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POLEMONIACEiE ; CONVOLVULACE^E ; SOLANACE.E. 



Latin Names. English Names. Geolog'l Station. Natural Habitat. 



Polemoniaceae. 



Polemonium, Tour., . Greek Valerian. 



P. reptans, L., Limestone, . Shady river banks, &c. 



Phlox, L. 



P. paniculata, L., Rich woods. 



*P. maculata, L., " and banks. 



P. pilosa, L., Sandstone, . Prairies and rocky hills. 



*P. reptans, Mich., Damp woods. 



*P. glomerata, Nutt. 



Gilia, Ruiz. 



*G. coronopifolia, Pers , Sand, . . Dry prairies. 



Convolvulacese. 1 



. Morning-glory 



Bindweed. 



Ipomcea, L., . 



*L purpurea, Lam., 



*I. Nil, L., . 



*I. lacunosa, L., . 



*I. pandurata, Mey., 



*I. tamnifolia, Willd., 



Convolvulus, L., 



*C. arvensis, L., . . " 



*C. hastatus, Nutt., 



Evolvulus, Mich. 



*E. nummularius, Mich., 



*E. pilosus, Nutt., 



Dichondra, Forst. 



*D. repens, F., 



Cuscuta, Tourn., . . Dodder. 



*C. Gronovii, Willd., . 



C. glomerata, Chois., 



Sandy, 

 Sandy, 



Nuttall's Catalogue. 

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Woods and fields. 

 Fields and dry banks. 

 Banks of Mississippi Riv. 



Fields. 

 Red River. 



Mississippi, banks. 

 Red River. 





Moist ground. 



. Shady marshy places. 



On Herbes 



On Composite, . Wet prairies. 



Solanum,L., . 



S. nigrum, L , 



S. Caroliniense, L., 



Physalis, L., . 



P. Philadelphica, Lam., . 



Solanaceae. 2 Nightshade Family. 

 Nightshade. 



Sand, 



. Horse-Nettle, . 

 . Ground Cherry. 



Sandy, 



Waste places. 



Road and dry barren. 



Barren soil. 



1 The roots of all the Bind-weeds (Convolvulus) have a milky, bitter, and purgative sap. When the 

 principle is in small quantity and mixed with fecula, it becomes ratber aromatic, and the root becomes a 

 wholesome food for man, as in the Sweet Potato (Convolvulus-batatas). 



a The plants of this family, at least their stems and leaves, are sometimes poisonous. The roots and 

 the fruits of some species are wholesome food, like the Potato and the Tomato. American species appear 

 far less poisonous than European ones. Thus the fruits of our Physalis (Ground cherries), are eaten by 

 children, and Tobacco is chewed by everybody without inconvenience. The Egg plant (Solanum escu- 

 lentuvi), the Red pepper (Capsicum annuum), the Tomato (Lycoperdoii esculentum) , and others belong 

 to this family. 



