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lead the enterprising- planter to a satisfactory examination 

 of what, to me, appears to belong to all classes of people as a 

 source of comfort and national import, my expectations will 

 be fully answered. Yours, &c., 



E. Sayers. 



Mw York, Mgust 10, 1835. 



Art. VI, Floral Calendar of the Flowering of JVative Plants, in 

 the Vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penn., from March to May, 1835. By 

 John Lewis Russell, Prof, of Botany and Veg. Phys. to the 

 Mass. Hort. Soc. 



h. f. Beginning to flower. 

 /. /. In full flower. 



March 10, Alsine media, b. f 



" 31, Claytonia virg-inica, b. f. 



*ipril 6, Coryddlis cuculluria, h. f 



" " Hepatica triloba, var. alba, /./., and var. acutiloba. 



" " Sang-iiinaria canadensis, /. /. Dentaria lacini- 



ata, /. /. Erophila vulgaris, /. /. Claytonia virginica /. /. 



Claytonia latifolia,/. /. Poa sp. 6./. Staphyleatrifoliata, 6./. 



Arabis lyrata, b. f 



Jlpril 11, Thalictrum anemoneoedes,/. /. Thalictrum disi- 

 cum, b. f. Lauriis benzoin, b. f Carex sp. /. /. 



^pril 14, Phlox setacea, /. /. ; a beautiful species, seldom 

 seen in collections, resembling P. subulata ; flowers white 

 or purple. Arabis laevigata, /. /. 



Jlpril \ 5, Epiga3a repens, /. /. 



April 2^, Trillium sessile,/./.; an elegant plant, with vari- 

 egated leaves and purple flowers. Trillium rhomboideum 

 Mx.f.f. T. rhomboideum, var. aturpurpureum,/./; 2d var. 

 flavum,//. Trillum grandiflora,/./. Asarumcanadense/./. 

 Pulmonaria virginica, /./ Phlox divaricata, /./. Jeffersonia 

 diphylla,/. /.; very abundant in rich alluvial woods. Viola 

 canadensis,/./.; one of our finest native violets; flowers pur- 

 plish white. Ranunculus abortivus,// Cornusflorida, 6./. 

 Laurus benzoin, / /. Lepidium virginicum, /. / 



April 28, Caulophyllum thalictroides, / / Eugenia bul- 

 bosa, /. / Stellaria borealis, b.f. Erythrinum america- 

 num, b.f. 



April SO, Dentaria diphylla,/./. Polemoniumreptans, 6./. 

 Pedicularia canadensis b.f. Mitella dyphylla, b.f. Viola 

 rotundifolia, b.f. 



