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About 9 miles southwest of Jonesboro (the county-seat) a 

 considerably larger prairie, perhaps fifty acres in extent (fig. 2), 

 with similar surroundings but much richer flora, was visited 

 the next morning, but rather hurriedly, for the man w^ho took 



Fig. 1. Small prairie near Gilkerson, Arkansas. 

 palustris. August 24, 1915. 



The trees are mostly Querciis 



me there in his automobile had to be in his office in Jonesboro 

 by 8 a.m. The following plants were noted, the herbs being 

 arranged in approximate order of abundance: 



TREE.S 



QiLercus palustris (around edges) 



SHRUBS 



Sassafras variifolium 

 Rhus copallina 



HERBS 



Ambrosia hidentata 

 Laciniaria scariosa 

 Crotonopsis linearis 

 Sarothra Drummondii 

 Vernonia fasciculata? 

 Baptisia leu^anthaf 

 Chamaecrista fasciculata 



Panicum virgatum 

 Panicum capillar ef 

 Paspalum sp. 

 Diodia teres 

 Euthamia sp. 



Eupatorium semiserratum? 

 Cracca Virginiana 

 Boltonia diffusa 

 Juncu^ hrachycarpus 

 Morongia sp. 

 Lespedeza Virginica? 

 Aristida gracilis? 

 Laciniaria spicata? 

 Cv^cuta sp. 

 Buchnera elongata 

 Galactia sp. 



