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in cultivated grounds : Virginia, near Staunton. % . 
July, Aug. IK V. Resembles E. spathulata, 
13. E. caulibus graciie-debilibus, simpliciter 3-fidis, foliis merciirlarina. 
oppositis ternisve subsessilibus ovalibus integris, pe- 
dunculis terminalibus solitariis unifioris. — Mich. JI-. 
amer. 2. p. 212. 
In shady rocky situations : Pensylvania and Kentucky. 
I/. July, Aug. V. V. Resembles in aspect Mercuri- 
alis annua. 
14. E. umbella 3-fida : bis dicbotoma, involucro foliiforme, marginata. 
involucellis oblongis cordatis margine membranaceis 
coloratis, foliis lanceolato-oblongis subcordato-am- 
plexicaulibus acutis glaucescentibus glabris, appendi- 
cibus caJycinis petaloideis subrotundis, capsulis pi- 
losis. 
On ihe Yellow- stone river. 3A. Leivis. Q . July. s. 
in Herb. Lewis. A very handsome -species ; the ' 
white margin of the involucre and white petal-like ap- 
pendices have a fine contrast with the elegant soft 
green leaves. 
15. E. umbella 4-hda ; dicbotoma, foliis oppositis lanceo- Lathyris. 
latis integerrimis. Willd. sp.pl. 2. p. go6» 
Icon. Blackw. t. 123. 
Not native, but frequently found near gardens and in 
cultivated ground, July, Aug. v, v. It is ge- 
nerally known in America by the name of Mole- 
plant, it being supposed that no moles disturb the 
ground where this plant grows. 
16. El. umbella 5 -fida : 3-fida : dichotcraa j invoincellis fo- corotlata. 
liisque oblongis obtusis, appendicibus calycinis peta- 
loideis obovatis. — JFilld. sp. pi. 2. p. gi6. 
Icon. Pluk. mant. t. 446. f. 3. 
In dry fields : Canada to Carolina. "}/. July, Aug, n, . 
It is very variable in its foliage : sometimes the leaves 
are quite linear. 
17. E. umbella 5-ficla: trifida: bifida, involucris ovatis, pilosa. 
petalis integris, foliis lanceolatis subpilosis apice serm- 
lalis. IVilld. sp. pl, 2. p. 9 I/. 
Icon, Gmel. sih.2. t.g3. 
In shady w'^et woods, in the mountains of Maryland and 
Virginia! %, June, July, v, v. From two to four 
feet high. 
