292 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



L I N A C E AE. 

 LINUM L. 



L. Virgin lANUM L. Wild Flax. 



Open woods, borders and roadsides. Wood,. Wirt, Cal- 

 houn, Gilmer, Lewis and Upshur. Randolph : along Ty- 

 gart's Valley River. Webster and Nicholas ; near Richwood 

 {H. H. Smith 1740). Kanawha: near Peabody; near Coal- 

 burgh (James). Jackson, ^Monongalia, and Preston. Fay- 

 ette : near Gauley Bridge ; near Kanawha Falls (James) ; 

 near Nuttallburg (Ahittall). Kanawha: near Charleston 

 (James). 



L. STRIATUM Walt. 



Damp places. Webster: in Upper and Long Glades 

 Preston : in glades near Terra Alta and Reedsville (Mills- 

 paugh) ; near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). Fayette: near 

 Nuttallburg, in sphagnous bog (Nuttall). Monongalia: at 

 Camp Eden. 



L. USITATISSIMUM L. Flax. 



An uncommon adventive. Fayette : along the C. & O. 

 R. R., near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). 



RUTACEAE. 



XANTHOXYLUM L. 



X. AiiERicANUii Mill. Prickly Ash. Toothache-tree. 



Rocky woods, becoming rare. Jefferson : near Flowing 

 Spring. Monongalia : Decker's Creek. Taylor : along Cheat 

 River. 



RUTA L. 

 R. GRAVEOLENS L. Rue. 



Escaped from gardens. Randolph : on Point ^Mountain 

 along the road about half way to the summit. 



PTELEA L. 

 P. TRiFOLiATA L. Wafer Ash. Hop-tree. 



River banks. Jefferson : near Harper's Ferry (Mcrtz & 

 Gnttcnbcrg). Hancock : along Oak Run. Brooke : on Short 

 Creek. Summers : on banks of New River, near Hamilton, 

 common. 



