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METROPOLITAN PARK FLORA. 



FAGOPYRUM, Tourn. Buckwheat. 

 F. esculentum, Moench. 



Cult, from N. Asia, and occasionally escaped. M, near 

 Winchester Reservoirs. 



LAURACE/E. Laurel Family. 



SASSAFRAS, Nees. 

 S. officinale, Nees. 



Dry or moist woods, and open ground. B, M and 8 *, fre- 

 quent ; dry slopes and hill-tops throughout ; easily killed by 

 fires, but sprouts freely. 



LJMDERA, Thunb. Fever Bush. Wild Allspice. 

 L. Benzoin, Blume. Spice Bush. Benjamin Bush. 



Rich damp woods ; prefers shade and wet but not stagnant 

 soil and is generally found in shady wet runs ; very sensitive 

 to fire, and only young plants will recover readily when injured. 

 B*, M*, S and BB*, frequent. 



SANTALACE/E. Sandalwood Family. 

 COMANDRA, Nutt. Bastard Toad Flax. 

 C. umfoellata, Nutt. 



Thin dry soil, in open ground and rocky woods. B * and M, 

 common : — S *, occasional. 



EUPHORBIACE^E. Spurge Family. 



EUPHORBIA, L. Spurge. 

 E. maculata, L. 



Dry open ground. M*, gravelly shore of N. Reservoir. 

 E. Cyparissias, L. Graveyard Flower. Cypress. 



Nat. from Eu. in waste places. M *, frequent by roadsides 

 and old houses. 



ACALYPHA, L. Three-seeded Mercury. 

 A. Virginica, L. 

 Poor soil in sun or shade. B*, M and S, frequent. 



