

NOTE and COMMENT 



Sedum Ternatum in Illinois. — On a recent visit to 

 Rock Creek, Kankakee County, in Eastern Illinois, an exten- 

 sive colony of Sedum ternatum was found on shaded nicks 

 along" the stream. Although it is possible that the plant is an 

 escape, as it sometimes is in the Eastern States, the location, 

 in a wooded ravine a long distance from any house, rather 

 points -to the conclusion that it is native. The Manuals give 

 its western range as from Michigan to Indiana and Georgia, 

 but it is apparent that Illinois should also be included. 



Waste Lands of the United States. — Botanizers who 

 are uneasy for fear cultivation will obliterate all the good 

 collecting grounds may be reassured. A recent survey shows 

 that in continental United States there are some 1,900,000,000 

 acres and of this area, more than half — about a billion acres — 

 are not even included in farms. Of what is commonly regarded 

 as farm lands about 40,000,000 acres annually lie fallow, 

 90,000,000 acres are used as pasture and 20,000,000 acres 

 about buildings are net used for crops. Apparently good bot- 

 anizing territory will be abundant for some time to come. 



WEATHER and Honey Flow. — Investigation has shown 

 that the activities of the bee, as well as those of other agricul- 

 turists, depend very largely upon the weather. Clear, rather 

 warm days favor honey production and so does a low barom- 

 eter. More than half the honey crop is made in June (in 

 Towa), but this is apparently a seasonal phenomenon and 

 not connected with any particular month. It probably occurs 



