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$ Stellaria media, Smith. Fields and waste places. April, October. 



— longifolia, Muhl. Damp shady places. June. 

 § Cerastium vulgatum, L. Mouse-ear, Chickweed. Road sides. 



May, September. 

 Silene stellata, L. Dry woods near Oriskany. August. Very rare. 



— antirrhina, L. Dry sandy fields, near Oneida lake. June. 



§ — nocturna, L. Old fields, and among spring grain. July, Aug. 

 § Lychnis githago, Lam. Cockle. In wheat and rye fields. June. 



Order PORTULACACE.E. The Purslane Tribe. 

 § Portulaca oleracea, L. Purslane. Waste places. July, August. 

 Claytonia virginica, L. Open woods in rich soil. April, May. 



Order LINACEiE. The Flax Tribe. 

 $ Linum usitatissimum, L. Common Flax. Cultivated. Hardly 



naturalized. 



Order GERANIACE.E. The Geranium Tribe. 

 Geranium maculatum, L. Open woods near Oneida lake. June. 



— carolinianum, L. Cranes-bill. About Oriskany. June- 



Rare. 



— robertianum, L. Herb Robert. Shady rocks. Trenton 



falls. June, September. 

 § Erodfum cicutarium, VHeriter. Naturalized about the Dexter fac- 

 tory. June. 



• Order BALSAMINACE.E. The Balsam Tribe. 

 Impatiens pallida, Nutt. Moist shady places. July, September. 



Very common. 



— fulvaj Nutt. With the preceding. July, September. 



Order LIMNANTHACE^. 

 Floerkea proserpinacoides, Willd. Damp shady places near Oriskany ; 



May. 



Order OXALIDACE^E. The Wood Sorrel Tribe. 

 Oxalis acetosella, L. Wood Sorrel. Shady woods. June. 



— stricta, L. Borders of fields. June, September. 



Order ZANTHOXYLACE.E. 



Zanthoxylum americanum, Mill. Prickly Ash. Wood creek, Verona. 



May. 



Order ANACARDIACE^E. The Cashew Tribe. 

 Rhus typhina, L. Stag's-horn Sumac. Borders of woods. June. 



— copallina, L. Mountain Sumac. Pine plains, and near Oneida 



lake. July. 



— venenata, D. C. Poison Sumac. Oriskany swamp. June. 



Very poisonous. 



— toxicodendron, L. Poison Ivy. Borders of woods, and along 



fences. June, 



