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(3. Rumex.) 



crispus, L. (Sour Dock. Curled Dock.) 



Fields and waste places. Common. May. 

 sanguineus, L. (Red Dock.) 



Fencerows and fields. Frequent. June. 

 Acetocella, L. (Sheep Sorrel.) 



Fields; sterile or fertile. Common. May. 



Order 75.— LAURACE.E. 93. 



1. Sassafras, Nees. (Laurus, L.) 



officinale, Nees. 



Dry woods and fencerows. Frequent. April. 



2. Benzoin, Nees. (Laurus, L.) 



odoriferum, Nees. (Spice Wood.) 

 Moist thickets. Common. April. 



Order 76 — THYMELACE.E. 94. 



1. Dirca, L. 



paliistris, L. (Leather Wood.) 



Sandy open woods near Brandywine Bridge. Fre- 

 quent. April. 



Order 77.— SANTALACE^E. 96. 



1. COMANDRA, Nlltt. 



umbellata, Nutt. (False Toad-flax.) 



Sandy soil ; Brandywine near lower dam, &c. Fre- 

 quent. June. 



Order 78. LORANTHACEJE. 97. 



1. Phoradendron, Nutt. (Viscum, Pursh.) 

 flavescens, Nutt. (Mistletoe.) 



Parasitic on Maple and Gum trees, &c. ; G. Lodges, 

 and Folly woods. Rare. May. 



Order 79.— SAURURACE^. 98. 



1. Saururus, L. 



cernuus, L. (Lizard' s-tail.) 



Margins of ponds and swamps; Claymont, Cedar 

 Swamp, Appoquinimink Hundred. Very scarce 

 elsewhere. July. 



