The ! affixed to dates in the column of "first fls." signifies that the plant was in flower at that time, 

 perhaps a few days earlier ; in the column of "last fls." the sign denotes that the plant remained in flower 

 until that date, perhaps a little later. 



RANUNCULACE^. 1871. 1872. 1873. 



First fls. Last fls. First fls. Last fls. First fls. Last fls. 



about about about 



Clematis Pitch eri, Torr. &Gr. May 27 June 11 Aug ! Jun 28 ! 



Virginiana, L Aug 5 



Anemone Caroliniana, Walt. April 4 May 11 Apr 23 Apr 23 June 10 



cylindrica, Gray 



Virginiana, L 



Pennsylvania, L May 14 May 18 July 14 May 22 



Hepatica acutiloba, DC Mar 18 April 24 April 8 April 2 May 12 



Thalictrum anemonoides, MX. Aprl 24 May 30! May 7 



purpurascens, L June 3 June 30 June 15 



Ranunculus multifidus, Pursh. May 7 May 10 



divaricatus, Schrank.... May 



^~ aquatilis, L., var 



abortivus, L April 9 Jun 19 ! Aprl 28 Jn 26 ! May 4 



_. Pennsylvanicus, L 



fascicularis, Muhl Aprl 24 May 25 Aprl 27 



repens, L April 7 Aprl 25 May 1 



Isopyrum biternatmn, T. & G. April 4 May 14 Aprl 18 Aprl 28 Aprl 26 



Aquilegia Canadensis, L April 26 May 9 July 12 May 17 Aug 



Delphinium tricorne, MX.... May 13 May 20 Jun 12 



azureum, MX May 23 June 25 June 4 July 9 June 7 



Prairies and oak barrens throughout the county, near the Mississippi. Near Warsaw, in the adjoining 



county of Hancock Dr. MKAP. "Very rare in Ills" M. S. BEBB. 



