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Polygonaceae 



Polygonum Sachalinense Schm. Established in waste places and 

 along roadsides near Bellingham. Introduced from the Orient 

 and frequently planted as an ornamental. 



Polygonum scabrum Moench. A weed in gardens and about farm- 

 yards near Lynden. 



Rumex Acctosa L. Introduced and grown in gardens for "greens." 

 Established in wet meadows near Ferndale. 



Caryophyllaceae 



Dianthus deltoid es L. Established on grassy banks ; Bellingham ; 

 Skagit River Valley. 



Dianthus harhatus L. Established on dry grasslands; Blaine; Ma- 

 rietta. 



Nymphaeaceae 



Nyinphaea tetragona Georgi subsp. Leihergi (Morong) Porsild. In 

 sluggish stream and pond near Ferndale. 



Nymphaea tuberosa Paine. Infrequent in Squalicum Lake; prob- 

 ably introduced. 



Fumariaceae 



Fumaria officinalis L. A weed in fields of peas and vetch; Lummi 

 Island. 



Cruciferae 



Erucastrwn gallicnni Schulz. A weed of waste ground and along 

 railroad tracks in South Bellingham; probably recently intro- 

 duced with grain from farther east. 



Euclid iiuii syriacum (L.) R.Br. A low spreading weed about a 

 farmyard and along a driveway in an orchard, Naches Heights, 

 Yakima County. According to Dr. R. T. Clausen, who kindly 

 made the determination, this native of Central Europe appears 

 not to have been reported before from the United States. 



Lunaria annua L. Escaped on waste banks along Bellingham Bay. 



Crassulaceae 



Sedimi acre L. Established in many localities on dry sandy or 

 gravelly soil; Marietta, Semiahmoo, Lynden, Bellingham. 



Sednm triphyllum S. F. Gray. Established in grasslands near 

 Lynden. 



