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11. Gypsophila L. 

 1. G. muralis L. Baby's Breath. 



Waste places ; rare. June-Sept. 



A weed on C. U. athletic field, 1915 and later (A. J. E. & C. C. Thomas). Doubt- 

 fully persistent. 



Me. to Minn., southw. to N. J. Adventive from Eu. 



12. Dianthus L. 



a. Leaves linear ; petals small, scarcely exceeding the hairy calyx and bracts ; annuals. 



1. D. Armeria 



a. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, large ; petals large and showy, with a broad limb ; calyx 



and bracts glabrous ; perennials. 2. D. barbatus 



1. D. Armeria L. Deptford Pink. 



Dry sandy, gravelly, or stony, sterile fields and roadsides, in more or less 

 calcareous soils; frequent. June 15-Aug. 10. 



N. w. of Enfield Falls ; South Hill, near the Morse Chain Works ; s. slope of 

 Turkey Hill, and valley near by (£>.!) ; Etna to Ringwood; s. w. of Freeville (D.) ; 

 pasture s. e. of McLean ; Cornell Heights, near Fall Creek Drive ; roadside, also lake 

 shore talus, near Esty (Burdick's) Glen (D. !) ; w. of Townley Swamp; becoming 

 more frequent during the past few years. 



N. S. to Ont.. Mich., and Iowa, southw. to Ga., including the Coastal Plain. 

 Naturalized from Eu. 



2. D. BARBATUS L. SWEET WlLLIAM. 



Grassy roadsides and waste places, in rich gravelly soils ; scarce. June-July. 



Escaped from cultivation: road to Michigan Hollow, Danby ; Rumsey Brook, base 

 of Saxon Hill (D.) ; s. e. part of Enfield Township; upper Coy Glen; C. U. athletic 

 field; Cascadilla woods (D.) ; s. of cemetery, University Ave. (D.) ; near Mud 

 Pond, Conquest. 



Eastern and Middle States. Native of Eu. 



46. PORTULACACEAE (Purslane Family) 



a. Ovary superior; capsule 3-valved; leaves 2, large, opposite, near the middle of the 

 stem; stamens 5; flowers pink. 1. Claytonia 



a. Ovary half inferior; capsule circumscissile ; leaves many, small, alternate; stamens 

 7—12 ; flowers yellow. 2. Portulaca 



1. Claytonia (Gronov.) L. 



a. Leaves linear-lanceolate or linear, 7-16 cm. long. 1. C. virginica 



a. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or oval-lanceolate, 2.5-5 cm. long. 2. C. carol in iana 



1. C. virginica L. Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty. 



Dry or damp woodlands and banks, in soils with humus ; common. Apr. 15-May 15. 



Slopes of the Inlet Valley; Negundo Woods (D.) ; Six Mile Creek (£>.!) ; Ellis 

 Hollow; Freeville (£>.!) ; McLean (£>.!) ; Esty Glen; Lansing, abundant; "especially 

 abundant in pastures e. of Levanna and Union Springs" (D. !) ; and elsewhere. 



N. S. to Sask., southw. to Ga. and Tex. ; found sparingly on the Coastal Plain. 



2. C. caroliniana Michx. Broad-leaved Spring Beauty. 



Dry or damp woodlands and banks, in rich, more or less calcareous, soils with 

 humus ; less common than the preceding. Apr. 15-May 15. 



Enfield; Negundo Woods (D.) ; Six Mile Creek (D. !) ; e. of Caroline Depot; 

 Ellis Hollow; Freeville; McLean; Merrifield. "About the same range as the preced- 



