THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 9 



same marshes, as far as the eye can reach, are (hirkly hhie 

 with the flowers of closed gentians or ablaze with cardinal 

 flowers. 



Like the desert in general the flora of the dunes is of 

 great brilliancy. I have only given a few imperfect glimmpses 

 of the wonderful flora of a wonderful region. Those who 

 love the dunes will tramp over them all day with shoes full 

 of sand i)ut with hearts full of delight, while others not in 

 ihe "cult" may curse the dunes — and miss a blessing! 



THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH DAKOTA 



By O. a. Stevens 



nn ( ) the average "tenderfoot" in North Dakota, the name 

 ■'■ Turtle Mountains is of special interest, particularly if 

 his view of the state be limited to the famous valley of the 

 Red River of the North. He is thankful to be assured that 

 somewhere in the state there must be more varied typogra- 

 phy, something different from this level receding horizon, 

 i)roken here and there by a cottonwood grove, something to in- 

 terrupt the convergent pair of slender lines which represent 

 the indispensable railway. 



Perhaps his recollections of geography fail to include 

 mountain ranges in North Dakota, but even so, there may 

 have been some thought unworthy of inclusion in some little 

 known spot in the great west. The older resident is likely to 

 inform him that the Turtle Mountains will disappoint him. 

 As mountains, this is quite probable, but as an interesting dot 

 on the Great Plains, a brief description may be of interest to 

 our readers. 



