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northeastern section. Biciiculla eximina (L.), Millsp., we have 

 found only upon the highest peaks of the AUeghanies. 



Of the rambhng crucifers, Sisynihrinin Thaliana (L.) Celak, 

 finds a home in Fayette County, and Lepidinm campestre (L.), 

 R. Br., is the worst and most prevalent weed in the cultivated 

 portions of the northeastern section. 



Nearly all the violets lend their beauty to the adornment of 

 the woods and meadows ; Viola pedata, var. bicolor, Pursh., with 

 flowers as large as the cultivated pansy and fully as beautiful, is 

 frequent among the Devonian shales of the northeast; Viola 

 primulac folia, L., comes in from the coast as far as four degrees; 

 and Viola hastata, Mx., is quite plentiful in the southern section. 



Although Slda hcnnaphrodita (L.), Rusby, has not been 

 found in the AUeghanies as yet, it is not at all rare along the 

 New and Great Kanawha Rivers, from Quinnimont to the Ohio, 

 and thence down that river to the limits of the State. Hibiscus 

 Moschetitos, L., is found not only along the bottoms of the Great 

 Kanawha, but also in the northeastern part of the State, while 

 H. Trionnm, L., is a quite common weed in gardens. 



All of the native species of Acscnlus, together with the var. 

 hyhrida of ocfandra, are found in the State. Ailanthtis glandu- 

 losits is becoming a most troublesome weed in many sections, 

 especially in the northern counties. 



Among the Leguminals we have re-discovered Astragalus 

 Carolinianus, L., which from our specimens is considered by 

 Professor Britton to be indistinct from A. Canadensis, L., and 

 as it has priority of publication, the latter well-known name 

 becomes a synonym. Another important discovery in this genus 

 is that A. distortiis, T. and G., habits the Devonian shales of 

 Hard}^ County, the only station known for the species east of 

 the Mississippi valley. This species is here associated with 

 Opiintia polyacanfha. Haw, in great quantity, giving this peculiar 

 spot in the AUeghanies much the appearance of an arid waste 

 in Arizona. Stylosaiitlics hainata (L.), Britt., here ventures 

 farther east than has heretofore been supposed, and finds con- 

 genial soil along New River in Fayette County. Lespedeza 

 striata (Thunb.), H. & A., spreads profusely throughout the 

 southwestern portion of the State. A new clover, TrifoUnm 



