BOTANY. 171 



LXXVII. Order LAURACEAE. Laurel Family. 



385. SASSAFRAS. Nees. 



Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karst. (S. officinale Nees.) 

 Frequent. 



386. BENZOIN Fabric. (Z.zW<?raThunb.) Fever-bush. Wild-Allspice. 



Benzoin pseudo-benzoin (Mx.) (Lindera benzoin Blume.) Spice-bush. Ben- 

 jamin-bush. 



Throughout the state. 



LXXVIII. Order MENISPERMACEAE. Moonseed Family. 



387. MENISPERMUM . L. Moonseed. 



Menispermum canadense L. Moonseed. 

 Throughout the state. 



LXXIX. Order BERBERIDACEAE. Barberry Family. 



388. BERBERIS L. . Barberry. 



BERBERIS vulgaris L. Common Barberry. , 



Escaped from cultivation, H. C. Beardslee (Cat.) ; Lorain Co., A. A. Wright (Cat.) 

 Licking Co., H. E.Jones (Cat.) ; Miami Valley, A. P. Morgan (Flora). 



389. CAULOPHYLLUM Michx. Blue Cohosh. 



Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Mx. Pappoose-Root. 

 Woods in rich soil, over the whole state. 



LXXX. Order RANUNCULACEAE. Crowfoot Famiiy. 



390. CLEMATIS L. Virgin's-Bower. 



Clematis ochroleuca Ait. 



Central Ohio, J. S. Newberry (Cat.) ; "This identification is possibly erroneous 

 (Jos. F. James, in Rev. Genus Clematis). 



Clematis viorna L. Leather-flower. 



Frequent through the southern half of the state. 



Clematis virginiana L. Common Virgin's Bower. 



Common along river and creek bottoms over the whole state. 



