth pigweed. Noticed only as a weed in waste places and 

 cultivated grounds. 



Amaranthus graecizans L. Tumble-weed. Jn waste place and culti- 

 vated grounds as a weed. Apparently not common. 



Amaranthus blitoides Wats. Prostrate amaranth. In cultivated and 

 waste grounds as a weed. Occasional but will probably become abun- 

 dant. 



CARYOPHYLLACEAE. Pink Family 



Spergula arvensis L. Corn spurry. In sandy cultivated fields and 

 waste places as a weed. Cornell. 



Arenaria serpyllifolia L. Thyme-leaved sandwort. In dry sandy 

 ground. Frequent as a weed in cities and villages. 

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