BOTANY. 171 



IvXXVII. Order LAURACEAE. Laurel Family. 



385. SASSAFRAS. Nees. 



Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karst. (S. officinale Nees.) 

 Frequent. 



386. BENZOIN Fabric. ( Lindera Thunb.) Fever-bush. Wild-Allspice. 



Benzoin pseudo-benzoin (Mx.) {Lindera benzoin Blume.) Spice-bush. Ben- 

 jamin-bush. 



Throughout the state. 



LXXVIII. Order MENISPERMACEAE. Moonseed Family. 



387. MENISPERMUM L. Moonseed. 



Menispermum canadense L. Moonseed. 

 Throughout the state. 



I.XXIX. Order BERBERIDACEAE. Barberry Family. 



388. BERBERIS L. Barberry. 



BerbERIS vulgaris L. Common Barberry. 



Escaped from cultivation, H. C. Beardslee (Cat.) ; Lorain Co., A. A. Wright (Cat.) 

 Licking Co., H. L. Jones (Cat.) ; Miami Valley, A. P. Morgan (Flora). 



389. CAULOPHYLLUM Michx. Blue Cohosh. 



Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Mx. Pappoose-Root. 

 Woods in rich soil, over the whole state. 



LXXX. Order RANUNCULACEAE. Crowfoot Family. 



390. CLEMATIS L. Virgin's-Bower. 



Clematis ochroleuca Ait. 



Central Ohio, J. S. Newberry (Cat.) ; "This identification is possibly erroneous' 

 (Jos. F. James, in Rev. Genus Clematis ). 



Clematis viorna L. Leather-flower. 



Frequent through the southern half of the state. 



Clematis virginiana L. Common Virgin's Bower. 



Common along river and creek bottoms over the whole state. 



