ol'3 EUPHORBIACK-E. 



branched from the root. Leaves scat;: -t the 



rounded or retuse apex. Branches of the umbel mostly sb (oteerj most- 



num rous. 



4. E. PEPLUS, L. Petty Spurge. 



I erector ascending^ b r a n c h ed below; leases entire, very \tmer 



oval or obovate, petioled, the /Z>ra£ round-heart-shaped; | into many 



my*, then forking; //tana's long-horned; fruit roughish anl thickened on the back 

 of each carpel, otherwise smooth. 



Waste grounds, introduced. July, Aug. Ann. Plant 5 to 10 inches fa 

 smooth. Involuccls or floral learn s large, damping, broader than long. F 

 conspicuous. 



* * Stem 1: a Ueids axiUary cr fasciy.da te . 



5: E. HYPERlCiFOLTA, L. Common Spurge. Egvhright. 



Smoothish; stem branching, nearly ere.-t ; leaves orate-oblong or oraVobl 

 oblique or heart-shape 1 at the base, often curved, finely serrate, 3 to 5-ribbed un- 

 derneath; corymbs terminal. 



Waste and cultivated places, common. Julr— Sept. Ann Seat 10 to 20 in?h:>3 

 hi^h. nsually purple., very sm ottt. L: ive* }/ 2 to I inch long, \^ a-j wide, on v>ry 

 slurt petioles, marked with oblong dots and blotches, c!.: .■'.■$ of small 



whit^ hoods. 



6. E. maculata, L. Spotted Spurge. Milk Purslane. 



Hairy or sometimes smoothish, diffusely prostrate, very much branched from the 

 rcct leaves oval, minutely serrulate towards the end, unequal at the ba3e, slight- 

 C-ril bed; fruit mestly hairy; seed's tangi d. 



Gravelly banks and open places, common everywhere. June — Sept. Annual. 



tern 6 to 12 inches in length, -preadingflnt on the ground. Laves oppo-it 

 3^2 inch long, and \\ :i= wide, oft a purplish, or with a dark purple blotch on the 

 upper side. Ix.ads of flowers .-me.!!, crowded near the summit. 



7. E.. Ipecacuaxele, L. Wild Ipecac. Ipecac Spurge. 



Procumbent or suberect, smooth ; leaves opposite, varying from obovate or oblong 

 to long and narrowly linear, entire; peduncles elongated, axillary, 1-flowcred; 

 fruit smooth. 



Dry sandy soil, rare. May — July. Per. Stems many from a very long perpen- 

 dicular root, low and diffusely spreading, flowering and simply forking from the 

 base. Leaves 1}^ to 2 inches long, }± to }4 inch wile. 



8. E. dentata ; Alichx. Tootlied Spurge. 



Upright, hairy ; leaves ovate or oblong-lanceolate, coarsely serrate with blunt 

 teeth, narrowed into a slender petiole ; fioicers crowded at the summit of the stem 



Shady hillsides, in rich soil. Aug. Ann. Plant about 1 foot high, at first simple 

 afterwards with side branches. Upper leaves spotted. Involucre lUes cut fringed. 

 ±T?uit smooth, short-stalked. 



CULTIVATED EXOTICS. 



9.- E. % Lathyrus, L. Caper Spmrge. Mole-tree. 



Stem erect, stout, smooth; lexv:s linear-oblong, entire, the floral oblong-orate 

 and heart-shaped, pointed; umbel mostly 4-rayed, rays dichotomous; glands of the 

 involucre short-horned ; fruit and seeds smooth. 



Cultivated grounds and gardens. July — Sept. Stem 2 to 3 feet high. Leaves 2 

 W 4 inchss long. K£ to % wide, numerous and arranged in 4 rows on the stem. 

 7*»W of 4 verticiliate branches with a central subsessile head. 



