12 BOTANICAL BULLETIN. 



that date to Januarj' 3d, was a period of unprecedented warmtli, the thermometer 

 ranging- from 40 deg. to 80 deg., with an average of about 50 (leg. During that 

 time some of our early phxnts were induced to put in their appearance and some of 

 our constant bloomers bloomed on. Lnmium amplexicaule came up in my yard in a 

 vigorous growth, lumdreds of purple buds were almost ready to burst and some 

 had opened. Oniithxjaluin and Narcissus appeared above the ground two or three 

 inches. Some early roses put out leaves and a few flower buds, Lonicera seniper- 

 virens had many full grown leaves and any quantity of leaf buds. Ctjdunia Japon- 

 ica was in full bud and in a few instances in flower. Snapdragons were all in 

 leaf and ready to bloom. And so I might enumerate many other instances of 

 such unseasonable growth. These instances have not been confined to our own 

 section, but word has been received from the more northern counties that the same 

 condition of things prevails there. Prof. Herbert Copeland writes from Indianap- 

 olis that he "found Capsella Bursa-pastoris in blossom December 31st, near Fall 

 creek in Marion County "—Ed. 



Some intkkksting Cryptogams found near Painesville, Ohio. — From a re- 

 cent letter received from Dr. H. C. Beardslee, of Painesville, Ohio, I feel free to 

 make the following extract : 



"In 1872 I discovered a moss, the Disceliinn nudum, Dickson, a species not un- 

 common in Europe but first detected in the United States by myself. In 1873 I 

 detected Fissidens hyalimts, Hook. & "Wilson, which was found near Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, in 1832 by Mr. T. G. Lea and which had been detected nowhere else. It was 

 regarded by Sullivant and Lesquereux as lost and dropped from their Catalogue of 

 18G5. In the fall of 1874 I discovered Biccia Frostii, Austin, a Eockj- Mountain 

 species discovered in 1873. I found it only sparingly. It is a matter of some sur- 

 prise that this new Rockj^ Mountain species should occur here at home." — Ed. 



Some plants noted in Carroll County, Indiana. — While spending a few 

 weeks in July in Carroll County, in the northern part of the state, I was much 

 pleased Avith the region in a botanical point of view. My interest did not arise so 

 much from the plants actually collected as from the seeming capabilities of the 

 region. It is one of those low lying rich counties that border the "Wabash River 

 from source to mouth, full of thick woods and swamps, with occasional patches of 

 open prairie land. The "Wabash Valley has never been botanicallj^ explored and a 

 rich harvest is waiting to be reaped. Along the lower "\Yabash we seem to run into 

 u flora almost southern in its nature. Swamps filled with the Bald Cypress {Tax- 

 odium distichuin, Richard.), with Cypress "knees" standing up eight or ten feet in 

 height cover for acres the lower Wabash "S^alley. In Carroll County we found 

 growing by the acre Napceu dioica, L. It was bordering a large swamp, rising four 

 to five feet in height, its large clusters of white flowers and huge palmately parted 

 leaves making it a very marked plant. Psoralea Onobrychis, Nutt. was found grow- 

 ing in profusion overhanging sluggish streams, its beautifully characteristic pods 

 well developed and fixing its identity beyond dispute. 



Echinacea purpurea, Moench. flashed on us from the fence corners, its tall showj' 

 purple heads reminding us of the near lying prairje. Beside it was Lepachtjs pin- 

 iiata, T. & G. of similar habitat. Silphium terebinthinaceum, L. and ,S'. perfoliatttm, L. 

 invited us to try to reduce to herbarium shape their rough ungainly forms and 

 Nabalus crepidineus, DC. nodded its manj^ heads and reminded us of a wilted Verno- 

 nia. We hope soon to have some rare material from this rich valley and shall give 

 our botanical friends all the infoi'mation concerning it we can. — Ed. 



Contributions of notes are desired from all botanists, and such notes as are ac- 

 cepted will appear in the number of the Bulletin issued immediately after their receipt, 

 as it is not intended to limit the size of the paper to four pages if the amount of 

 matter will justify an enlargement. 



