

CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 15 
Erodium, L’Her. (Storksbill.) 
E. cicutarium, L’Her. Woodbury. (Canby.) (Adv. Eu.) 
Fleerkea, Willd. 
F.. proserpinacoides, Willd. Pascack and Closter. (7. C. B.) 
Impatiens, L. (Balsam—Jewel-weed.) 
I. pallida, Nutt. Shady, moist ravines, common. 
I. fulva, Nutt. Moist places, common. 
Var. alba. Near Toms River, 0., has white flowers, not common. 
(Knieskern.) . 
Oxalis, L. (Wood-Sorrel—Sheep-Sorrel.) 
O. violacea, L. Sparingly throughout. 
O. stricta, L. Woods and fields, common. 
ORDER 25. RUTACEAE. RvE FAmMILy. 
Zanthoxylum, Colden. (Prickly Ash.) 
Z. Americanum, Mill. M., near Freehold ; also at Closter. (7. C. B.) 
ORDER 26. ANACARDIACESA. CaAsHEW FAMILY. 
Rhus, L. (Sumach.) 
R. typhina, L. Common north. 
R. glabra, L. This species is common throughout the middle and 
northern parts of the State. The fruit has a pleasant acid, a decoction 
of which is used as a gargle for ulcerated sore throat. The leaves and 
bark are used for tanning goat-skins, and make the best morocco. — , 
R. copallina, L. Neglected fields and road-sides, common. 
R. venenata, DC. (Poison Sumach—Poison Elder—Poison Dogwood.) 
is a small tree, from eight to twenty feet high. The poisonous effects of 
this species are sometimes very severe. Common; growing in swampy 
places throughout the State. 
R. Toxicodendron, L. (Poison Vine— Poison Ivy — Poison Oak.) 
This plant is a vine, fastening itself to the trunks of trees, or to rocks, 
by numerous rootlets thrown out all along the stem. The leaves are 
three parted, the parts ovate. It is to be avoided, as it is poisonous to 
most persons, causing an eruption of the skin, accompanied by an in- 
tolerable itching and burning sensation. Low meadows, fence-rows, and 
thickets, common. 
ORDER 27. VITACEZE. VINE FAMILY. 
Vitis, Tourn. (Grape.) 
V. labrusea, L. Thickets, and along fences, common. Isabella, 
Catawba, and Concord are cultivated varieties of this species. 
