134 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 



Lithosprrmuiit lonf/ifloriim, L. hirtimt, Antrnr/alus raryocdrpiis, O.ri/tropis L'unherti, 

 Pmrtilcd esrulf/itd, CeanothuH America nits, Homtonin ((n/inxtif<>U<i,C<)m,n)idi'n amhellata, 

 Bdptisid iDn^tralh, and B. k-vropfKea. Tho Dandelion of the Easl is compensated for by 

 Tro.rinio/i rusjiirlafniii. Early in June the jirairies are covered with Pxnraleaarf/'iphi/lla, 

 . Penfsteiiton Bigitdlis, P. pnhescens, P. grdiuUjlorus ; while the rocky sides and edges of 

 the bluffs are made beautiful by the large blossoms of (Enothera MissourienHis, (E. ser- 

 rulatd and the fragrant pink blossoms of the sensitive plant, Schrdnhi'i nueinata. The 

 river bottoms are richly clothed with the large white flowers of (KiKitheva ttpecio^d, the 

 yellow (E. scrnilaUi anil (Jij. s/inidfa, tlie l)righ1 blue Ti-iidesra/tfid Yirgiiiicd^ the white 

 Callirrhoe tilceoirleK, and a Cdflirrlioc which I cannot name, with prostiate stems and 

 almost lilood-red flowers, growing in patches, Delphiniain dzureiiia with white llowers, 

 and later, about the Ijcgiuning of July, Arr/i'Dione Me.riaaid with large white flowers 

 two inches across. One coming from northern Illinois or Iowa Avould be much disap- 

 pointed with the herbal flora of our woodlands. It would be vain to look for the dif- 

 ferent species of Bicentra, AquUegut, Cldutonin, Cn<.tilleid, VulUnxin, Ifi/dropht/llmn, 

 Trilli-im, etc., for we have none of those. Their i)lace is poorl}' supplied by Ellisi'i, 

 JVyctelcH, Vi»/d nindldtd, BditvnndnK dhortimtK, O.ri/bnphiiK ni/rUiffuieiit! and Cmiipanula 

 Americinid. Although this has been called a treeless country, we liave a pretty fair 

 variety of foj-est trees mostly conflned to the streams, some of wliich I will mention. 

 They are Sal/.r tu'grd, Papulun mo/iilifrrd, (jhditxchid tr/munif/ios, (ri/niiKidddnx (Utiia- 

 densiii, Tilia Aincr/cdda, Cercis Cdnudeiixis, Jin/ldns ni(jr<(, diri/d nmdrd, Plafdinis orci- 

 dentdlis, Ulmua fulrd, Ulmus AincricdiidJ'clth (>ccideiU(di.Sy (^ncrcus iiiacrocdrpa, Qvrrcns 

 priiwides, Frd.vinm Ainrr/rtiiid, Ncyinnhi accroidos. The undergrowth is mostly com- 

 posed of ContiDi stolon Iferd and Syinphurv-urpnti rulydrin. — Matthew H. Panton, 

 Junction City, Kdn.sds. 



In the last Xaturalists' Advertiser i.s tiie prosijcctus of an important work on Ferns. 

 S. E. Cassino is about to |)ul)!isli, in i)arts, a work on ferns, the text by Prof. D. C. 

 Eaton, and illustrations by Mr. James 11. Emerton. The great cost of suitable plates 

 has, until now, hindered publishers from so large an nnilertaking, but Mr. Cassino has 

 greater faitii in the l)otanical |)ulilic, and ])roposes lo make the aliempt. The parts will 

 be s')ld at $1 » each, and will aiijjcar at intervals of al)oul iliree months. Each part 

 will contain three elegant quarto i)lates, colored, and in the course of the publication 

 every species known to inhabit the United 8tates will l)e rtgnred. We hope that Mr. 

 Cassino will bo encouraged in this undertaking b\' all botanists, for the work is a good 

 one, and the parts arc surely very cheap. 



All comiHUiilcations should he ((ddressed to 



John M. Coulter, Hanover, liid., 

 or, M. S. Conifer. Ln^aiisjmrt, Iiid. 

 Terms:— Sdbucription $1.00 a year. Sintjle y umbers 10 tents. 



