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p. 42, (1753). Syst. p. 91, (17.56). Van Royen, Fl. Leyd. p. 20, 

 (1740J. not \yris of Theophrastus, Dioscorides, Gesner, Parkin- 

 son, p. 256, C1629), nor of pre-Linnaean authors generally — Iris 

 foetidissima Linn. Schizmaxon Steudel, Bot. Zeit., p. 391, (1856). 

 An hoc seg. (?) Jupica, Ramotha, Synoliga Raf. Fl. Tell. II., p. 15, 

 (1836). 



Kotsjillettia fiexuosa (Muhl.) 



Xyris flexuosa Muhl. Cat. 5, (1813). 



Laporte Co. (Barnes), Lake Co. (Hill), Lake Maxinkuckee 

 [Marshal Co.] (H. W. Clarke), Sheffield, Ind. [Lake Co.] (Higley 

 & Raddin), Tamarack [Lake Co.], Mineral Springs [Porter Co.). 



Family 2,5 ERIOCAULONEAE L. C. Rich. An. Mus. 

 Paris, V. 17, p. .52, (181 ij. 



Eriocauleae Dum. An. Fam. p. 55, (1829) also Bartling, 

 Ic. p. 36, as a subfamily. 



Eriocaulaceae Lindley, Veg. Kingd. p. 122, (1847). 



ERIOCAULON Plukenett, Amalth. t. 409, f. 5, (170.5). 



Eriocaulon Linn. Gen. Pi. p. 35, (1742); p. 38, (17.54); ^Y^t 

 Nat. p. 92, (17,56); Sp. PI. p. 87, C1753); Gronovius Fl. Virg. p 

 13, 14, C1739. Randalia Petiver, Gaz. t. 6, f. 2, (1702, 1769) 

 also Beauv. ex Desv. Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I., p. 47, t. 5, XIII., (1828) 



Eriocaulon septangulare With. Bot. Arr. Brit. PI. ]>. 784, C1776) 

 Nasmythia ariiculata Huds. Fl. Angl. Ed. 2., p. 415, (1778) 



Eriocaulon ariiculaium (Huds.) Morong. Bull. Torr. CI. 18, p 



3.53, (1891). 



[Laporte Co.], (Hill); Bass Lake, [Marshall Co.]; vSt. Joseph 



River, [St. Joseph Co.]; Mineral Springs, [Porter Co.]; Bankson 



Lake, [Van Buren Co., Mich.]; N. D. U. Herb. 2430, 2254, and 9503. 



Family 26. COMMELYNEAE R. Brown. (1810). 



Commelinaceae Reichenb. Consp. p. 57, (1828), also Lindley 

 Xat. Syst. Ed. 2, p. 354, (1836). Commelynaceae C. B. Clarke 

 Monogr. Phaner. III., p. 131, (1881). 



COMMELINA Plumier Nov. PI. Am. Gen. p. 48, (1703); 

 also Linn. vSyst. (1735); On- ^'1- P- 21, (1737); P- 23, (1742); 

 p. 2,5, (1754); Hort. ClifT. p. 21, (1737); Sp. Pi. 40, (i753>); Van 

 Royen, Hort. Leyd. p. 38, (i74£>); Boerhaave, Ind. Alt. PI. p. 237, 

 (1720), (1727)- 



