C \T ILOOUE OJ IM.AN'TS. 



OBDSB 01. GERANIACE-flB. GmBAHIUM Tamiiv. 

 Geranium, I. (Cranesbill.) 



G. maculatum, L. (Spotted Cranesbill.) This ipedei II common In 



Ihe middle counties. Leaves spotted, on Long petioles; itemi erect, 



bearing an abundance <>f large, showy, purple flowers, The plant is f;ir 



showy and beautiful than some of the cultivated varieties. En- 



dures cultivation well. 



G. Oarolinianum, L. Barren soil and waste places, common. 



Erodium. [/Her. (Storksbill.) 



E. deuterium, L'Her. Woodbury. (Canby) 



Impatiens, L. (Balsam — Jewel-weed.) 

 L pallida, Nutt. W. {Knighton^ 



I. fulva, Nutt. Bhady moist places, common. 



Va \ alba. Near Toms River, (>., has white flowers, not common. 



Oxalis, L. (Wood-Sorrel— Sheep-Sorrel.) 



O. violaoea,L. is common about Freehold; rarely found near Prince- 

 ton. 



O. stricta, L. Woods and fields, common. 



Order 23. RUTACEJE. Rue Family. 

 Zanthoxylum, Colden. (Prickly Ash.) 



Z. Ameiicanum, Mill. M., near Freehold. 



Order 26. ANACARDIACEJE. Cashew Family. 

 Rhus, L. (Sumach.) 



R. typhina, L. Mer. (Dr. Torrey.) Also in W. {Knighton.) 

 R. glabra, L. This species is common throughout the middle parts 

 of the State. The fruit has ■ pleasant arid, a decoction of which is used 

 as a gargle for ul< ire throat The leaves and hark arc used for 



tanning goat-skins, and arc said to make the besl Morocco. 



R. oopallina, L Neglected fields and road-sides, common. 



R. venenata, DC. (Poison Sumach— Poison Elder-— Poison Dogwood.) 



Is a small tr<-<\ from eight to twenty feet high. The poisonous eft 



Common; growing in swampy 

 - throughout th<- State. 



R Poisou Vine— -Poison Ivy— Poison Oak.) This 



plant is a vine, •' to the trunks of trees, or to rocks, by nu- 



thrown out all along the stem. The leaves are three 



: - be avoided Lt is poisonous to most 



■ raption of the skin, accompanied by an Intolerable 



tion. Lou nd thickets, 



.on. 



