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bilis was in full flower; Lysimachia ciliata was nearly full; Napwa 
dioica was just opening, and very tall; Onosmodium Carolinianum 
was just opening ; Lippia nodiflora was in its early flowering stage ; 
Rhus aromatica, common, was past flowering ; Sylphium lacinia- 
tum was in the early stage; Silphium perfoliatum, six feet high, 
stem an inch in diameter and square, cup at perfoliation holding 
more than a gill; Asclepias verticillata, thick in patches, nearly in 
full flower; Coreopsis palmata, abundant in early flower; Potentilla 
arguta, common in full flower; Monarda fistulosa, abundant, in 
early flower; Euonymus atropurpureus, common, past mid-flower ; 
Lepachys, just beginning to open; Linum sulcatum, in full flower ; 
Heliopsis levis, Var. scabra, in early flower; Petalostemon viola- 
ceus, common, opening flower season; Petalostemon candidus, 
common, just beginning to oyen; Echinodorus, two species, in 
flower. Some of these were obtained July 9th and 10th. Peoria, 
July 12th: Amorpha canescens, common in full flower. Hydrastis, 
leaf. Peoria, July 16th: Cacalia reniformis, common, not quite in 
full flower ; Campanula Americana, common, in early flower. . Peoria, 
July 17th: Cassia Chamecrista, abundant, in early flower; Des- 
-manthus brachylobus, abundant, well out; Cephalanthus, do., do. ; 
Cassia Mariiandica, early. Peoria, July 19th: Blephilia hirsuta, 
well out, common Zannichellia palustris and Batrachospermum 
moniliforme reported by Dr. Frederick Brendel. Peoria, July 
20th: Liatris spicata, common, in full flower. Peoria, July 22d: 
Lobelia leptostachys, common, well out; Nelumbium luteum, 
abundant, in early flower; one leaf measured 294 inches in 
diameter; Rhamnus lanceolatus, common, ripe berries ; Elymus 
Europaeus, common, well out. Peoria, July 25th: Aster sericeus, 
abundant, not. in flower; Senecio aureus, Var. Balsamite, passed 
fruiting; Lysimachia longifolia, common, in flower ; Lysimachia 
lanceolata, common in flower. Peoria, July 28th: Hydrangea 
arborescens, common, in flower. Peoria, July 30th: Solanum 
heterodoxum, in flower, cultivated; Sida spinosa, abundant, in 
flower. Chicago, Aug. 6th: Silphium integrifolium, in early flower 
Gaura biennis, just opening ; Cornus stolonifera, abundant flowers. 
On Beaver Island, a low, well wooded island in the Northern part 
of Lake Michigan, Avg. 9th: Trientalis, abundant ; Lithospermum 
hirtum, nearly in full flower; Hypericum Kalmianum, ditto; Cam- 
panula rotundifolia, past mid-flower season, one specimen with 
leaves of all shades between the two types, and with those also 5 
Cornus Canadensis, abundant, ripe fruit; Linnaea borealis, abun- 
dant; Sium latifolium in flower, specimen preserved; Vaccinium 
myrtifolium, abundant ; Cassandra calyeulata, abundant. 
James Hyarr. 
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