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cheek list of the "Flora of West Virginia," l>eing an aeeount of 

 work (lone along the ni)i)er Ohio hottoms, and in the mountains of 

 the north-eastern portion of the State, the latter while located at 

 Harper's Ferry. This list enumerate 59 trees, o7 slirul^s and 494 

 herl)S. 



INIiss Verona Ma]iel, Preceptress of the High SchoolatGlenvillc, 

 Gilmer county, has quite thoroughly Avorked over her immediate 

 vicinity in connection with her school duties. She reports 42 trees, 

 23 shruhs and 290 herl)S. Her list does not include the commoner 

 ■weeds and herbs, nor the grasses or sedges. 



1S90-92. Mr. L. W. Nuttall an enthusiastic student of struc- 

 tural ]»otany and a keen observer of forms, has spent considerable 

 time working up his locality, (Nuttallburgh, Fayette county). He 

 has kindly furnished me with a manuscript list of about 700 spe- 

 cies, many of which I have had the pleasure of examining while 

 visiting at his hospital)le home. 



Dr. H. McS. Gamble has done considerable herbalizing in 

 connection with his zoological work in Hardy county, near Moore- 

 lield. He has kindly donated to the Station his herbarium consist- 

 ing of 157 species, which are mentioned among the others of this 

 list. 



In compiling this Catalogue I have had the assistance af- 

 forded by these lists, as well as i)ersonal notes from Prof. Gutten- 

 berg, Miss Mapel, Mr. Nuttall and Dr. Gamble. I have also been 

 kindlv tendered notes taken in the State bv Prof. Joseph F. James, 

 Prof. Chas. R. Barnes, Prof. Thos. C.Porter, and Mr. Aug. D. Selby. 

 Prof. Brown, of the University, has also loaned me his herbarium 

 of Glenville plants for examination, as has also Dr. Workman, of 

 Bayard. 



All these contributions are acknowledged in tlie text by a 

 or name initial appened to species or localities. All localities 

 mentioned, where such credit is not given, record my personal ob- 

 servations. 



I am under special obligations to Prof. N. L. Britton for his 

 kind help in comparing numl)ersofmy plants with those in the Col- 

 umbia College Herbarium, as well as for suggestions and assistance 

 in many ways. 1 am also idel)ted to Prof. W. A. Kellerman for 

 the examination of nearly all of the e})iphytic fungi in this work ; 

 and to Prof. Charles H. Peck for the identification of some of the 

 ei)iphytes, and all of fleshy fungi. 



As to nomenclature: I have followed the principle of prior- 

 ity and the double credit system, as far as my access to literature 

 would allow. Omissions in this matter will be found to lie indirect 

 proportion to my lack of ability to I'c^fer. 



]V[y idea of the matter is as follows: Linna'us had not com- 

 pleted his work of generation until the issue of his "Species Plan- 

 tarum" in 1753. Any changes that he made, therefore, in his ])re- 

 vious work, or while classifying tlu' work of others who jtre- 

 ceded him, should be acknowledged as positive. Surely a man 

 has a right to correct his own errors. We sliould not ignore 



