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2. Cemetery. Maple Grove cemetery, south of Fairmount, has an 

 altitude of 1350 feet. This place is often mentioned in the notes. 



3. Riverside Parli. The park is located a mile northwest of the 

 business center of the city, and is traversed by the Little Arkansas 

 river. The altitude is about 1260. Several trips were made to the 

 park. Specimens were taken along the river and near Dale's jDond 

 not found elsewhere. 



4. Chisholm Creek. Chisholm creek flows south through the east 

 part of Wichita and about a mile west of Fairmount. Several trips 

 were made in search of specimens along the creek. 



Clearwater. Clearwater is sixteen miles southw-est of Wichita, 

 via the Missouri Pacific railroad. Here several days were spent in 

 collecting — December 28 and 29, 1903 ; and during the present year, 

 1904, May 7, June 30, July 1-4, August 29-31, and November 19. 

 The collecting-ground was on the Nickerson farm, three miles west 

 of Clearwater, in the Ninnescah river valley. The river bounds the 

 farm on the north. The soil for three-fourths of a mile south is 

 sandy, and shades off into a sandy loam as you reach the higher land. 

 The altitude is from 1240 to 1300 feet. Several interesting specimens 

 were taken in this vicinity. 



Sedgwick. One day, September 17, 1904, was spent on the Finn 

 farm, one mile southeast of Sedgwick, Kan. Some time was spent in 

 Harvey county, as the Finn farm is just on the county line. The al- 

 titude of Sedgwick is 1400 feet. 



Hiawatha. Located in the central part of Brown county, in the 

 northeast part of the state ; altitude, 1075 feet. As the writer taught 

 in the Brown county institute during August, some collecting was 

 done in this vicinity. 



Fairview. On the Isely farm, two miles north and one-half mile 

 west of Fairview, in the west part of Brown county. Collecting 

 was done August 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 1904. All Fairview specimens 

 come from the Isely farm ; altitude, 1200 feet. The farm is traversed 

 by Spring creek, and on the banks south of the creek some specimens 

 were taken that were not found elsewhere. 



Atchison. August 1, 1904, several hours were spent among the 

 hills in the east part of the citj ; also some time along the Missouri 

 river, 



1. Labia minor Linn. 



Two males were taken at light October 1, 1904. 



2. Ischnoptera pennsylvanica DeGeer. 



This roach is common, being found beneath trash, bark, boards, in bee- 

 hives, and moist, protected places. Half-grown specimens were taken on Decem- 

 ber 28, 1903, under the bark of Cottonwood stumps along the Ninnescah river, on 

 the Nickerson farm, Clearwater, Kan. Nymphs were taken under cottonwcod 



