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keep their cattle off their mowing grounds, and get good crops every year. So long as 

 this can be done, I see no necessity for introducing foreign grasses. 



The most abimdant grass on the bottoms is Spartina cynosuroides, cord-grass. It 

 grows very tall, and has twenty to thirty shoe-brush-shaped spikes near the top. The 

 leaves are very long and strong, and would make good bands for grain. When full 

 grown it is too coarse and tough to make good fodder, but my cow ate readily the green 

 leaves cut in July. 



Another valuable grass is Sporobolus vaginceflorus, one of those called drop-seed grass. 

 It grows only about a foot high, has many joints, and has seed under the .sheaths of the 

 leaves. It leans over and can hardly be cut, and consequently has no value for hay; 

 but where other grasses are killed out by close feeding this comes in and forms a soft, 

 fine carpet. It is nutritious. A man told me that his cows, having abundance of it for 

 one day, gave each a quart of milk more than usual. Few of the other grasses, except 

 the five mentioned, make a turf over large spaces, but are scattered here and there. 

 Some of theua might be valuable, if cultivated. Mr. Hall speaks highly of Sporobolus 

 heterolepis. It is a fine, erect grass, two feet high, but is rare liere. 



To save space I abbreviate the names of places and omit the names of persons, ex- 

 cept in the case of plants reported and not seen. It will be understood that plants from 

 Ellis were sent by Dr. Watson ; from Salina, by Mr. Henry ; from Oswego, by Dr. New- 

 Ion; from Irving, by Mrs. Jewell; from Burlington, by Miss M. P.Wright; and from 

 Leavenworth, by Prof. Wherrell. Law. stands for Lawrence and vicinity, Osaw. for 

 Osawatomie, Ell. for Ellis, Sal. for Salina, Osw. for Oswego, Top. for Topeka, Irv. for 

 Irving, Leav. for Leavenworth, and Burl, for Burlington. 



Plants supposed to be not native are marked thus, *. Plants not found east of the 

 Mississippi, thus, f . • 



A few names I am obliged to give without their authors. 

 Lawrence, December, 1876, 



PLANTS OF 

 Kanunculace^. 

 Clematis, Virgin's Bower. 

 C. verticillaris, DC. Black Jack: Mrs. J.Craig. 

 C.Virginiana, L. Law. 

 C.Viorna, L. Law., Osw. 



C. Pitcheri, T. & G. Law. and Burl. One speci- 

 men each place. 

 t.C. Fremontii. Lost; rediscovered at Ellis by 

 Dr. Watson. 



Anemone, Wind Flower. 

 A. patens, L. W. Kansas: Snow. 

 A. Caroliniana, Willd. Law., Ell., Osw. 

 A. cylindrica, Gr. Law. 

 A. Pennsylvanica, L. Law. 



Thalictrum, Meadow Rue. 

 T. Cornuti, L. Law., Ell. 



Ranuncidus, Buttercups. 

 K. aquatilis, L. Ell., Salina. 

 R. multifidus. Ph. Law. 

 R. abortivus, L. Law. 

 R. recurvatus, L. Law. : Snow. 

 R. repens, L. Law.: Snow. 

 R. fascicularis, Muhl. Law.: Snow. 

 Myosurus, Mouse-tail. 



17. M. minimus, L. Law., Ell. 



KANSAS. 



Isopyrum, False Rue-Anemone. 



18. I. biternatum, T. & G. Law. 



Aquilegia, Columbine. 



19. A. Canadensis, L. Law., Humboldt. 



20. t A. brevistylis. Law.: Snow. 



Delphinium, Larkspur. 



21. *D. Consolida, L. Law.: Snow. 



22. D. tricorne, Mx. Law., Osw. 



23. D. virescens, Nutt. Law., Ell. Now considered 



a variety of D. azureum. Common here, with- 

 out any variation. 



Anonace.e. 

 Asimina, Papaw. 



24. A. triloba, Dunal. Law. 



Menispermace.e. 

 Menispermum, Moonseed. 



25. M. Canadense, L. Law., Ell., Osw. 



Berbekidace.e. 

 Podophyllum, May Apple, Mandrake. 



26. P. peltatum, L. Law. 



Nymph^ace.e. 

 Nelumhium, Sacred Bean, Water Chinquepin. 



27. N. luteum, L. Law. Splendid. 



