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ville {Mallei). Greenbrier: near Ronceverte.' Sumn;ers : 

 near Hinton Marion : near Worthington, Fairmont and 

 Montana. Monongalia : general. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, 

 common (Ahittall). Morgan: near Cacapon. Hardy: near 

 Moorefield. Mercer : near Ingleside. Randolph : near Pick- 

 ens (H. H. Sjiiith, 1475). 



R A N U N C U L A C E A E. 



HYDRASTIS, Ellis. 

 H. Canadensis L. Yellow Root, Yellow Puccoon, Golden Seal. 

 Deep rich woods. Jackson : near Ripley. Wirt : near 

 Burning Springs. Grant : near Bayard. Upshur : summit 

 on Staunton pike. Lewis : along Leading Creek. Calhoun : 

 along Laurel Run. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel ; JSrozcn). 

 Monongalia : along Cheat River. 



CALTHA L. 

 C. PALusTRis, L. jMarsh Marigold. 



Two stations only known to me : Grant : in a spring run 

 in deep woods near Bayard, about fifty plants within an 

 area of one hundred feet. Preston : near Terra Alta. 



HELLEBORUS L. 

 H. viRiDis L. Green Hellebore. 



Hardy: near ^loorefield (Gaiiiblc). It was from speci- 

 mens sent to Dr. Gray from this station by Dr. Gamble, that 

 the location "W. Va." was credited in the Manual. 



COPTIS Salisb. 

 C. TRIPOLI A (L.), Salisb. Gold Thread. {Isopynnn trifolium, 

 Britton). 



Deep, rich mountain woods. Preston : near Mill Run and 

 Cranesville. 



XANTHORRHIZA L' Her. 

 X. ApiiFOLiA L' Her. Shrub Yellow Root. 



Rich rocky mountain woods. Nicholas : on ?\Iumble-the- 

 Peg Creek, plentiful. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, common 

 (Nuttall). Upshur: {Pollock). Barbour: on river bank 

 near Tygart Junction (Grcciiiiiaii, 184). 



ACTAEA L. 

 A. RUBRA (Ait.), Willd. Red Baneberry. (A. spicata rubra A'lt.). 

 Rich woods, infrequent. Randolph: on Point Mountain. 

 Grant : near Bavard. Tucker : near Davis. 



