l6 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



Virgiiiicuui, Small, has been discovered in Greenbrier County, by 

 Mr. J. K. Small. 



The roses are striking- in the many new forms thcv produce ; 

 Rubus JMillspanglii, Britt., is so profuse in the mountains of 

 Pocahontas and Pendleton Counties that, according to the moun- 

 taineers and hunters, it is upon it that the bears depend princi- 

 pally for fattening food prior to hibernation. Rubus Canadensis 

 roribaccus, Baily, the Leucretia dewberry, came originally from 

 Randolph County. Another peculiar Rubus (R. Coluinbianus 

 Millsp., has 5 to 7-incised leaves of striking character. A new 

 Spirea (S. J-lrginiana, Britt.), grows plentifully within half a 

 mile of the University at Morgantown. Mercer County in the 

 southern section of the State, presents a wonderful array of 

 Crategi : C. spathulata. C. cordata, C. apiifolia, C. coccinea, C. 

 tomentosa, C. punctata. C. Crus-galli, C. flava and its variety 

 pnbcsccns, and C. itniflora were all found during one day's 

 botanizing in this section. 



Of the Calycanths we have all, even the two species recorded 

 "Virginia doubtful" in the Manual. 



Of the saxifrages we have notably, Astilbc dccandra, Don., 

 Saxifraga crosa, Pursh., Boykinia aconitifolia, Nutt., Hcuchcra 

 villosa, ]\Ix., and H. Americana, L., and even the Laboradorian 

 Ribes prostrotuni, L' Her. 



Sedum Piilclielluni, Xezni, ternatiini, telepJiioides, and tele- 

 phium, are with us. The beautiful Liqiiidanibar Styraciflua ex- 

 tends limitedly down the Gauley and Great Kanawha. The 

 Onagracese yield a new form in Ludzi'egia alfernifolia, L., var. 

 linearifoiia, Britt. The purple and yellow passion-flowers (P. 

 hitea, L., and, incarnata, L.) grace the thickets. 



Passing many minor forms, the Compositre gives us E!e- 

 pJiantopns Carolinianus, Willd., and tonuvitosns. L. (called, as a 

 weed, "The Devil's Grandmother") ; Eupaforiuni, coeJeslinuni, L., 

 profuse: Solidago Curtisii. S. rupestris, and RiddelUi, Silphiiini 

 perfoliafuni, L. ; Rndbeckia speciosa. Wend.; HeliantJius grosse- 

 serratits, Mart., H. doronicoidcs, Lam., and H. laevigatus, T. and 

 G. ; Verbesina Virginica, L. ; Cacalia snai'eolens, reniforniis, and 

 atriplicifolia; Cnicus Virginianus, and ptiinilus, Torr. ; Cichorium 

 Intybns, L. ; Tragopogon porrifolius, L. ; Hieraeiuin Canadense, 



