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saw in flower this side of Harrisburgh, Catalpa; and, west of Har- 
risburgh, Castanea vesca ; also Sambucus pubens, abundant with ripe 
fruit; Pastinaca and Nuphar advena in flower, going up the 
Juniata; Solidago in flower, from the car window west of Pitts- 
burgh; the two species of Melilotus also abundant. These and the 
following were noted on the ride through Central Ohio: Podo- 
phyllum abundant; Epilobium angustifolium, do.; GEnothera fruticosa 
common, in fine full flower; Nasturtium palustre, Calystegia 
sepium; Achillaea. In Illinois; Nymphxa odorata, in flower. 
While waiting for the next train at Englewood, 7 miles South of 
Chicago, July 3d, 1 found Silene antirrhina in full flower, and 
Anemone cylindrica. Potentilla anserina was abundant there and 
at Detroit, where it was in flower five weeks afterward. Scutel- 
laria parvula was common and in flower, at Englewood, July ‘3d. 
Parthenium integrifolium not quite out. At Peoria, July 4th: 
Datura Stramonium was common and just come into flower; Ver- 
bena stricta was abundant and very showy, from Englewood to 
Peoria, having been in flower but a few days. Also, along the 
same route, the two species of Echinacea were seen, and the flowers 
of one were exceedingly abundant and showy. Verbena bracteosa 
- was moderately common and nearly in full flower at Peoria; also 
a rather rare hybrid between these two species of Verbena. 
Mollugo grows larger and has larger flowers at Peoria than is 
common here. Echinospermum Lappula completely covers un- 
cared for grounds in the city, and its odor perfumes the air in one’s 
daily walks. Polanisia was abundant and just in flower at that 
date at Peoria. Martynia proboscidia is a common eseope; Scu- 
tellaria vericolor was abundant with very fine flowers; Osmorrhiza 
longistylis was in full grown fruit ; Paronychia dichotoma was com- 
mon. At Peoria, July 5th: Aster Shortii not yet forming flower 
buds; Clematis Pitcheri abundant and beginning to flower ; also En- 
phorbia dentata. Iodanthus hesperidoides, nearly in full flower; 
Tecoma radicans was abundant wild and beginning to flower. 
Yucea filamentosa is cultivated there, and was in flower; Hyperi- 
cum spherocarpon or nudifloruam was common, and nearly in full 
flower; also Silene stellata; Silene nivea was beginning to flower. 
At Peoria, July 8th: The fruit of Quercus imbricaria had 4 of its 
full diameter, and leaves of Q. Leana were collected; Ruellia 
ciliosa abundant, had just come into flower; also Euphorbia corol- 
lota; Asclepias tuberosa was common and nearly in full flower ; 
also Apocynum cannabinum; Psoralea floribunda was common, 
elegant and well in flower; Nasturtium sessiliflorum had full grown 
fruit; Lysimachia stricta had been previously noted abundant along 
the railway in Eastern Ohio. At Peoria, July 10th : Conobea and 
Psoralea Onobrychis were in flower and common. Aé Peoria, 
July 11th: Solanum Carolinense, common and well advanced to- 
ward full flower; Baptisia leucantha in flower, and 54 feet high, 
was collected; also leaves of Asimina; Oxybathus nyctagineus 
was common and past mid flower. The flowers of Ceanothus 
Americana were just opening; those of Lythrum alatum were 
well advanced; also those of Alisma Plantago; Sagittaria varia- 
