, "ee 
68 METROPOLITAN PARK FLORA. 
FAGOPYRUM, Tourn. Buckwuerat. 
F. EscuLENTUM, Moench. 
Cult. from N. Asia, and occasionally escaped. WM, near 
Winchester Reservoirs. 
LAURACEAZE.  Lavrer Famity. 
SASSAFRAS, Nees. 
S. officinale, Nees. 
Dry or moist woods, and open ground. B, M and S*, fre- 
quent; dry slopes and hill-tops throughout; easily killed by 
fires, but sprouts freely. 
LINDERA, Thunb. Frver BusH. Witp ALLsPIcE. 
L. Benzoin, Blume. Spice BusH. Bensamin BusuH. 
Rich damp woods; prefers shade and wet but not stagnant 
soil and is generally found in shady wet runs; very sensitive 
to fire, and only young plants will recover readily when injured. 
B*, M*,S and B B*, frequent. 
SANTALACEZE. | Sanpvatwoop Fammy. 
COMANDRA, Nutt. Bastarp Toap Fax. 
C. umbellata, Nutt. 
Thin dry soil, in open ground and rocky woods. B* and M, 
common : — § *, occasional. 
EUPHORBIACEAE.  Spurce Fanny. 
EUPHORBIA, L. Spurce. 
E. maculata, L. 
Dry open ground. M*, gravelly shore of N. Reservoir. 
E. Cyparissias, L. GRAVEYARD FLOWER. CYPRESS. 
Nat. from Eu.’in waste places. M*, frequent by roadsides 
and old houses. 
ACALYPHA, L. THREE-SEEDED MERCURY. 
A. Virginica, L. 
Poor soil in sun or shade. B*, M and S, frequent. 

