THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 5 



Further south the azalea still has many friends, and Mrs. 

 G. W. Sirrine of South Carolina votes for it, but cites the 

 arbutus for favorable mention. In this part of the world it has 

 strong rivals, however. Ellis B. Noyes of Virginia, suggests 

 the jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) , the small magnolia 

 (Magnolia glauca) or the arbutus. With these species for a 

 foundation we hope for a revised list and a more extended vote. 

 The southern States are singularly lacking in botanists and 

 botanizers and no reports have been received from the region. 

 Drawing on his own experience, therefore, the writer suggests 

 the big magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla), the Chicasaw plum 

 (Primus Chicasa) or the azalea as likeliest to deserve the 

 honor. 



In the North Central States, Mr. Gruber's suggestion of 

 the wild crab finds support from Miss Emma E. Laughlin in 

 Ohio, Mrs. M. E. S. Charles in Indiana, and from the home of 

 this magazine in Illinois, though the editor is inclined to favor 

 the wild grape over anything that grows. H. G. Wolfgang in 

 Ohio, supports the spotted wintergreen (ChimaphUa macu- 

 lata). In Nebraska, Rev. J. M. Bates votes for Mentzelia 

 odorata, though admitting the claims of the Iowa crab (Pyrus 

 Ioensis) which, however, is rare in that region. Unfamiliar 

 with the Mentzelia, we wonder how its fragrance compares 

 with that of the golden currant (Ribes aiireum) which is so 

 often selected for planting in the East. 



On the Pacific Coast, differences of opinion coinciding 

 with latitude are noted. Rev. W. A. Squires writes from San 

 Francisco, that California wildflowers are conspicuously lack- 

 ing in perfume, and suggests that the flower most gifted with 

 fragrance is the redwood lily (Lilium rubescens). Fred E. 

 Burlew of Los Angeles, names as his preference another lily — 



