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opulifolia, L., and S. Ariincus, L., both quite plentiful on the river 

 cliffs. 



A small patch of Epilobium palustre, L. , var lineare, was found 

 on the banks of the Kentucky River. Opuntia Rafincsquii, En- 

 gelm. , grows quite abundantly on some dry hillsides. Passijiora lutea, 

 L., and/*, incamata, L., are both found, the latter rare. Polytcenia 

 Nidtaim, DC, is not uncommon on rich hillsides. Coniosellnum 

 Canadense, T. & G. , Thaspiiim barbinode, Nutt., T. tfifoliaium, var. 

 atropurpiireum, T. & G., Zizia intcgerrifna, DC, Bupleurum roticndi 

 folium, L., Osmorrhiza breinsiylis, DC, and Erigenia bulbosa are all 

 found along the base of the cliffs in shaded situations — the latter two 

 rare. 



Symphoricarpus luilgaris, Mx., bids fair to become a troublesome 

 shrub in pasture lands. Lonicera flava^ Sim, is not uncommon on 

 the cliffs of Kentucky River. 



Valeriana pauciflora, Mx., is found sparingly in rich soils along 

 the base of the cliffs. 



Dipsacus sylvestris. Mill., grows along every roadside, and is be- 

 coming a troublesome weed. 



Eupatorium incarnatum, Walt., (not noted by Gray this far 

 north) grows quite plentifully on the rich Kentucky River hillsides. 

 The flowers have the delightful odor of the cultivated Heliotrope. 



Conocliniuin av/cstinum, DC, is abundant in damp places. I no- 

 tice that it produces subterranean runners ; that the peduncles have 

 several scattered awl shaped bracts and that the stem is minutely 

 rosy-hued. 



Aster macrophyllus, L. , A. simplex, JFilld. , A. tenuifoliits, L. , and 

 A. Nov(B-Afigli(v., L., are only sparingly found. 



Bellis integrifolia, Mx., is quite abundant on damp, shady hill- 

 sides. In similar situations are found Polymfiia Canadensis, L. , and 

 P. Uvedalia. 



Dodecatheon Meadia, L., is abundant, but I have only seen one 

 plant with rose-colored corollas, pure white being the usual color 

 seen here. Bignonia caprcolata, L. , is plentiful on the cliffs, but I 

 have never found it in flower or fruit. It retains its leaves all winter, 

 though they change to a dull reddish color. Conopholis Americana, 

 VVallroth, I found but once, and then growing certainly on Beech 

 roots. — R. H. WiLDBERGER, Ketitiicky Mil. Inst., Farmdale, Ky. 



Notes from Illinois. — Mr. H. L. Boltwood reports finding 

 in the neighborhood of Ottawa, Myosurus minimus. Anemone Caro- 

 liniana. Phlox bifida and Astragalus Plattensis, var. Missouriensis. 



The Acorns and their Germination. — This is the title of a 

 paper published by Dr. Engelmann in the Transactions of the Academy 

 of Science of St. Louis. The author was induced to pay special 

 attention to the subject by learning that the germinating live-oak 

 developed little tubers, well known to the negro children and greedily 

 eaten by them. In this paper he gives the results of his study of the 



