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The specimens from which the above measurements were taken 

 formed part of the line collection exhibited by the State of Illinois at 

 the New Orleans Exposition. 



It may be of interest in this connection to give the following meas- 

 urements of the larger growing woody climbers, for which also I am 

 indebted to Dr. Schueck : 



(7) Measurements of larger woody vines. 



No. 



Species. 



Aristolochia tomentosa 



Rhus toxicodendron 



Teconi., riidiians 



A'itis cdi'dirolia 



Viti.s ri]iari. 



Cis.sus auipelopsi.s 



Bignonia capreolata 



Total 

 length. 



Feet. 

 83 

 97 

 87 

 115 

 60 

 50 



Girth. 



Inches. 

 10 

 18 

 *19 

 126 

 12 

 12 



* Tlie average circumference of four atems measured by me was 39i inches, the largest being 41 

 inches in girth. One of 40 and another of 35 inches girth climbed the same tree. 



1 The largest vine of this species measured by me was 36 inches in circumference. Four vines of 

 Y. cestivaUs averaged 30J inches in girth at 3 feet from the ground, the largest being 38 inches around. 



JThis, though climbing high, is a very slender vine, few stems much exceeding 1 inch in diameter; 

 one which I pulled loose from the trunk of a large tree measured 55 feet to its first ramification. 



