86 Prof. Green on the Cotton Plant. 
Seleranthus. 
annuus. L roads in sandy soils. July. 
TRIGYNIA. 
Stellaria. 
1. media. Sm. 
alsine media. L. 
cultivated ground. May. Nov. white. 
2. longifolia. Munu. 
eraminea. Big. ? wet meadows. June. white. 
3. palustris. Eaton ? ditches. July. white. 
PENTAGYNIA. 
Penthorum. 
sedoides. L. wet places. July. green. 
Oxalis. 
stricta. Willd. pastures, &c. June. yellow. 
Spergula. 
arvensis. L. cultivated fields. June. white. Intro- 
duced ? 
Agrostemma. 
Githago. L. In cornfields. July. purple. Introduced. 
Cerastium. 
vulgatum. L. fields. May. white. 
DECAGYNIA. 
Phitolacca decandria. L. borders of fields. July. 
white. 
[ T'o be concluded in our next. | 
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Gossipium— Cotton. 
{Communicated by Professor Jacon GrEEN, Sept. 1821.} 
I ruinx it probable that the Cotton Plant (Gossipium) 
may be cultivated in the U. S. much farther to the N. than 
is generally supposed. A kinsman of mine residing in the 
neighbourhood of Princeton, made avery successful experi- 
ment on this subject. A quantity of seed procured from 
