BOTANICAL GAZETTE. gi 



autirrhina, L., is not uncommon in the sand. Ccanothus Americanus, 

 L , occurs occasionally. The fruit is nearly as often 2-celled as 

 3-celled. Of 100 specimens of ripe fruit. 44 were 2-celled. Fha- 

 seolus diversifolius, Pers , often grows on the beach among rubbish. 



It is worthy of note that Coniiis stoloiiifera, Mx. , is quite com- 

 mon on the highest bluffs. I have seen it growing luxuriantly in 

 dritting sand over a hundred feet above the lake, and blossoming 

 from June till near September. I have also seen fine plants of Ccph- 

 alaiithiis ocMlcntalis, L. , growing in the loosest white sand, and far 

 out of reach of the lake. 



A form of Solidago Virga aiirca, L., somewhat approaching var. 

 Iiuiiiilis, occurs on the higher bluffs. Cacalia atriplicifolia, L., is 

 abundant on wooded bluffs. Nicraciiiin Gronovii, L. , is often found 

 in the same localities. Pcnstcnoii puhescens, Sol., is not generally 

 abundant. Monarda punctata, L., is very common in dry sands. A 

 dwarf and entirely prostrate form of Aiiiamntus albus, L , occurs on 

 low lands The branches are bright red, the axillary clusters cf 

 flowers longer than the typical species and the whole plant presents a 

 polished appearance. 



On moist, grassy banks I find Habenaria hyperborea, R. Br., and 

 along with it Lipan's Loeselii, Richard. In the same locations occurs 

 Carex aurca, Nutt. Cyperus Sc/nocinitzii, Torr. , grows on low banks ; 

 not common. 



Of the grasses which grow on the sand dunps the most conspicu- 

 ous are Calaiitagrostis longifolia, Hook., Oryzopsis vidanocarpa, Muhl., 

 Festtica ovina, L , Elymus Canadensis, L., var. glaiicifolius, Dantlwnia 

 spicata, Beau v., zwd, Fanicum virgatum, L. 



In the last Gazette I stated that Popuhis balsamifcra, L., var. 

 candicans was native here. I have received inquiries as to why I think 

 it indisren'ius. There is no doubt but that it is native both at South Ha- 



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ven and Bangor, Mich. As before stated, the existing specimens at 

 this place are the remnant of a long grove, which contained large and 

 thoroughly established trees when the first pioneers visited the place. 

 They appeared to be coeval with the surrounding forest, with which 

 they were interspersed for some distance back from the lake shore. 

 Many of the trees were large enough lor sawing timber. When they 

 were discovered there were no settlements in Van Buren Co , and 

 none \x ithin 25 miles on the lake shore. 



At Bangor, ten miles inland, there was a large grove of these trees 

 when the first settlers visited the place. Many of the trees were two 

 feet in diameter and over 75 feet high. They were all destroyed 

 years agn, but transplanted specimens can now be seen in that village. 

 — L. H. Bailey, Jr., South Haven, Mich. 



Notes EROM Arkansas. — Double flowers of Thalictriun aiicnion- 

 oides \\\\h white and pink petals are not uncommon in N. W. Arkansas. 



A great number of flowers of Hypoxys crccta upon the plan of 

 double four were found last spring. 



It is not uncommon to see Tradrscantia Virginica built upon the 



