Botanical Notes. Ill 



The finding of a new plant was for us always an event of 

 importance, and we always kept such in mind and always 

 looked the more assiduously for it again. This one seemed es- 

 pecially peculiar to us, and so we kept it particularly in mind. 

 We completed our survey there, visited the western and the 

 northern parts of that county, and next moved to Cheyenne 

 county. Here and in Rawlins county we found many places 

 that we considered similar to the one described, and we 

 searched carefully for our new friend, whitlow-wort, but com- 

 pletely in vain. That spot of earth or rock, twelve by fifteen 

 feet in extent, seemed to be its limits within the region covered 

 by the survey. A thorough study of Scott and Wichita coun- 

 ties, and a slight one of Greeley, failed to reveal a trace of this 

 plant. We presume it to be doubtful whether it exists natur- 

 ally in any other part of our state. 



We judge that it has probably been carried to this spot by 

 birds, this being a natural alighting place. However, Indians, 

 or wild animals other than birds, using it also as a point of van- 

 tage, resting where they could see widely, and hence be safe 

 from surprises by enemies, might possibly have inadvertently 

 dropped the seeds here. 



However this may be, the plant is there, and in what seems 

 to us a very circumscribed area, considering the possibilities of 

 the case. 



1. NOTES ON THE UNUSUAL SEASONABLE ACTIVITIES OF 

 CERTAIN PLANTS, 1915. 



While on a trip to Oswego, Kan., we were surprised to note 

 one of the wild onions in full bloom, and this on the 4th of Sep- 

 tember. This set us to observing, and as a result we have the 

 following list to report. Unless otherwise stated, the plants 

 were found in or near Emporia, Kan., and were in bloom at 

 the date given. The month or season mentioned is the one in 

 which flowering usually takes place. By comparison with the 

 date first given in each case, one may see how far the plants 

 are out of ordinary in this respect. 



Sept. 4. Wild onion. Allium mutabile Michx. Oswego. April, June. 

 Sept. 5. Wild onion. Allium mutabile Michx. Near Clements, Kan. 

 Nov. 6. Cultivated Yellow Rose. Rosa sulphurea Ait. (?) Spring, 

 Summer. 



