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E. Americanus L. Strawberry Bush. 



Rocky, wooded river banks. Fayette : along- the Great 

 Kanawha River, below Gauley Bridge ; near Nutallburg, com- 

 mon (Niittall). Kanawha: near the Salinas (Holton). 

 E. OBOVATUS Nutt. (E. Americanus var. ohovatus T. & Gray). 

 Of this species Rev. A. Boiitlou says: "In Marshall Co., 

 at Board Tree, Cameron, Belton, etc., this is the most com- 

 mon form ; while the trailing rooting form I have met almost 

 everywhere I have been in the State.' 



PACHYSTIMA Raf. 



P. Canbyi a. Gray. 



Credited to West Virginia in Britton & Brown, Illustrated 

 Flora, vol. 2, p. 395. I have not seen the specimen authen- 

 ticating this reference. 



CALASTRUS L. 

 C. SCANDENS L. Climbing Bitter-sweet. Wax-work. 



Thickets, fence rows and along streams, frequent. Wood : 

 near Limestone Ridge. Monongalia and Marion : along the 

 Monongahela River. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). 



STAPHYLEACEAE. 



STAPHYLEA L. 



S. TRiFOLiA L. Bladder-nut. 



Rocky woods, thickets and opens. Wirt : near Elizabeth 

 Monongalia : near Morgantown and Stumptown. Gilmer : 

 near Glenville. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Up- 

 shur: near Buckhannon (Pollock). Jefferson: at Harpers 

 Ferry (Greene). 



A C E R A C E AE. 



ACER L. 



A. Pennsylvanicum L. Striped Maple. 



Rich, cool woods. Randolph : on Point Mountain ; Staun- 

 ton Pike on Cheat Mountain. Webster: on Buffalo Bull 

 Mountain. Grant : near Bayard. Tucker : on Blackwater 

 Fork of Cheat. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall) and 

 elsewhere in the mountains. McDowell : near Elkhorn. 

 Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



Although in most situations in the State this species is a 



