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Toxylon pomiferum Rafinesque. Last summer, while trimming hedge, the writer 

 found trees of the Osage orange with leaves variegated with yellow ; another 

 tree had leaves of a glaucous green. The departure of these leaves from a 

 normal color, as in the case of Helianthus annuus and of Actinomeris squarrosa, 

 is supposed to have been caused by some disease or bacterial influence, and 

 not the result of a true evolutional change. 



Populus monilifera Ait. Professor Smyth has seen a tree of this species that 

 had angular-shaped leaves instead of the cordate form. 



Castalia odorata Woodw. & W. In this species we have another example of a 

 change from a lighter to a darker colored form, a pink flowered form of this 

 water lily being recorded by Professor Smyth. 



Sisyrinchium angustigolium Mill. The usual form of this pretty flowering grass 

 has white blossoms, but a light blue form is often seen. 



Tradescantia virginica L. The writer has seen flowers of this species from a 

 deep bluish-purple to a deep pink, but Professor Smyth records a white- 

 flowered form also. Miss Meeker also reports having a plant with white 

 flowers in her flower border, where it ran riot among the grass. 



Distichlis spicatea Greene. A trailing form of this grass is recorded by Professor 

 Smyth. 



Panicum crusgalli L. A dark-purple form of var. hispidum Gr. and a purple- 

 variegated form of var. muticum are recorded by Professor Smyth. 



Seta'ria glauca Beauvois. Professor Smyth has seen plants of this grass with 

 red bristles instead of green. 



Perhaps the writer's experience and methods for saving and trans- 

 planting rare specimens of wild plants may not come amiss. When 

 a rare plant is found it may be transferred from its native habitat by 

 carefully lifting it with a large ball of earth or sod so as to not dis- 

 turb the roots. It may by this method be removed when in full 

 bloom, and if it has been well done the plant will suffer no evil con- 

 sequences. Some species of wild plants have long, deep-running 

 perennial roots which do not permit of the plant's removal during the 

 season of growth. Then it will be necessary to mark the location by 

 planting a stake near it, or marking the spot where it is by any other 

 method which will permit its being found during the late fall or 

 early spring months, when it may usually be removed successfully. 

 Such species as Rosa hlanda, with its long underground stems, has 

 not lent itself to a successful removal, in the writer's experience, but 

 with proper care there is no reason why this may not be transplanted 

 as well as other species of our wild flowers. 



