232 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



Dowell : near Elkhorn. Taylor : near Valley Falls (N. S. 

 Hayes). Mercer: Bluestone Jc. Preston: near Aurora 

 (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



SMILACEAE. 



SMILAX L. 

 S. HERBACEA L. Carrion Flower. 



Thickets. Monongalia: plentiful at the Flats. Fayette: 

 near Nuttallburg, rare (Nuftall). 

 S. ROTUNDiFOLiA L. Greenbrier. 



. Thickets, too common throughout the State. 

 S. GLAUCA Walt. 



Dry thickets. Kanawha: near Charleston- (Barnes). 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Monongalia: along 

 Cheat River near Ice's Ferry. 



S. TAMNIFOLIA Michx. 



Dry soils. Preston: near Aurora (Adr. & Mrs. Steele). 

 • S. Pseudo-China L. 



Dry soils. Monongalia : plentiful on the Flats ; near 

 Morgantown. 

 S. i-iiSPiDA Muhl. Bristly Sarsaparilla. 



Rich soil. Marion : near Fairmont. Preston : near Aurora 

 {Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



AMARYLLIDACEAE. 



HYPOXIS L. 

 H. HiRSUTA (L.) Coville. Star Grass. Yellow-eyed Grass. 

 (//. ere eta L.). 



Open places. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, common {Nutt- 

 all) . Lewis : up Stone Coal Creek. Monongalia : along 

 Cheat River near Camp Eden, plentiful. Hardy : near 

 Moorefield {Gamble). Mercer: near Bluefield. 



D I O S C O R E A C E AE. 



DIOSCOREA L. 



D. GLAUCA Muhl. Wild Yam-root. Colic-root. {D. villa sa¥\or2i). 

 Thickets and rich woods. Randolph : on Point Mountain, 

 alt. 3,450 ft. Gilmer: near Glenville {Mapel). Fayette: 

 near Nuttallburg", pistillate plants rare {Nuttall). Grant 

 and Tucker : plentiful in the mountain woods. Monongalia : 

 plentiful. Greenbrier : near White Sulphur Springs. Sum- 

 mers : near Hinton. Hardy : near Moorefield. McDowell : 

 near Elkhorn. Mercer: Bluestone Junction. Preston: near 



