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Nutt., Gen., I. p. 159 (1818), Anychia capillacea DC, Prod., Ill, 

 p. 369 (1828), Anychia dichoioma Mich., 1. c, p. 113. 



Lake Maxinkuckce (H. W. Clarke), No. Notre Dame, Ind., 

 11493, II 257, S. of South Bend, Ind. 



SCLERANTHUS Linn., Syst., (1735) [Nomen Tantum] Gen., 

 P- 131 (1737). Hort. CliflF., p. 166 (1737)- 



Knawel Dodonaeus, Dillcnius, Boerhaave, Ray, Ruppius, 

 (Nomen barbarum) Scleranthus Linn., Gen., p. 190 (1754). Knavelia 

 Heister, Syst., p. 11, (1748) Knautia Fabricius, Heist., Fl. Helm., 

 p. 358 (1759)? Knavel Adans., Fam., II., p. 506 (1763). 



Scleranthus annuus Linn., Sp. PI., p. 406 (1753). 



Knavel annuum Scopoli, Fl. Carn. Ed., II, 1. p. 298 (1772). 



Nos. 9315 SW. of vSouth Bend, Ind., near Lost Lake, 11735 

 Warwick State boundary, 91 16, 9103, 2007, 6063, N. of Notre 

 Dame, Ind., at Webster's station. Has become a weed at the 

 last place. 



Family 56. NYCTAGINEAE Vent., Tabl. II, p. 271 (1799). 



Nyctaginaceae Lindley, Nat. Syst., Ed. 2, p. 213 (1S36). 



ALLIONIA Loefling, Linn., Syst. Ed., 10 (1759). 



Oxybaphus L'Her., Willd., vSp. PL, I, p. 185 (1797). 



Alliona nyctaginea Michx., Fl, Bor. Am., I, p. 100 (1803). 



Oxybaphus nyctagineus Sweet, Hort. Brit., p. 429 (1830). 



No. 9350 N. of Notre Dame, Ind., on the M. C. R. R. Very 

 common along railroads especially the Lake Shore R. R. west 

 of South Bend. 



ADMIRABILIS Clusius, Pannon., p. 395 (1583). 



Jalap Tour., Els. p. 105 (1694), Jalapa Tour., I. R. R., p. 

 129 (1700), Mirabilis (Riv.) Linn., Syst., (1735), Gen., p. 49 (1737), 

 p. 82 (1754), Nyctage Royen, Lugd., p. 417 (1740). 



Admirabilis peruana Clusius 1. c. also Hist. Rar. PL (1601). 



Mirabilia peruviana Gerard, Herb., (1597). Mirabilis peru- 

 viana Ray, Hist., p. 398 (1668) Mirabile peruvianum Morison, Hist, 

 III, p. 598. Miribilis Jalapa Linn., Sp. PL, p. 177 (1753). 



Plants were found near old dump piles south of the city of 

 vSouth Bend. That it may escape seems possible from the fact 

 that the plant sows itself readily and regularly at Notre Dame in 

 gardens where it was watched for the last five years. 



