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Wet meadows near the mountains. Upshur : near Buck- 

 hannon. Randolph : along- Tygart's Valley River. Mor- 

 gan : near Hancock. 



TRIENTALIS L. 



A. Americana (Pers.) Pursh. Star Flower. 



Damp cool woods. Mineral : near Piedmont. Grant : near 

 Bayard. Tucker : along Blackwater Fork of Cheat. Pres- 

 ton : near Terra Alta. Monongalia : near Laurel Point. 



ANAGALLIS L. 



A. arvensis L. Poor Man's Weather-glass. 



Waste places. Jefferson: near Bolivar Heights {Merts & 

 Guttcnherg) ; in crevices of old walls at Harpers Ferry 

 {Greene). Wayne: near Fort Gay {Hopkins). 



DODECATHEON L. 



D, Meadia L. Shooting Star. 



Rich woods. Mineral: near Keyser {Workman). Hardy: 

 near Moorefield {Gamble). 



E B E N A C E AE. 



DIOSPYROS L. 



D. Virginiana L. Persimmon. Date Plum. 



Thickets and opens. Wood : throughout. Fayette : near 

 Nuttallburg {Nuttall). Gilmer: near Glenville {Mapel). 

 Monongalia : near Morgantown. Wirt : along Little Kana- 

 wha River. Jackson : near Ripley. Lewis : along Leading 

 Creek. 



STYRACACEAE. 



MOHRODENDRON Britton. 



M. Carolinum (L.) Britton. "Shittimwood." (HaJesia fet 

 rapt era L.). 



Banks of streams. Fayette: near Nuttallburg {Nuttall). 

 below Gauley Bridge. Summers : near Hinton, abundant 



OLE ACE AE. 



FRAXINUS L. 



F. Americana L. White Ash. 



Rich woods. Frequent throughout the State. Fine spect- 



