n 



Order 100.— HJEMODORACEJE. 121. 

 1. Aletris, L. 



farinosa, 1 L. (Colic-root. Dropsy-root.) 



Moist open woods; Hand's, P. Clark's, &c. Fre- 

 quent. July. 



Order 101.— IRIDACE^E. 123. 



1. Iris, L. 



versicolor, L. (Wild Flag.) 



Margins of ponds, &c. Common. June. 

 Virginica, L. (Slender Blue Flag.) 



Wet meadows; Brandywine, &c. Not common. 

 June. 

 Pseudacoruf, L. (Yellow Flag.) 



Muddy banks of Delaware River. Naturalized. 

 June. 



2. Pardanthus, Ker. 



Chinensis, Ker? (Blackberry Lily.) 



Dry fields; G. Mousley, late I. S. Elliott. Escaped 

 from gardens. June. 



3. Sisyrixchium, L. 



Bermudiana, L. (Blue-eyed Grass.) 

 Low grounds, &c. Common. May. 



Bermudiana, var. mucronatum, Gray. 

 Wet grassy meadows. Frequent. May. 



Order 102.— DIOSCOREACEJE. 124. 



1. Dioscorea, Plunder, 



villosa, L. (Wild Yam.) 



Woods, thickets, and fencerows. Frequent. June. 



Ordir 103.— SMILACEiE. 125. 



Sub-Order 1.— EUSMILACE.E. 



1. S mil ax, Tourn. 



rotundifolia, L. (Green brier.) 

 Moist thickets. Common. May. 



1 A domestic remedy for dropsy. 



