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TuRNERACEAE. 112. Tumera diffusa Willdenow var. aphrodisiaca Urban. — 

 Yerba de vemulo, Texas (Tallichet, 1892, p. 195). 



Passifloraceae. 113. Passiflora incarnata L. — Molly-pop, East Alabama, 

 L. W. Payne, Jr. (Dialect Notes, 3(5), 1909, p. 350) ; Chapel Hill, 

 N. C, J. M. Steadman, Jr. (op. cit., 5(1), 1918, p. 19). 



Cactaceae. 114. Echiiwcactus horizonthalonhis Lemaire. — Bisagre, Texas. 

 (Tallichet, 1892, p. 188.) 



lis. Lophophora unUiamsii Lemaire. — The source of mescal buttons called 

 by the natives in various localities payote, hikuli, and wokowi. In 

 Texas the buttons are sometimes called dry whiskej^ (Century Diet.). 

 Whiskey plant, whiskey-root (De Vere, 1872, p. 399). 



116. Opinifia spp. (including O. fulgida Engelmann, O. mamillaia Schott, 

 O. spinosior Engelmann, and probably others). — Cholla ; this Mexican 

 name is used generally along the southwestern border of the United 

 States but the fact is not on readily accessible record. Aided by 

 their minutely barbed and promptly clinging spines, the joints of 

 chollas become detached at the slightest contact of animal or man, 

 earning for the plants the popular name of jumping cactus (D. A. 

 and A. L. Spencer, ms.). The name jumping cholla also is used 

 according to W. P. Taylor. It is of interest that similar qualities of 

 an eastern cactus, Opiintia pes-corvi have also inspired the fancy that 

 the joints jump, as implied by the name jo-jumper recorded in these 

 notes (IV, 1926, p. 6) for Sapelo Island, Ga. A cholla in southern 

 California is called "devil cactus" (F. W. Kelsey, Condor, 5, 1903, 

 p. 133). 



Thymeleaceae. 117. Dirca palustris L. — Bois de plomb, French Canada 

 (Clapin, 1907, p. 256) ; wickerby, eastern Maine, J. W. Carr and 

 G. D. Chase (Dialect Notes), 3(3), 1907, p. 251). 



Lythraceae. 118. Lagerstroemia indica L. — Laggerstreamer, legger- 

 streamer, East Alabama, L. W. Payne, Jr. (Dialect Notes, 3(5), 

 1909, p. 343). These instances of folk etj'^mology suffer by comparison 

 with ladies-streamer reported by R. M. Harper years ago. Queen- 

 of-shrubs, Bermuda, Catherine B. Dillon (Louisiana Conservation 

 Review, 6(1), January, 1937, pp. 21-23, 25). This article records 

 numerous names for the crepe myrtle. 



Rhizophoraceae. 119. Rhizophora mangle L. — Loss-bush (easy to get 

 lost in), Weealockale, Fla., Robert Curzon (Ornithologist and Oolo- 

 gist 16(9), September, 1891, p. 139). 



Onagraceae. 120. Anogra trichocalyx Nuttall. — Yerba salada (Bentley, 

 1932, p. 216). 



Araliaceae. 121. Aralia spinosa L. — Tear-coat (also corrupted to tar- 

 coat) (De Vere, 1872, p. 414). 



Ammiaceae. 122. Hcracleum lanatum Michaux.- — Alexander, Labrador. 

 Traces back to Cartwright, 1771. Mary S. Evans (American Speech, 

 6(1), 1930, p. 56). Cartwright merely applied the English name of a 

 similar appearing European plant, Petroselinum alexandrinnm. 



CoRNACEAE. 123. Coruus canadensis L. — Checkerberry, ivory leaf, ivy leaf, 

 Hampstead, N. H., J. W. Carr (Dialect Notes, Z{2), 1907, p. 191). 



124. Corniis stolonifera Michaux. — Maquoxigill, Indian name (Thoreau, 

 Maine Woods, 1883, pp. 174, 325) ; osier rouge (op. cit., p. 310). 



MoNOTROPACEAE. 125. Chimaphila umhcUata L. — Prince's-pride, wintergreen 

 (Clapin, 1907, p. 309). 



126. Monotropa uni flora L. — Waxplant (Clapin, 1907, p. 239). 



