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MONOECIA. MONADELPHIA. 
covpllata^ 
Lathyris. 
oval, oblong, lanceolate, and linear-lanceolate, in different situa- 
tions, and vary in colour from apple-green to crimson. The 
root is large and from two to six feet long. Possesses medi- 
cinal virtues, being equal to Ipecacuanha as an emetic. (See 
Veg. Mat, Med. U. S.) In the sandy fields of Jersey, opposite 
Southwark and not far from the Delaware ; also in those several 
miles below Kaighn’s point, abundant. Perennial. April, 
May, and often in June and July. 
4. E. umbel 5 to S-cleft, dichotomous : involu- 
cells and leaves oblong, obtuse ; calicine appen- 
dices petaloid, obovate. — Willd. and Pursh. 
Icon. Pluk. Mant. t. 446. f. 3. 
Corollated Spurge. 
A fine species, from one to two and a half feet high, with 
large or conspicuous white flowers. In Jersey, abundant, op- 
posite Southwark. On the edges of fields between Mar- 
ket-street bridge and Kingsess Gardens, and in similar places 
elsewhere. The leaves vary in breadth. Perennial. July, 
August. 
5. E. umbel 4-cleft, dichotomous; leaves oppo- 
site, lanceolate, very entire. — Willd. 
Icon. Blackw. t. 123. 
Mole-plant. Caper Spurge. 
A hardy plant, not a native of this country, but in this neigh- 
bourhood sometimes met with, in situations where it has the 
appearance of growing wild. On the Wissahickon, near the 
paper mills. In Jersey, near Woodbury ; and near Frankford, 
Biennial. July, August. 
