Mar., 1901] Mills — Plant Remains. 71 



this cloth. In other instances the grains and cobs were found in 

 large pieces of broken pottery and were well preserved. Finding 

 the corn in so many of the pits shows that it largely supi^lied the 

 food of the camp. 



Quantities of charred papaw seeds, Asimina triloba, (L.) Dunal, 

 and the wild Hazelnut, Corylus americana Walt, were found in a 

 number of pits showing that these were largely used for food. 



Quite a quantity of the seeds of the wild red i^luni, Prunus ameri- 

 cana Marsh, was also taken from the pits. Tliese were, in a number 

 of instances, associated with papaw seeds and the shells of the 

 ■chestnut, Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 



Great quantities of the broken shells of the butternut, Juglans 

 cinerea L. and the black walnut, Juglans nigra L. were discov- 

 ered. These were usually found associated together, but in several 

 instances they were found separated, the butternuts being more 

 abundant than the walnuts. 



Three species of hickory nuts were procured but none of these 

 were in such quantities as the butternut and black walnut. The 

 tliree species found were as follows: Hicoria minima (Marsh.) 

 Britt., Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britt., Hicoria laciniosa (Mx.) Britt. 



Several specimens of beans, Phaseolus (sp) and also a specimen 

 •of the grape, Vitis (sp.) were found in tlie material, but it was not 

 I)ossible to tell whether the beans were one of our wild species or 

 cultivated. 



SPROUTING FLOWER BUDS OF OPUNTIA. 

 Dr. V. Sterki. 



In June of last year I took some Opuntia i^lants home, and also 

 •some top joints heavily set with large buds. The former were 

 planted in the garden, the latter set in an Oleander tub. When, 

 after a month, none of the flower buds had opened, it was thought 

 tliat they were too many, as the joints bearing them were without 

 roots, and most of them were cut off and left lying on the ground, 

 where a part of tliem later on became partly or entirely covered 

 with soil. In September, I was surprised to find them all green and 

 fresh ; most of them had rooted, and a few even sprouted, sending up 

 shoots from half an inch to over an inch high, being perfect little 

 joints. At the present writing ( Jan. a. c.) all are alive, and, no 

 doubt, will grow out to plants next summer. They will be watched 

 closely and further report be given. 



It might be added that the Opuntia calyx-tube, which is later 

 the fruit, has "eyes," that is buds, of the same character as the 

 ■ordinary buds of the plant, with clusters of bristles ; and out of these 

 the young shoots grew, when the bud took root. 



