186 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



Mississippi: Coopolis, Tracy 5126, April 24, 1898 (M) ; 

 Ocean Springs, Skehan, May 13, 1895 (M). 



5. Tradescantia occidentals Britton. 



Tradescantia occidentalis Britton, Man. Nor. States & Can. 241. (1901). 



Sandy woods and barrens, Western Missouri to Texas, 

 Colorado, Utah and Montana, east to Nebraska. May to 

 July. 



Specimens examined : Missouri: Sheffield, Jackson County, 

 Bush 733, June 10, 1900 (M). Nebraska: Anselmo, Web- 

 ber, July 6,1889 (M). Indian Territory : Catoosa, Bush 

 1265, May 8, 1895 (M). Oklahoma: Huntsville, Laura A. 

 Blank ins hi j), May 6, 1896 (M) ; no locality, Waugh, without 

 date of collection (M); no locality, Waugh 204, without 

 date of collection (M); Texas: Dallas, Reverchon 2189, 

 April 18, 1900 (M) ; 2482, June 6, 1901 (M) ; Corsicana, 

 Reverchon 2768, April 15, 1902 (M); Gillespie County, 

 Jenny, without date of collection (M); Palo Duro Canyon, 

 Reverchon 2769, April 30, 1902 (M); San Angelo, Rever- 

 chon 4053, May 20, 1903 (M) ; San Diego, Nealley, May, 



1895 (N); Llano, Bray, May 14, 1902 (N); 513, May 

 15, 1899 (N) ; Tom Green County, Tweedy 203, May, 1880 

 (N); Midland, Tracy 8046, May 9, 1902 (N) ; Crab Apple, 

 Jenny, without date of collection (N). Colorado: Denver, 

 Redfield 8481, July 17, 1872 (M); Fort Collins, Crandall, 

 July 10, 1897 (M); Fort Morgan, Pammel 300, June 23, 



1896 (M); Canon City, Brandegee 70, 1871 (M). Utah: 

 Silver Reef, Jones 5154, May 3, 1894 (M). Wyoming: 

 Fairbanks, Aven Nelson 492, July 14, 1894 (M): Ferris, 

 Elias Nelson 4904, July 19, 1898 (M); Halleck Canon, 

 Awn Nelson 7455, July 4, 1900 (M) ; New Castle, Pammel 

 168, June 24, 1897 (M). Montana: Custer, Blankinship 

 57, June 12, 1890 (M). 



6. Tradescantia reflexa Raf. 



Tradescantia reflexa Raf. Atl. Journ. 150. (1832). 



Abundant on prairies and in sandy woods, Virginia to 



