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LAURACE.E; THYME LE ACE^E ; SANTALACEyE ; LORANTHACEJE. 



Geolc 



Sand, 

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Sand, 



Latin Names. 

 *P. hirsntura, "Walt , 

 P. aviculare, L., . 

 *var. erectum, Roth., 

 *P. tenue, Mich , . 

 *P. articulatum, L., 

 *P. Virginianum, L., 

 P. Sagittatum, L., . 

 *P. convolvulus, L., 

 P. dumetorum, L., . 

 Rumex, L., . 

 *R. verticillatus, L., 

 R. crispus, L., 

 *R. maritimus, L., 

 R. acetosella, L., . 

 Brunnichia, Banks. 

 *B. cirrhosa, B , . 

 Friogonum, Mich. 

 E. longifolium, Nutt , 

 -E. annuum. Nutt., 



Sassafras, Nees., . 

 S. officinale, Nees., 2 

 Benzoin, Nees , 3 

 B. odoriferum, Nees., 



Dirca, L , 



D. palustris, L., 4 



English Names 

 Knot-grass, 



Joint-weed, 

 Tear-Thumb, . 



Climbing Buckwheat, 

 Dock-Sorrel. 

 Swamp-Dock,. 

 Curled-Dock, . . . 

 Golden-Dock, . 

 Sheep-Sorrel, . 



Geolog'l Station. Natural Habitat* 

 . Barren. (Nutt. Cat.) 

 . Waste places. 

 . Prairies. 

 . Dry soil. Rocky hills. 



" (Nutt. Cat.) 

 . Rich soil. Thickets, &c. 

 . Low rich ground. 

 . Cultivated. (Nutt. Cat.) 

 . Moist thickets, &c. 



Sand, 



Sand, 

 Limestone, 



Lauraceae. 1 Laurel Family, 



Sassafras. 



"... Limestone, 

 Wild allspice. 



Swamps and ditches. 

 Waste places. (Introd.) 

 Saline soil. (Nutt. Cat.] 

 Old fields. 



Banks of rivers. 



Barrens. 

 Salt River. 



Rich woods, borders of 

 [prairies. 



Lime, alluvial, & rocks, Rich soil, marshy woods. 



Thymeleacese. 



. Leatherwood. 



Santalacese. Sandal-ivood Family. 



*C. umbellata, Nutt., 

 Fyrularia, Mich. 

 *P. oleifera, Gray, . 



. Bastard Toad -flax. 



Fhoradendron, Nutt., 

 P. flavescens, Nutt., 



Loranthacese. Mistletoe Family. 

 . Mistletoe. 



Damp, rich woods. 



Dry ground. 

 Rich wood banks. 



Parasite on trees. 



1 Trees or shrubs with aromatic wood, bark, and leaves. This property is especially marked in the 

 Cinnamomum. Camphor is the Gum of a Laurel. The greatest number of species are tropical. 



This shrub is known by everybody. The bark and leaves have an aromatic taste, and are used in 

 infusion as a stimulating drink. Michaux says that its wood is never attacked by insects, and recom- 

 mends it for making bedsteads. 



3 It was employed as Spice during the American War, being, like the former, strongly aromatic, but 

 less common. 



4 The bark of this species is acrid, fibrous, and very tough. It was used by the Indians for thongs, 

 hence the popular name. (Gray.) 



