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THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA

SALSOLA Linn. S. Tragus Linn. Russian Thistle. Monongalia : a few plants of this species appeared in an alfalfa field, in 1904, near Morgantown (Sheldon, 685). A M A RANT H А C E A E. AMARANTHUS, L. A. HYBRiDus L. Red Amaranth (A. hypochondriacus L.). Waste places. Ohio: on Bogg's Island (Mertz & Guttenberg). Monongalia: near Morgantown. Fayette: neai Nuttallburg, common (Nuttall). Hardy: near Moorefield (Gamble). A. PANICULatUS L. Waste places. Monongalia : near Morgantown. Hardy : near Moorefield (Gamble). A. RetROFleXUS L. Pigweed. Ohio: on Bogg's Island (Mertz & Gutlenberg). Monon galia : near Morgantown. A. graecizans L. Tumble-weed. (A. albus L.). Waste places. Monongalia: near Morgantown. A. spinosus L. Thorny Amaranth. Waste grounds. Kanawha : near Charleston. Putnam : near Buffalo. Mason : near Point Pleasant. Wood : near Parkersburg, abundant. Jefferson : near Shepherdstown. PHYTOLA'CCACE A E. PHYTOLACCA, L. P. DECANDRA L. Poke. Scoke. Garget. All situations, even on the higher mountains. throughout the State.

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A I Z О А C E A E. MOLLUGO, L. M. VERTiciiXatA L. Carpet-weed. Waste and cultivated grounds. Monongalia : hills about Morgantown. Marion : near Fairmont. Fayette : near Nutt allburg, sandy banks of New River (Nuttall). P О R T U L А C E AE. PORTULACA, L. P. oleracea L. Purslane. "Pussley." A weed in cultivated grounds and gardens. throughout the State.

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