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blowing (lircctlv to or from ihcm. T respectfully present 

 these facts, hoping that others may obsene them until 

 the theory of hail-storms, and local showers of great se- 

 verity is better understood. I give no theory, but let the 

 facts stand out for consideration, as to whether th.ey may 

 not lead to a better understanding of the formation of 

 such storms. 



Catalogue of the Flov^criiig rhiuts of Vcrntoit. — By 

 Professor George //. Per/c/ns, Ph. D. — Coiiiuuied 

 • from page 190. 



Order.—LEGUMINOS.^. 



Li'rixfs I'KKKNXis, L. CotuDioii Litphie. This plant 

 Grrows verv ;dnmdantlv and thriftily on sandy hillsides 

 and along the borders of open pine woods. Specimens 

 with >vhitc dowei-s are not very rare ; last of May. 



Trifoi-IUM *ar\'exse, L. Rabbit-foot Clover. Dry 

 fields ; not common ; July. 



T. *PRATEXSE, L. Coiiuiiuii Ped Clover. Fields ; 

 common : June. 



T. REPENS, L. White Clover. Common; last of jSIay. 



T. *AGRARiUM, L. Tallow Hop-Clover. Sandy fields 

 near Burlington : not common ; June. 



T. *RROcuMBEXS, L. " Loxv Hop-Clover. Roadsides 

 and fields ; common in limited localities but not often 

 occupying extended spaces ; June. 



Melilotus *officixalis, Willd. I'elloxu Clover. Not 

 at all common in most parts of Vermont ; June. 



M. *ALBA, Lam. White Szvcet Clover. More common 



