CUCURBITACEAE 
Cucurbita foetidissima HBK. in Nov. Gen. et 
Sp. 2 (1817) 123. 
Remains of the fruit of this species were found in 
strata IV and VI. 
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COMPOSITAE 
Eupatorium sp. 
Stems with leaves and involucral bracts were found in 
strata LIV and VI. 
Artemisia spp. 
Numerous flowering stems of a sage brush were re- 
covered from strata IV, V and VI. One specimen of 
wood which is probably an Artemisia came from stratum 
LY. 
Pericome caudata 4. Gray Pl. Wright. 2 (1853) 
82. 
In stratum V a number of heads of this composite 
were found. 
Aplopappus gracilis (Nutt.) 4. Gray in Mem. 
Amer. Acad. ser. 2, 4 (1849) 76. 
In stratum VI two stems of this plant were recovered. 
Verbesina sp. 
Heads identified as belonging to this genus came from 
stratum VI. 
The composite family was well represented in strata 
I, I11, IV and V by wood material identifiable only as 
to family. ‘The composite remains are in no way unusual 
as they represent only forms which grow in the area at 
the present time. 
Altogether the plant remains from Bat Cave comprise 
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