j6 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 



trivialis, Michx. Rhododendron nudiflora, L. 



Rosa laevigata, Michx. Nepeta Glechoma, L. 



nitida, Willd. Scutellaria parvula, Michx. 



Crataegus Pyracantha, Pers. (intro- Phlox pilosa, L. 



[duced) amcena, Sims. 



apiifolia, Michx. Melia Azderach, L. (introduced.) 



aestivalis, T. & G. Chionauthus Virginica, L. 



Pyrus angustifolia, Ait. Asarum ariifolium, Michx. 



Itea Virginica, L. Rumex crispus, L. 



Liquidambar styraciflua, L. Morus rubra, L. 



Oenothera sinuata, L. Quercus Phellos, L. 



var. humistrata, Gr. virens, L. (rare.) 



linearis, Michx. aquatica, Catesby. 



Cornus florida, L. falcata, Michx. 



Nyssa multirlora, Wang. nigra, L. 



Lonicera sempervirens. Ait. Fagus ferruginea, Ait. 



grata, Ait. Ostry a Virginica, Willd. 

 Mitchella repens, L. 



Astragalus mollissimilS, Ton.— A short time ago, my 

 friend. Dr. Isaac Ott of East on, Penn., received from a stock bleed- 

 er in Western Kansas, a wild plant, know there by the name of 

 '"loco.'' and said to produce injurious and often fatal effects upon 

 cattle and horses who eat it, causing paralysis and other functional 

 disturbances. Dr. 0., who is a skilliul investigator of poisons and 

 their action upon animal and vegetable organisms, fully confirms 

 the reports of the herdsmen as to the deleterious properties of this 

 plant. At my request, he procured for me specimens with flowers 

 and full-growxi pods, and it proved to be Astragalus mollissimus, 

 Torr. From the quantity sent, its vigorous growth so early in the 

 season, its strong, deep roots and its numerous, short, thick stems, 

 it is fair to infer that it is at home and abounds in that region. — 

 Thos. C. Porter. 



Equisetum varieg-atum, Schleich.— Mrs. A. E. Bush, of 

 San Jose, Cal., has sent me specimens of an Equisetum, collected at 

 the hills near that city, April 22, which must be referred to the above 

 species. The stalks are densely tufted, and the grooves of the stem 

 vary from 5 to 10, but are commonly 6 or 7; one large stalk had 11. 

 This species is not mentioned in the "Botany of California" and to 

 my knowledge has not been reported from this state hitherto. It 

 appears in Colorado (Porter and Coulter), and from 111. to 

 N. H., and northward. — Lucieist M. Underwood, Wesl. Univ., 

 Bhomington, III. 



Early Fungi. — I have received to-day from Southern Illinois, 



through Mr. F. S. Earle, fresh specimens of the following fungi: 

 Urocystis poin,])Jioligodes,Sc\il.,<m Ranunculus fascicularis ; < 'ystopus 

 candidus, (Per^s.) on Capsella &ursa-pastoris and Peronospora mvea, 

 Ung., on Geranium Carolinianum. They are well developed and in 

 good condition for study, and Mr. Earle tells me the Cystopus has 

 been so all winter. — A. B. Seymour, University of Illinois, Cham- 

 paign. 



