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PORTULACACEAE Reichenb. Tiirslane Family. 

 PoRTUi.ACA [Toiuii.] L. Purslane. 



PORTULACA OLKRACKA L. 1. Purslane. Not uncommon in 

 low ground, ficld.^, waste ])laces, sand bars and stream banks 

 about Portland, Columbia Beacli, Hayden island, etc. June to> 

 September. Yellow. 



Calandrima H. B. K. Red maid.'^. 



X Calandrixia caulksckns Menziksii (Hook.) Gray. i. 

 Red maids. On nioist sandy oround at Gillihan's, Sauvie's isl- 

 and. April, May. Rosered. I'lowers spaiingly in Portland. 

 MONTIA [Mich.] L. Miner's lettuce. 



MoNTiA FONTANA L. I. Blinking chickweed. [M. minor.) 

 In ditches and wet roadsides, Eist Portland, Fulton, etc. April 

 to June. White. 



MoNTiA HowELiJi Wats. I. Howell's Montia. On moist 

 ground, Brooklyn, Fnltc 11, Oswego, Sauvie's island, etc. Blooms 

 early, frequently in I'ebuiary. March to May. Pale pink or white. 



Montia DiCfiOTOMA (NtUt.) Howell, r. Branching Montia. 



Roadsides and open place.«, along Barnes road, Springville 

 road, etc. April to June. Pale pinkish or white. 



Montia linearis (Dougl.) Greene, i. Linear leaved Mon- 

 tia. Low ground, ditclies and roadsides around Portland. April 

 to June. White. 



Montia diffusa (Nutt.) Greene, i. Spreading Montia. 

 Common on brules about Portland, O.^wego, etc. April to June. 

 White to rose color. 



Montia parvifolia (Moq.) Greene. 4. Western miner's 

 lettuce. Moist rocky places. Elk Rock, etc. April to July. 

 While or rose color. 



Montia Halui (Gray) Greene, i. Hall's Montia. Wet 

 ground, Gladstone and southward. This species apparently dif- 

 fers little from M. fjnlana. Apiil to June. White. 



Montia perfoliata (Donn) Howell, i. Spanish lettuce. 

 Low ground, particularly under deciduous trees, also on moist 

 roadsides and sloping busks, Mt. Tabor, Barnes road, etc. March 

 to July, Usually white, occasionally piuk. 



