252 REPORT OF 
8S. MOLLUGO, L.  (Inpran CurickK WEED.) 
1. N. verticillata, L. (Carprt-wrerp) Common in gardens, 
sometimes almost furnishing a carpet of its leaves for large spaces. 
July. 
Orprer 13. PORTULACACE®. (Purstane Famity.) 
1. PORTULACA, Tourn. ( PURSLANE.) 
1. P. oneracea, L. (Common PursLane.) A troublesome weed in 
gardens. Seeming impossible to exterminate it. Hogs are very fond of it. 
Med. Prop.: Purslane is considered a cooling diuretic, and is recom- 
mended in scurvy, and affections of the urinary passages. Nat. from Eu. 
July and August. 
2. CLAYTONIE[A, L. (Sprinc-BEauty.) 
1. C. Virgimica, L. Has very narrow linear leaves, and is much 
more abundant than the next species. March and April. 
2. C. Carolimniama, Michx. Leaves two or three times broader 
than Virginica. Comparatively rare. March and April. 
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Orver 14. MALWACEA. (Mariow Famity.) 
1. MALVA, L. (MaLiow.) 
1. M. Rorunpiroztia, L. (Common Matiow.) Common. Nat. from 
Eu. 
2. SIDA, L. (Srpa.) 
1. S. sprnosa, L. A common weed along roadsides, and in gardens. 
Nat. from Trop. Amer. or Afr. July and August. 
3. ABUTILON, Tourn. (Inpran MALLow.) 
1, A. Avicennz, Gertn. (VELVET Lear.) Waste places. July. 
Adv. from India. 
Orper 15. TELIACEA. (Linpen Famity.) 
1. THLMA, L. (Lrnpen Basswoop.) 
1. FT. Americana, L. (Basswoop.) See Wood’s Botany for 
description of the tree. The timber is very valuable; the wood soft and 
white. June and July. 
2. 'T. heterophylla, Vent. (Wurtre Basswoop.) River bluffs. 
Not common. A very pretty tree. May and June, 
