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Amaranthus graecizans L. 



A. albus L. 



Tumi) leweed 



In waste and cultivated places. Common. June-September. 



PHYTOLACCACEAE 



Phytolacca decandra L. 



Poke. Pigeonherry. Garget 



Pastures and borders of woods, specially in newly cleared 



land. Frequent. July. 



AIZOACEAE 



Mollugo verticillata L. 

 Garpebweed 

 Cultivated ground, where it often forms dense mats. Common. 



Summer. 



PORTULACACEAE 



Claytonia virginica L. 

 Spring heauty 

 Moist woods and banks. Common. April-May, 



Claytonia caroliniana Michx. 

 GaroUna spring heauty 

 Damp woods. Infrequent. April-May. 



Portulaca oleracea L. 

 Purslane. Pussly 

 Gardens and waste places. Common. Summer. 



CARYOPHYLLACEAE 



Agrostemnia githago L. 

 Lychnis githago Scop. 

 Gorn coclde 

 Frequent in wheat fields. July. The seeds are said to be very 

 poisonous. siigj^g g^gll^t^ (L.) Ait. 



Starry campion 

 Dry thickets. Common. June-July. 



Silene vulgaris (Moench) Carcke 

 S. cucubalus Wibel 

 Bladder campion 

 Waste places. Infrequent. Barton. Summer. 



