NOTES ON OUR LOCAL PLANTS 347 



have escaped in the Rum Village weeds a considerable distance 

 from any habitation. It was probably disseminated from seed. 

 It was also found along the Pere Marquette R. R. south of vSt. 

 Joseph, Mich. In the latter case it probably came from an adjoin- 

 ing park or grave yard. 



No. 2134 Notre Dame also 7509, 906. 



Berberis canadensis Miller Gard. Diet., Ed. 8. 



A specimen was found about 20 years ago near the bank of 

 the St. Joseph River at the Four Mile Bridge. The plant has 

 since disappeared. 



Berberis Thunbergii DC, Syst., II, p. 9 (1821). 



The plant shows a tendency to escape from cultivation at 

 Notre Dame and sows itself and spreads in moist and .shac'y 

 locations. It is at least as presistent an escape as Philadelj Juts 

 coronariiis. 



Family 72. MENISPERMACE.4E DC. Prod., I, p. 85 (1824). 



' MENISPERMUM Tour., Acad. Reg., 237 (1705), also Dill., 

 Gen., p. 150 (1719). Linn., Gen. p. 107 (1737), p. 158 (1754), 

 Syst. (1735)- 



Menispermum canadens Linn., vSp. PL, p. 34 (1753). 



No. 2172 vSt. Mary's, Notre Dame, Ind., also 2i67>2. Found 

 throughout the region. 



Family 73. LAURINEAE Vent., Tabl. II, 247 (1799). 



Lauraceae Lindley Nat. Syst., Ed. 2, p. 535. 



SASSAFRAS Monardes (1580), also Castor Durante (1685) 

 C. and J. Bauhin, Gerard, Ray, Muntigius, Plunkenett, Caesalpinus 

 De Plantis, p. 418 (1583), Sassafras Trew, Herb. Blackw., 267, 

 (1757). Euosnms Nuttall, Gen., p. .'.sS (1808). 



Sassafras variifolium (Salisb) Kuntze Rev. Gen. PL, p. 



574 (iSqO- 



Laurus variijolia Salis. Prod., p. 3'>4 (1796), Sassafras officinale 

 Nees and Eberm., Hand. Med. Pharm. Bot., II, p. 418 (1831). 

 Laurus Sassafras Linn., vSp. PL, p. 371 (1753). 



Sassafras albida var. glauca Nov. var. 



Sassafras albida .Nuttall, 1. c. segregate. 

 Planta Sassafras albidac Nuttallii similis sed arbor magna cum 

 foliis inferiore facie pervenosis et cum arbor maturus sit integris 

 obtusis oN'atis. 



