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Silene aprica, Turcz. — Banks and sand flats. — Erect 



12 inches, flowers white. — "Catchfly." 

 Spergul aria media, G. Don. — Muddy bottoms, — Diffuse, 



5 inches, capsule large. — "Sea Spurrey." 

 Portulacaceae. Purslane Family. 



Portulaca oleracea, L. — Fields. — Prostrate, fleshy; 



flowers yellow; leaves obovate. — "Purslane." 

 Tamariscineae. Tamarisk Family. 



Tamarix Pallasii, Desv. — Planted on sand flats. — 



Shrub; flowers pink. — "Tamarisk." 

 Malvaceae. Mallow Family. 



Abutilon Avicennae, Gaertn. — Near cultivation. — Erect; 



3 feet; flowers yellow. — "Velvet Leaf." 

 Hibiscus Trionum, L. — Sand Flats. Erect, 1 foot; 



flowers large, sulphur yellow, centre black. — "Flower- 



of-an-hour. " 

 Linaceae. Flax Family. 



Linum stelleroides, Planch. — Sand flats. — Erect, 



14 inches; flowers light pink, blue streaks. 

 Zygophyllaceae. Caltrop Family. 



Tribulus terrestris, L. — Gardens. — Prostrate; flowers 



yellow; leaves pinnate; fruit prickly. — " Caltrop." 

 Geraniaceae. Geranium Family. 



Geranium sibincum, L. — Eagle Bock. — Weak and dif- 

 fusely branched: leaves palmately divided; flowers 



light blue almost white. — " Cranesbill." 

 Erodium Stephanianum, Willd. — Sandy shores, — Low, 



leaves pinnatelv divided; flowers purple. — "Storks- 

 bill." 

 Rutaceae. Prickly Ash Family. 



Zanthoxylum schinifolium, Sieb and Zucc. — Lotus 



Hills. — Shrub, 6 ft.; leaves pinnat; flowers, white; 



branches prickly. 

 Zanthoxylum Bungei, Planch. — Planted. — Tree; stem 



with excrescences; leaves pinnate; seed black, in an 



orange colored capsule. 

 Simarubaceae. Quassia Family. t 



Ailanthus glandulosa, Desf. — Lotus Hills. — Tree; fruit 



winged, with seed in middle. — "Tree of Heaven ' : 



" Chinese Sumach." 



Celastraceae. Staff Tree Family. 



Euonymus Bungeanus, Maxim. — Lotus Hills. — Low 



bush; flowers small; pod 3 - 5 lobed " Spindle Tree." 



Celastrus articulatus, Thunb. — East Cliff. Banks. — 



Low shrub, sometimes climbing; flowers small; 



Leaves broadly, ovate. 



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