Nov., 1902.] 



The Maximum Height of Plants. 



319 



I'olrocaceae. 



Gloeocystes gigas (Kuetz) Lagerh. 



(Protococcus.) 

 Haematococcus lacustris Girod. 



[Sphaere/la pluviales. ) 

 Spondylonioruni quaternarium Ehrenb. n. 

 Pandorina morum (Muell) Bory. 

 Endorena elegans Ehrenb. n. 

 Volvor globator (L) Ehrenb. 



Cladophoraceae. 

 Cladophora declinata fluitans (Kuetz) Hansg. n. Castalia. 



Ulolh rich aceae. 

 Microspora vulgaris farlowii Wolle. n. Castalia. 

 [Conferva A 

 " fugacissima (Roth) Rabenh. n. 



Oedogoniaceae. 

 Bulbochaete rhadinospora Wittr. n. 



Hehninthocladiaceae. 

 Chantransia pygmala Kuetz. Castalia. 



THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF PLANTS IV. 



John H. Schaffner. 



During the past summer a few measurements on the height of 

 various plants were taken and those which are con.siderably above 

 the size given in our manuals are recorded below. All of the 

 plants in the list are from central and western Kansas, except 

 three, which were measured in Ohio. 



Syntherisma s mguinalis (L.) Dull. 

 Panicum capillare L. ... 



Panicum proliferuni Lain. 

 Chaetochloa viridis ( L. ) Scrib. 

 Bouteloua oligostachya (Nutt.) Torr. 

 Atheropogon curtipendulus (Mx.) Fourn. 

 Eragrostis major Host. 

 Viola rafinesquii Greene — Ohio, 

 Teucriuni canadense L. ... 



Salvia lanceolata Willd. 

 Solan uni nigrum L. 

 Solanum rostratum Dunal. 

 Linaria linaria (L.) Karst , Ohio, 

 Iva xanthiifolia (Fres.) Nutt. 

 Xanthium speciosum Kear. 

 Boebera papposa (Vent.) Rydb. 

 Erechtites hieracifolia (L.)'Raf., Ohio, 



5 feet 



5% 



5Vi 



2% 



4'^ 



4 



154 



2>% 



4 



5 



4 



A% 

 13 



8 



2^ 

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