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beflring many slender racemes of exquisitely fragrant white flowers ; 

 Forestiera pubescens, Vitis bipinnata, Sambucus Canadensis. 



Of vines, we Lave tbe Poison Ivy {Rhus Toxicodendron) very common 

 and of luxuriant growth; the Texas Virgin's Bower {Clematis Drum- 

 mondii), a pretty climber with long-leathered fruit; the Virginian Creeper 

 [Anipelopsis guinquefolia) and several Grapes, viz.: Vitis candicans and 

 testivalis which yield scant but good fruit; Vitis incisa and indivisa, 

 neat, hardy climbers but with useless berries. 



Of the herbs of San Antonio, only the most characteristic can find 

 place here. 



The earliest, blossoming in February, are : 



Allium striatum. 



Anemone Garoliniana. 



Arabis Ludoviciana. 



Draba cuneifolia. 



Linaria Canadensis. 



Verbena bipinnatifida and ciliata. 



Oxalis stricta. 

 In March, blossom the following: 



Scutellaria Drummondil. 



Vesicaria Gordoni. 



Nemophila phacelioides. 



Astragalus leptocarpus. 



Oaura Drummondii. 



Corydalis aurea, var. occidentalis. 



Pinaropapptis roseus. 



Oaillardia simplex. 



Lindheimeria Texana. 



Veronica peregrina. 



(Enothera triloba and speciosa. 



Sisyrinchium Berm udiana. 



Cooperia pedunculata. 



Nemastylis geminiflora, slopes of reservoir, very showy. 



Lupinus subcarnosus (Texas Lupine), covering fertile slopes with 

 a carpet of purple blue. 



Delphinimn azureum (Azure Larkspur), here anomalously white- 

 flowered. 



Phlox Roemeriavia, small but showy, mixing abundantly its pink 

 flowers with the two preceding. 



Callirrhoe pedata (Purple Mallow), elegant and showy. 



Gilia incisa. 

 Later in the season we find : 



Gelasine Texana. f 



Desmanthus acuminatus and depressus, grassy plots. 



Neptunia pubescens, grassy plots. 



SchranJcia angustata, gardens. 



