No. 50.] 165 



Atriplex, L. Orach. 



laciniata, L. Borders of salt marshes. August. 



arenaria, Nutt. Sea beach of Long Island. August-September. 



Acnida, L. Water Hemp . 



cannabina, L. Borders of salt marshes . July- August . A. rusco- 

 carpa, Michx. seems to be scarcely distinct from 

 this. 



Salicornia, L. Glasswort. 



herbacea, L. Salt marshes . August-September . 



Salsola, L. Saltwort. 



soda, L. S. caroliniana, Michx. Sandy shores about New- York, 

 and on the seacoast of Long Island. Near West 

 Point, Prof . Bailey . August-September. 



Blitum, L. 



$? capitatum, L. Strawberry Blite. Banks of rivulets . June, 

 maritimum, Nutt. Salt marshes near New-York . Atriplex? 



Order PHYTOLACCACE.E. The Pokeweed Tribe. 



Phytolacca, L. Poke, or Pokeiveed. 



decandra, L. Hill sides, borders of fields, &c . June-October . 



Order POLYGONACE.E . The Buckwheat Tribe. 



Polygonum, L. Knot-weed. 



$ aviculare, L. About houses, road sides, &c June-October. 

 Var. glaucum. P. glaucum, Nutt. Seacoast. August-Sept. 

 $ erectum, L. Road sides, waste places, &c . August-Sept . 

 tenue, Michx. Rocky hills and dry banks. July-August, 

 virginianum, L. Rocky woods in rich soil . July- August, 

 hydropiper, L. P. hydropiperoides, Pursh. Water Pepper. Low 



wet grounds . August . 

 mite, Pers. P. hydropiperoides, Michx. Swamps. August- 

 September . 

 § persicaria, L. Lady's Thumb. Waste places, and gardens. 



July-September . 

 amphibium, L. 



Var. 1 . natans, Michx . Floating in ponds . August . 



