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No one could detect sweetness in amyl alcohol, and many could not in butyl. 

 These results, however, are so nearly the same, and the errors of observation so 

 great, that it may be considered that the sweetness of methyl, ethyl, and propyl 

 alcohols is about the same; that butyl is very slightly sweet, and amyl not at all. 



The second series was that represented by Cn H2n |-20n. The results were as 



follows : 



Methyl alcohol CH3OH 1 part in 45. 



Glycol C2H4(OH)2 1 part in 124. 



Glycerine €3115(011)3 1 part in 155. 



Erythrite Q^f^iSm.)^ .1 part in 225. 



Pentatomic alcohol, unknown. 



Mannite CgH8(0H)g 1 part in 85. 



From this it appears that the sweetness increases with each additional hydroxyl 

 group for the first four, but that mannite is much less sweet than might have been 

 expected, from its position and its relation to all our sugars, the carbo-hydrates. 



NOTES ON SOME KANSAS METEORITES. 



Bl F. H. SNOW, LAWBENOE. 



The description of the Kiowa county, Kan., meteorites is published in full in 

 Science, vol. XVI, May 9, and July 18, 1890. 



Also a description of the Washington county, Kan., meteorite, may be found in 

 Science, vol. XVI, July 18, 1890. 



ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF KANSAS. 



BY B. B. SMYTH, TOPEKA. 



It is fourteen years since anything like a complete list of the plants of Kansas 

 has been published. This was done by Prof. J. H. Carruth, of Lawrence. The list 

 contained the names of 1,082 plants. Additions made since then have increased the 

 list to 1,515 numbers. The last addition was made in 1884. 



Botanical researches through the State since then, have thrown some light on the 

 published lists, and have disclosed some new plants. Some of the plants named in 

 those lists have not since been seen, and are not positively known to be growing in 

 the State. The following need confirmation, and should be erased from the list of 

 Kansas plants : 



1. Corydalis montana. 



2. Nasturtium limosum. 



3. Hypericum ellipticum. 



4. Hypericum gymnanthemum. 



5. Hypericum canadense. 



6. Hypericum angulosum. 



7. Alsine brevifolia. 



8. Agrostemma githago. 



9. Paronychia canadensis. 

 10. Malvastrum angustum. 



11. Malvastrum pedatifidum. 



12. Hibiscus carolinianus. 



13. Psoralea eglandulosa. 



14. Psoralea scabra. 



15. Astragalus goniatus. 



16. Astragalus campestris. 



17. Lathyrus pusillus. 



18. Desmodium neglectum. 



19. Crataegus parviflora. 



20. Crataegus sanguinea. 



