DiCLiNiA SEGREGATE. Euphorbla. 
(J07 
In cultivated grounds : Virginia, near Staunton. 11^ 
July, Aug. V. V. Resembles E. spathulata. 
13. E. caulibus gracile-debilibus, sinipliciter 3-ndis, foliis ’niercurlahna, 
oppositis ternisve subsessilibus ovalibus integris, pe- 
dmiculis tenninalibus soiitariis unifioris. — Mich. Ji, 
amer. 2. p. 2 12. 
In shady rocky situations : Pensylvania and Kentucky. 
%. July, Aug. V. V. Resembles in aspect Mercuri- 
alls annua. 
i 14. E. umbella 3-fida : bis dicbotoma, involncro foliiforme, 
' involucellis oblongis cordatis roargine raembranaceis 
ii coloratis, foliis Janceolato-oblongis subcordato-ara- 
plexicaulibus acutis glaucescentibus glabris, appendi- 
I cibus calycinis petaioideis subrotundis, capsulis pi- 
I losis. 
I On the Yellow- stone river. M. Lewis. 0.July. %\s. 
\ in Herb. Lewis. A very handsome species ; the 
i white margin of the involucre and white petal-like ap- 
pendices have a fine contrast v/ith the elegant soft 
I green leaves. 
15. E. umbella 4-fida : dicbotoma, foliis oppositis lanceo- 
j latis integerrimis. IVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. goQ. 
I Icon. Blackw. t. 123. 
' Not native, but frequently found near gardens and in 
j cultivated ground. cT* July, Aug. v. v. It is ge- 
! nerally known in America by the name of Mole- 
I pla7it, it being supposed that no moles disturb the 
' ground where this plant grows. 
I l6. E. umbella 5-fida : 3~fida : dicbotoma ; involucellis fo- 
j liisque oblongis obtosis, appendicibus calycinis peta- 
loideis obovatis. — Willdt. sp. pi. 2. p.giQ. 
Icon. Pluk. mant. t. 4AQ. f. 3. 
In dry fields : Canada to Carolina. 1/ . July, Aug. v. v» 
It is very variable in its foliage: sometimes the leaves 
are quite linear. 
1/. E. umbella 5-fida: trifida : bifida, involucris ovatis, 
petalis integris, foliis lanceolatis subpilosis apice serru- 
latis. WiLld. sp. pi. 2. p. 9I/. 
Icon. Gmel. sib. 2. t. 93. 
In shady wet woods, in the mountains of Maryland and 
Virginia. 1/, June, July. v. v. From two to four 
feet high. 
marginata^ 
Lathyris. 
corollata. 
piiasa. 
