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Order RESTIACEiE. 



Sub-Order Ericaulone^e . 



Eriocaulon, L. Pipewort. 



septangulare, With. E. pellucidum, Michx. Ponds and muddy- 

 banks . August . 



Order XYRIDACE^E. 



Xyris, L. Yellow-eyed Grass. 



caroliniana, Walt . Sandy swamps, Long Island . July . 



Order SMILACE2E. The Smilax Tribe. 



Smilax, L. Rough Bindweed . 



rotundifolia, L. Cat Brier, Green Brier. Thickets and woods. 

 June. 



caduca, L. Sandy fields and hill sides. June. Perhaps not dis- 

 tinct from the preceding . 



herbacea, L. Meadows and borders of woods . May-June . 



Order DIOSCOREACE^. The Yam Tribe. 



Dioscorea, L. Yam. 



villosa, L. Thickets. June-July. 



Order ARACEiE. The Arum Tribe. 



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Arum, L. 



dracontium, L. Green Dragon, Dragon-root. Low grounds. 



Valley of the Mohawk, &c . May-June . 

 triphyllum, L. Indian Turnip . Moist shady places . May . 



Peltandra, Raf. 



virginica, Raf. Arum virginicum, L. Lecontea virginica, Cooper. 

 Rensselaeria virginica, Beck. Swamps and wet 

 shady thickets . June- July . 



Calla, L. Water Arum . 



palustris, L. Swamps; northern counties . July. 



Symplocarpus, Salisb. Skunk Cabbage. 



foetida, Nutt. Low grounds . February-March . 



