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BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 



Massac counties, Illinois (see Geological Survey of Illinois, vol. i, 

 pp. 408, 411,430 and 431), and very likely occurs in similar 

 situations near the mouth of the Wabash. 



Page 69. Fraxinus Americana. Eight slender trees of this 

 species, recently cut for timber in the bottoms of a small creek 

 flowing into the northern end of Mouteur's pond, near Wheat- 

 land, were measured in the spring of 1883. Their dimensions 

 were as follows : 



Page 70. Catalpa speciosa. October 29th, 1882, a magnifi- 

 cent Catalpa tree attracted my attention by reason of the marked 

 contrast between its richly green foliage and the decided brown 

 and red tints of the adjacent tree tops. Had it not been thus 

 conspicuous it would probably have escaped notice altogether, 

 although standing not far from the roadside. Careful measure- 

 ments were made with a tape line, with the following result: 



Girth at 1 foot from ground 18 feet. 



" " 4 feet " " 12i " 



« « jo « " » 10 " 9 inches. 



First limb, 1 foot in diameter, growing out at 14 feet from ground. 

 Second " " ". " 30 < ; " " 



Height (determined by several triangulations) lOli feet. 



Greatest spread of branches 35 and 55 



Several sprouts or " suckers" had been cut from the base for 

 fence posts. 



This tree was again visited May 31, 1883, when it was in 

 full bloom, and clothed with its showy blossoms from the lowest 

 branch to the extreme summit. 



The locality was near Turkey Creek, about four miles south 

 of Olney (Richland county), Illinois. A very careful search 

 through the surrounding woods, especially in the bottoms of 

 Turkey Creek, near by, failed to reveal a single additional speci- 

 men, of any size whatsoever — so nearly has the species been exter- 

 minated in that locality. 



Page 70. Sassafras officinale. A very fine tree of this species 

 which had been felled in the cypress swamp near White River, 



