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2. Podophyllum, L. 



peltatum, 1 L. (May Apple.) 

 Rich woods. Common. May. 



Order 5*. CABOMBACEJE. 7. 



1. BRASENIA. Schreber. 

 peltata. Pursh. 



Ponds; St. George's. Bare elsewhere. July. 



Order 6.— NYMPHiEACE^E. 8. 



1. NYMPHiEA, Toum. 



odorata, Ait. (Pond Lily.) 



Ponds, &c; New Castle Boad and Delaware City. 

 Scarce. Aug. 



2. Nuphar, Smith. 



advena, Ait. (Spatterdock.) 



Ditches. Common. May — Sept. 



Order 7.— SABBACENIACEJE. 9. 



1. Sarracenia, Toum. 



purpurea, L. (Sidesaddle flower.) 



Sphagnous swamps; Thompson's. Bare. June. 



Order 8.— PAPAVEBACE^E. 10. 



1. Papaver, L. 



somniferum, 3 L. (Poppy.) 



Near dwellings. Not uncommon, 

 dubium, L. (Field Poppy.) 



Cultivated grounds. Not common. May. 



2. Chelidonium, L. 



majus, L. (Celandine.) 



Waste places. Abundant. May. 



3. Sanguinaria, Dill. 



Canadensis, L. (Bloodroot.) 

 Bich woods. Common. April. 



1 The root of this plant affords a valuable cathartic called Podophyllin. 



2 Opium and laudanum are obtained from this plant. 



