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Artemisia annua, L.; has also appeared in nursery at Painesville 
at various times, but not permanent. 
* Amphiachyris dracunculoides, Nutt. — 
* Aster pauctfiorus, Nutt. 
Dysodia chrysanthemoides, Lag.; also found at Westerville, 
Franklin Co. 
* Gutierezia Texana, T. & G. 
* Helenium nudifiorum, Nutt. 
* Helenium tenutfolium, Nutt. 
* Parthenium Hysterophorus, L. 3 
* Solanum rostratum, Dunal. 
* VMonarda citriodora, Cerv. 
Amarantus chlorostachys, Willd.; also Lorain Co. 
Amarantus blitotdes, Watson; this plant is quite common about 
Columbus, abundant along the L. S. & M. S.R. R. tracks 
in Northern Ohio. 
Amarantus spinosus, L.; has been growing in other parts of the 
State for nearly twenty years. 
* Croton capitatus, Michx.; one plant only. 
Chenopodium aanbra sites L., var. eo Gray ; not 
rare throughout the State. 
* Avena fatua, L. 
_ W. R. LAZENBY. 
A New Egg-Plant Disease,” 
Egg-plants in New Jersey have been seriously troubled with 
fungous enemies during the past two years. Of these the 
Phyllosticta hortorum, Speg., is perhaps the worst upon the leaves 
and fruit, causing the former to blight, and the latter to rot pre- 
maturely. A species of grey mould, (Botrytis fascicularis (Cd.) 
Sacc), hastens the decay of the mature fruit, and occasionally an 
Anthracnose, (G/wosporium melongene, E. and Hals.), seen for 
the first time last year, is met with. But the greatest complaint 
has been of the dying of the young plants while still in the hot- 
bed, or shortly after they are set in the field. The truckers 
sometimes speak of this trouble as a “ damping off,’ because it 
*Read before the Botanical Club of the A. A. A. S., biden. Soe meeting, 
Aug. 20, 1891. 
