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CARYOPHYLLACE^E. 



Dianthus armeria L. Johnson Co. Upland woods, frequent. 



Saponaria officinalis L. Decatur, Des Moines, and Johnson 

 Cos. Waste places, frequent. 



S. vaccaria L. Johnson Co. Waste places, infrequent. 



Silent stellata Ait. Decatur, Appanoose, Van Buren, Des 

 Moines, and Johnson Cos. Rich woods, frequent. 



S. nivea Otth. Johnson Co. Along streams, infrequent, 



S. antirrhina L. Decatur, Henry, and Johnson Cos. Fields 

 and waste places, frequent. 



Lychnis githago Lam. Johnson Co. Waste places, infre- 

 quent. 



Arenaria lateriflora L. Johnson Co. Low places, frequent. 



Stellaria media Smith. Henry Co. 



8. long i folia Muhl. Johnson Co. Wet woods, infrequent. 



Cerastium nutans Raf . Decatur and Johnson Cos. Wet 

 places, frequent. 



PORTULACACE^E. 



Portulaca oleracea L. Decatur, Appanoose, Wapello, Van 

 Buren, Des Moines, and Johnson Cos. Fields and waste places, 

 common. 



Glaytonia virginica L. Decatur, Van Buren, Des Moines, 

 and Johnson Cos. Rich woods, common. 



HYPERICACE^E. 



Hypericum ascyron L. Johnson Co. Prairie, rare. 



E. prolificum L. Appanoose, Des Moines, and Jefferson Cos. 

 Waysides, infrequent. 



E. mutilum L. Decatur Co. Open woods, common. 



E. cistifolium Lam. Appanoose and Johnson Cos. Waste 

 places, infrequent. 



H maculanim Walt. Decatur, Appanoose, Van Buren, and 

 Johnson Cos. Open woods, frequeut. 



E. canadense L. Decatur and Johnson Cos. 



MALVACEAE. 



Malva rotundifolia L. Decatur, ^an Buren, and Johnson 

 Cos. Waste places, frequent. 



