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85. SPERCULARIA, Pers. (SAND SPURRY.) 

 (319.) S. media, Presl. 



Arenaria rubra var. [3. Michx. Fl. I., 274. 



A. Canadends, Pers. Pursh. 319. 



Arenaria rubra, Hook. Fl. I., 98. 



Spergula rubra, var. (?) y. Torr. & Gray Fl. I., 175. 



Spergularia rubra, var. marina. Matthew, PI. Acad. 21. 



Lepigonum medium, Fries. Wat. Index, 103. 



Salt marshes and sands both along the Atlantic coast and throughout 

 the prairie region. Pictou, N.S. (McKay.} Salt marshes and sands, N.B. 

 (Fowler's Cat.} Very common on the borders of salt lakes and ponds, 

 from Winnipeg to the Kocky Mountains. (Macoun.} Between Cum- 

 berland House and Bear Lake. (Richardson.} James's Bay. (Burgess.} 



(320.) S. rubra, Presl. 



Arenaria rubra, Hook. Fl. I., 98 , in part. 

 Spergula rubra, Torr. & Gray, Fl. I., 175. 

 Spergularia rubra, var. campcstris. Gray, Manual, 95. 

 Lepigonum rubrum, Fries. Wat. Index, 103. 



On comparatively dry soil. Windsor, Halifax and Pictou, N.S. 

 (Lawson.} Sandy soil; abundant in Fredericton, N.B. (Fowler's Cat.} 

 Cacouna, Q. (Buchan.} 



(321.) S. salina, Presl. Gray, Manual, 95. 

 Lepigonum salinum, Fries. Wat. Index, 104. 



Brackish sands, along the sea coast. Labrador. (Brunet.} Pennant, 

 N.S. (Sommers.} Sand on seashore, N.B. (Foivler's Cat.} Shore of 

 Gaspe" Bay. (/. Bell.) Frequent from the head of the Bay of Chaleur, 

 around the Gaspe" coast, up to Kiviere du Loup, Q. (Macoun.} Green- 

 land. (Hook. Arct. PI.} 



86. SPERCULA, Linn. (CORN SPURRY.) 



(322.) S. arvensis, Linn. 



Introduced. A weed in Nova Scotia. (Lawson.} A pestilent weed 

 in damp soil. N.B. (Fowler's Cat.} A very abundant weed through- 

 out the Gaspe" peninsula, and the south shore of the St. Lawrence. 

 (Macoun.} Fields and pastures, St. Joachim, Q. (Brunei.} Vicinity 

 of Ottawa. (Fletcher, Fl. Ott.) 



