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Polygonum Fennsylvantcum, L. .Viinual upright herb, with nMeobfe 



ired flowers. July ■ 

 Polygonum Careyi, Olney. Annual herb : -tern muoli branched, gkadanr 

 brkalj •. leares lanceolate, bristly on the miilri)> and margins; flower* rose- 

 purple. -..■.ii.wh.it tinged with green. An-.. Sept 

 Polygonum aviculare, L. ..A' - mfrau. Atar-Msai) Annoa l, 



prostrate hob, with limar-lanceolate leaves and greenish-white flowers, 

 aoo everywhere. 

 Polygonum teuue. Michx. ( flsaair &stjissi J Lou annual herb, with 

 . narrowly linear leaves, and greeaifb-white Bowers, July— fiept 

 - on rocky hills. 

 Polygonum Convolvulus, L. fJUttk Bkiimmd.) Twining linl>. with 

 ht-.irt-lKi|Ktl leases, and roea-oolored Bowera July— Aug. Not rare. 



Rumex, L. (Doete. Sorrel.) 



Rumex Hydrolapathum, Hudson, var. Ameticanum. (Omit M'atrr- 

 > A coarse herb, with lar , -:i<l mail green flowers. July. 



non on moist pi 



ORUKR: Lauraceae. (Laurel Family.) 



Eras, Nee*. [Sassafras.) 

 Sassafras officinale, Nees. Lauras Sassafras, L A mi.l.ll.-siz.'.l tree, 

 with spicy aromatic bark, very mucilaginous tSfigfl and foliage : the latter 

 turn reddish-l.rown in autumn. <>Q'' of the rao.-t int. resting tree in the 

 landscape. April. (.Very numerous.) 



Benzoin. Ne. - ( Wild Allspice. Fever-bush.) 

 Benzoin odorifenim, Neea. Laurus Benioin. L. [ Sp im b i ak P- rgmnm- 

 huk.) Shrub, 6 — 18 feet high, with smooth oblong-obovate leaves, honey- 

 boToid drnp-Hke fruits. March. April. (About 



NUB : Saururaceae^ I Lizards-tail Family) 



- ninis. L. Lii riPs-tail.) 

 Sauiurus cernuua, L. A perennial marsh herb, with heart-shaped leaves, 

 and whit.- lowers, crowded in a slender, terminal drooping spike. Jane. 



OHDKK: Kuphorbiacraf. (Spurge Family.) 

 ( Thrtt-swletl Mercu 

 Acalypha Virginica, L Annual h. rl>. with al r which turn 



purplish in autumn. July Bept Common. 



