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the same range of mountains as the original station of Canby 

 in \'irginia. The ]\lonongaHa station in the extreme north- 

 ern part of the State has an akitude of about 850 ft. and is 

 near Knipes' Pennsylvania station. Though I have not as 

 yet found the species at any point through the State that 

 would connect these distant localities, yet I fully believe that 

 many will be found in the future. 



HEPATICA Scop. 

 H. Hepatica (L.)., Karst. Hepatica. Liver-leaf. 



Rocky or rich woods. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). 

 Greenbrier : near White Sulphur Springs. Hardy : near 

 Moorefield {Gamble), fiercer: near Bluefield. ^lononga- 

 lia : along Decker's Creek. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, where 

 it often grows in clefts in rocks (XiittaH). And frequent 

 throughout the northern portions of the State. 

 H. ACUTA (Pursh.) Britt. 



Rich woods. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel; Brown). 

 Greenbrier : near \\'hite Sulphur Springs. Monongalia : 

 near Cheat \'iew. McDowell: near Elkhorn. Mercer: Blue- 

 stone Jc. Throughout the State, especially eastward in the 

 mountains. ]\lore frequent than the preceding. 



SYNDESMON Hoft'm'g. 



S. thalictroides (L.) Hoffm'g. Rue Anemone. (Tlialicfrinn 

 anemonoidcs, ]\Iichx.). 



Woods and hillsides. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Xuttall). Monongalia: near 

 Uffington and Morgantown. Hardy: near Moorefield (Gam- 

 ble), fiercer: near Beaver Spr. Frequent throughout the 

 State. 



Forma rosea Millsp. Prel. Cat. Fl. W. \a., 319. 



A beautiful rose colored clump of the species has per- 

 sisted for two years in ^Monongalia at Little Falls near the 

 Cascade. 



CLEMATIS L. 

 C. ViRGiNiANA L. A'irgin's Bower. 



River banks, fence rows, etc., ^Monongalia : Marion: Pres- 

 ton: Wood. Webster: Long Glade (Millspangh) ; near 

 Hacker Valley (H. H. Smith, 1648). Gilmer: Glenville 

 (Mapel). Greenbrier: near White Sulphur Springs. Sum- 

 mers: near Hinton, Kanawha: near Charleston. Fayette: 

 near Xuttallburg (A'uttall). Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & 

 Mrs. Steele). Tucker: in a thicket near Parsons (Green- 

 man, 190). 



