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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



Raminciilus ahortiims, CapscUa Bur sa-past oris, Geranium 

 carolinianuinj Oxalis striciaj Melilolus alba, Trijolvum rcpcns, 

 T. pratcnsCj Chaerophyllum procumhens^ Potenlilla canadcn- 

 sis, Erigcron annuus and E, canadensis, different species of 

 Lactuca, Apocynum cannabinum, Verbascum Thapsus, Plan- 



tago lanceolata, P, vatag 



aristata and P. Rugelii, to- 



gether with Cypei'us ovularisy Eleocharis tenuis, Agroslis 

 scabra, Elymus striatus and Poa pratends. The summer 

 adds to these Anemone pennsylvanica, AbiiHlon Avicennac, 

 several species of Lespedeza as well as other Leguminosao, 



Galium trifl 



rum, Actinomcris squarrosa, Artemisia biennis, 

 Bidens bipinnata^ Erigcron strigosus, Eupatorium purpureum 

 and E, serotinum, RudhecHa laciniaia, Xanthium canadense, 



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Stcironcma ciliatum and S, lanceolatum, Asclepias Cornuli, A. 

 obtusifoHus and A. purpurascens, Enslenia albida, Convolvulus 

 Sepium and Ipomoea pandurata, Datura Talula, Solarium 

 nigrum, Penlstemon laevigatas Digitalis, Blephilia hirsuta, 

 A maranthus retroflexus, Phytolacca decandra, Chenopodium 

 album, Polygonum dumetorum scandens and Euphorbia Preslii, 

 In the fall Ilclenium autumnale snidAtriplexpatuIumhasMujii 

 are added. Mention should be made of clumps of Clematis 

 virginiana occurring here and there throughout the year. 



The wet bottom. 



In contrast to the dry bottom, the wet bottom supports 

 a flora of great luxuriance; though not particularly rich in 

 species. Willows here form the main tree growth, chiefly 

 Salix cor data X sericea, S. longi folia and S. nigra, together 

 with Populus monilijera, while close to the river lower plants 

 of these species, together with small trees of Betula nigra, 

 are very much in evidence, forming, together with a number 

 of herbaceous plants, 

 and gradually passing into the dry bottom, lies a strij), vary- 

 ing in width, but measuring on an average fully four fifths 

 of the entire bottom, which may well be called a park land- 

 scape in miniature. The willows constitute small woods, 

 the trunks being clear and the trees relatively close together. 



a broad hedirc. Back of this hedge 



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Smaller willows and small trees of Betula nigra form clumps 



of shrubbery among which numerous vines, Cissus Ampe- 



