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This species bears its flowers in great profusion. One small plant, 

 growing in the dry sand on the railroad embankment had sixteen flow- 

 ers and two seed pods. Ylola ohliqiia and F. sagittata may be seen 

 in shaded places by the roadside and in the open woods. In the 

 swamps and beside the few small streams are the sweet white flowers 

 of V. hlanda and V. jjrhaulaefolia. 



The most abundant of the white varieties, as well as the latest 

 one to appear is Y. Janceolata. This species may be found growing 

 with V. pedata in the open fields,' but it remains in blossom nuich 

 longer, some very fine s{)ecimens having been collected as late as the 

 tenth of June. Altogether the violets form one of the most pleasing 

 features of the spring flora. 



RANGE EXTENSION OF IRI& EEXAGOFA. 

 By A. Wetzstein. 



BY the finding of Iris hexagona in Auglaize County, Northwestern 

 Ohio, the fact seems to be proved that this plant has a much 

 wider range than that given by our botanical authorities. 

 Gray's Manval relates its range: "Prairies, Kentucky to Western 

 Missouri, and on the coast from South Carolina southward;"" Wood's 

 Botanist and Florixt: "South coastward;" and Britton and Brown's 

 Illustrated Flora: "South Carolina and Florida to Kentucky, Mis- 

 souri and Texas." In contradiction with those statements I believe 

 that it is not only a plant of the south, I)ut occurs also, through per- 

 haps, sporadically and locally, in the middle portions of our countr}'. 

 I found pretty large patches of this Iris at three difl"erent and 

 quite remote places near St. Marys, Ohio, — evidence enough that it is 

 wholly acclimatized, and entirely at home. Its habitat here is in 

 wooded swamy)s with Iris versicolor^ and blooming about the same time 

 (I found my specimens June 14tii), but easily distinguished from it by 

 the lower stems which are sur])assed by the leaves, and the somewhat 

 larger and lighter coloied flowers. The cjipsule plainly shows the six- 

 angled form that gave this Iris its characteristic name (hexagona). 



I would like to know if anybody has found this Iris in more 

 northern localities. 



St. Marys, Ohio. 



