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THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA

R. ACETOSelLA L. Horse Sorrel. Abundant everywhere ; even along paths in the dense spruce forests of the higher mountains. FAGOPYRUM Gaertn. F. Fagopyrum (L.) Karst. Buckwheat. (F. esculentum Moench.) Waste grounds and cultivated fields. A frequent escape POLYGONUM L. P. orientale L. Prince's Feather. Escaped to waste places. Lewis : near Weston. Monon galia: near Morgantown. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, rare (Nuttall). Mineral: near Piedmont. P. PennsylvanicUM L. Low grounds. Common throughout the State. P. Persicaria L. Lady's Thumb. Waste grounds. Lewis : near Weston. Gilmer : near Glenville (Mapel). Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttei!!). Mason : near Point Pleasant. Wood : near Parkersburg. Hardy: near Moorefield (Gamble). Randolph: near Pickens (H. H. Smith, 1440). Forma albiflora. Millsp. Prel. Cat. Fl. W. Va., 432. A pure white-flowered form abundant near Point Pleas ant. P. Hydroi'i per L. Smartweed. Water Pepper. Wet grounds. Monongalia : near Morgantown. Gilmer : near Glenville (Mapel). Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nutt all). Ohio: near Wheeling (Mertz & Guttenberg.) P. punCTatUM Ell. (P. aere N. P.. K.) Wet places. Common throughout the State. P. HydROPIPEROIDES Michx. Mild Water-pepper. Swampy places. Common throughout the State. P. VirginianUM L. Thickets and in rich soils. Common throughout the State P. aviculare L. Door-weed. "Goose-grass." About dwellings and roadsides. Common throughout the State. P. ERECTUM L. With the last, especially in streets. P. tenue Michx. Dry pastures. Wood : near Kanawha Station. Monon galia : near Morgantown. Taylor : near Grafton, and com mon throughout the State. P. CILINodE Michx. Pendleton; in rockv places on Spruce Knob (Greenman З46).