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348. Amaranthus blitoides, S. Wats. 
Common; railroad tracks and waste places. JSTot 
noted in Swezey’s list, probably because of later in¬ 
troduction. Cheney reports common along many rail¬ 
way lines in the State. An emigrant from the Western 
Plains. Easily distinguishable from A. albus by its 
prostrate habit of growth and larger seeds. 
349. Amaranthus graecizans, L. (A. albus, L.) Tumble 
Weed. 
Common; waste grounds and fields, more often in 
sandy soil. In autumn the plant is uprooted and blown 
about by the wind, whence its common name Tumble 
Weed. 
350. Acnida tuberculata, Moq. (A. tamariscina, Wood, var. 
subnuda, S. Wats.) Water-Hemp. 
Occasional; low grounds. Presenting a large variety 
of forms. 
NyctaginacE/E. Four-o’clock Family. 
351. Oxybaphus nyctagineus, Sweet. 
Pare ; a few individuals observed along the C. M. & 
St. P. right-of-way at Burlington, Pacine Co. Hot 
seen elsewhere. Probably of recent introduction. 
FicoiDEiE. Carpetweed Family. 
352. Mollugo verticillata, L. Carpetweed. 
Occasional; cultivated grounds and waste places. 
Portula c a cEiE. Purslane Family. 
353. Claytonia Virginica, L. Spring Beauty. 
Common; moist woods. 
354. Portulaca oleracea, L. Purslane; “Pussley.” 
Common; too-well known in gardens where it is a 
very troublesome weed, difficult to eradicate. 
Cary op ii ylla cel® . Pink Family. 
355. Agrostemma Gfithago, L. (Lychnis Githago, Lam.) 
Corn Cockle. 
Pare ; occasionally seen in grain fields. 
