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reopsis iJahnata, Caralia fiiherosa, Verheiui sfricfa, AsrJepias rerticillafa, 

 Acerates longifolla., A. viridiflora, Juncus ncMJosiis^ var. meyacephdKs, etc. 

 Some good species have been omitted as belonging strictly to none of the 

 divisions made but rather a mixture ot all and brought together by artific- 

 ial conditions, as along the railroads. For instance, between Laporte and 

 South Bend we found, m addition to very many of the species just men- 

 tioned as belonging to the prairie region. Anemone ci/l/i/dr/rd^ Hi'lidiitlH'- 

 tmnn Cmiadense^ Lechea miijo)\ Fo/ij(jal<t pohjiitunn, LujtiiiKx j/rron/is, 

 Astragalus Canadensis, Fofentilla (tiujenfea, Varciniinn. Pennsijlriniiciiiit, 

 Seijmeria inacrophijUa, Gerardiajiava (with leaves in every case decidedly 

 acute), G. pedkalaria, RuelJ/'a ciliosa, Apucuniiiit (nidrosepmifol'niiii. Hahe- 

 naria rirescens, H. ri/iaris^ ToJieJdia glufi}iosa^ Allium cenuium. etc. I]i a 

 ditch werd collected L"inn.a polt/rrhiza and both species of Wolffia. 



In the streets of (iosheu we found Borrat/o officinalis, L.. looking as 

 though it had taken up its abode pei'manently, though of course we could 

 not tell. There was an old garden near by from which it had undoubtedly 

 escaped but probably was not established sulhciently to entitle it to a place 

 in our flora. 



In conclusion, I would request that all botanists of Indiana, or those 

 who have worked in Indiana, communicate with me in regard to the cata- 

 logue of the state flora, that it may be made as full and complete as possi- 

 ble upon the first issue. — J. M. C. 



Potato Pierced by Gtrass. — A case of this is given in the Gazette for 

 December. The past season I found two tubers in one hill pierced by 

 stems of Fod jjratensis. I mention this because some people still doubt 

 that such a thing can take place. I have uo doubt quick-grass is often car- 

 ried from one farm to another where it lias grown into jjotatoes. The 

 growing point of the stems of quick-grass and June-grass are quite sharp 

 and stout. — W. J. Beal, Lansing, Midi. 



The Botrychia not Ferns. — In nearly all the botanies now in use, the 

 species of Bofrijchiam and OpJiioglossuin will be found included among 

 the Ferns, arranged either at the commencement or close of that family 

 under the head. Sub-order OpJtioglossaceo:. Hooker, in his ''Synopsis Fili- 

 cum," makes the same arrangement although in "Species Filicum,'' pub- 

 lished previously, he omits them altogether, as not coming within the prov- 

 ince of that work. Until very recently, but little was to be found written 

 upon these interesting plants on this side of the water, and even the des- 

 criptions in the American botanies are very meager, and do not always in- 



