BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 



Silcne irf/iu, Sims. In Jasper, Maries, Cole and southwardly. A rich crimson 

 flower growng on thin rocky soil or oak barrens. 



Talinum teretifolium, Pursh. Is nowhere common, l)ut I have found it in many 

 counties in South Missouri from St. Francois to Cole, Cass and Newton. 



CdlUrlioe. (lUjitata, Nutt. Found in Lawrence and Jasper, on limestone soil where 

 it is very abundant. In Barton county, just north, it is not found, but as soon as we 

 leave its sandy soil and touch the limestone slopes of Jasper, the graceful and beautiful 

 Callirlioe makes its appearance. 



Polygala NuWdlii, T. ct G., is common from Bates southwardly, but northwardly 

 is very rare. 



Polygala iiicarnMa, is not common, but occasionally is found on the prairies. 



Ptelea Trifoliata, L. From Cole northeast and Vernon south and east. 



Hypericum ? a species with globose head, is common in Eastern Missouri; 



does not occur in northwest, but is again found in Barton and southw^ardlj-. 



Vitis ripariKy Mx. The river grape grows along all the principal streams, ascend- 

 ing to the higlicst trees. A variety grows on prairie valleys and rugged limestone hill- 

 sides and on fences in fields in Northwest Missouri. On rich ground the berry is often 

 sweet and gooil, in other localities it sometimes possesses a slightly bitter taste. It 

 oftcui ripens very irregularly on the same bunch. A berry being quite ripe while 

 others may not be half grown. Tiie berries are generall)^ close on the bunch. This 

 variety is often called slough grape. 



A Vlfis, not in Gray, altliough sometimes called Muscadine, is often found in 

 Southern Missouri, also rarely found in one or two counties in eastern part of North 

 Missouri, along rocky streams, berry ripening in August. 



Rhanihus Caroliniaaus, Walt., I have only seen in Madison county. 



Acer ruhrum, L. lied maple, common on ridges and near streams in southeast 

 Missouri. In North Missouri it has only been observed in Calaway county. 



TephroHiii Virginidua, Pers. In Johnson, Bates and southwardly, and probablj^ in 

 Southeast Missouri. 



Pxornle(t, escideiita, Pursh. In Bates and southwardly on prairies. Root edible. 



Psitralea meUlotoides, Michx. In Vernon on prairies. 



Vicvi America lui, Muhl. In Bates, Platte, and in Northeast Kansas. 



(Jlitorid MariuNd,, L , I ha\e only found on dry pine ridges in Southeast Missouri. 



O.rytropis Lnmherfi, Pursh. Only have seen it on bare 1)lnffs in Atchison county in 

 the extreme northwest, associated with Peiitstemon grandiflora. 



PnuDis Virgiiiitdtii, L., Clioke cherry, is occasionalh^ found in North Missouri 

 north of the Hannibal & St. Jo. Railroad ; also in the southern part of Buchanan, near 

 Grand Pass, Saline county, but no further South. 



PriiiiHfi Chicam, Michx. Is not found in northwest Missouri, l)Ut abounds in St. 

 C'harles;is occasionally' found in Saline, Lafayette and Bates, but is more common 

 southwardly. 



PruiivH AmerirniKi, Marsh. There are several varieties of this plum; it is generally 

 common throughout the nortliern part of the State. The fruit of this and the la.st is 

 much valued. A variety with hard and acerb fruit and of no value is often found. 



NeUliii opul/ftilia, Benth & Hook. Nine-bark or seven-bark abounds in Eastern 

 Missouri a little west of JetTersou City, thence through Henry, Vernon and south- 

 Avardly, but is not found in northwest. 



PotentiUa Norcegira, L. I have only observed a single plant in Montgomery Co. 



Rom Gtiroliiiidna, L. I do not know that this rose is certainly found in Missouri, 

 but I have s:een a species (not in bloom) in Madist)u that may be it. 



Roi«i V I have found a s])('cies in Warren, Reynolds and Madison free from 



prickles, but have not seen it in blooom. 



