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PLANTAGINACEiE. 



Plantago majok, L, "English Plantain." Hab. Europe. 



Common about the sides (jf the marshes. 

 P. LANCEOLATA, L. " Ei!)vVort." Hab. Europe. A common 



weed in high ground. Horses are very fond of it. 

 P. RuGELii, Dec, ? Hab. Southern States of America. Rare 



high and rocky ground. 



PLUMBAGINACE^. 

 Plumbago capensis, Hmn et 8chult, Hab. C. G. H. 



CHENOPODIACE^. 



Chexopodium Anthelminticdm, L, Hab. United States to S. 



America. 

 Salicoenia ambigua, Michx. Hab. North America. 

 Basella cordifolia, Roem et Schidt, Hab. East Indies. - 



AMARANTACE^. 



Amarai^tus — — ? Varieties cultivated. 

 Alternanthera — — ? Varieties cultivated. 

 Iresine Herbesti. 



NYCTAGINACE^. 



Mirabilis longiflora, R(B7n et Schult, Hab. Mexico. 

 OxYBAPHUS ? " Four o'clock." Hab. N. America. Com- 

 mon about old ruined houses. 



POLYGONACE^. 



RuMEX ? The root of the " dock" is used medicinally, being 



found of service in cholera complaints. 



Rheum rhaponticum, L. " Rhubarb." Hab. Asia. General 

 Lefroy introduced this useful plant last year (1872) in the 

 garden at Mount Langton, and a bunch was exhibited at the 

 Industrial Exhibition at St. George's, last May (1873.) 



Polygonum platyphillum. 



CoccoLOBA uvifera, Jacq. '* Sea-side Grape." Hab. Florida 

 to Guiana. Common in sandy places near the shore. 



