Si Ohio Naturalist. [Vol. 1, No. 6 



Black Oak woods of Cedar Point. Here we found three specimens 

 of the rare Lea's Oak, one fine specimen of the common Juniper 

 (Juniperus communis), two specimens of the Sand cherry (Prunus 

 jjumila), none of which are given in the "Sandusky Flora" for this 

 place, and one only— the Juniper— for Catawba. Of other rare or 

 specially interesting plants for this point the following may be 

 mentioned: Ammophila arenaria, Panicum virgatum, Salix glauc- 

 ophylla, Salix sericea. Euphorbia polygonifolia, Pinus strobus, 

 Stipa spartea, Clienopodium leptophyllum, Lepargyraea canadensis, 

 CEnothera rhombipetala, Artemisia caudata, Arctostaphylos uva- 

 ursi, SymphoricarjDus pauciflorus, Utricularia gibba and Lacinaria 

 scariosa. 



By no means the least interesting vegetation on Cedar Point 

 are the dune plants, many species of arenophilous species, and 

 efficient soil binders. Some idea of the appearance of a few of such 

 plants may be gained from the cut (Fig. 2), which shows one of the 

 sand hills held exclusively by the roots of the Red Cedar. Other 

 similar hillocks are held by one of the wild grape vines, Vitis vul- 

 pina, and many other plants. The tufts of some of the grasses, es- 

 pecially Panicum virgatum, can be seen in the same illustration. 



At Marblehead and Catawba the flora is equally rich in local 

 and int( resting plants. Huge Buckeyes occur, one of which meas- 

 ures nine feet and two inches in circumference. The Red Oaks are 

 numerous and remarkably variable in their fruits. There occurs 

 Zygadena elegans and Kipleria cristata, Meibomia illouoensis, Sola- 

 num rostratum, and Picradenia acaulis— all Avestern species. The 

 iLakeside Daisy, as the Picradenia has been locallj^ named, is es- 

 pecially attractive. It occurs in one place in Illinois, but otherwise 

 known only far west of the Mississippi river. 



Elsewhere, and especially in the prairie region of Erie county, 

 there occur such rare species as Aletris fainosa, Aristida gracilis 

 and A. purpurascens, Salix Candida, Prunus cuneata, Psoralea ped- 

 unculata, Rhexia virginica, Elryngium yuccifolium, Asclepias obtus- 

 ifolia and A. suUivantii, and Helianthus mollis. 



The bay is even riclier, presenting acres and acres of Nelumbo, 

 Sagittaria, Potamogetons, Rushes, Reeds, Duckweeds, Polygonum, 

 Ceratophyllum, and othei-s too numerous to mention. The innumer- 

 able and unenumerated Algae must not go unmentioned — here, as in 

 many other lines, the enthusiastic students will reap a rich harvest. 



