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northeastern section. Bicuculla eximina (L.), Millsp., we have 

 found only upon the highest peaks of the Alleghanies. 



Of the rambling crucifers, Sisymbrium Thaliana (L.) Celak, 

 finds a home in Fayette County, and Lepidium campestre (L.), 

 R. Br., is the worst and most prevalent weed in the cultivated 

 portions of the northeastern section. 



Nearly all the violets lend their beauty to the adornment of 

 the woods and meadows ; Viola pedata, var, bicolor, Pursh., with 

 flowers as large as the cultivated pansy and fully as beautiful, is 

 frequent among the Devonian shales of the northeast; Viola 

 primulae folia, L., comes in from the coast as far as four degrees ; 

 and Viola hastata, MX., is quite plentiful in the southern section. 



Although Sida hennaphrodita (L.), Rusby, has not been 

 found in the Alleghanies as yet, it is not at all rare along the 

 New and Great Kanawha Rivers, from Quinnimont to the Ohio, 

 and thence down that river to the limits of the State. Hibiscus 

 Moscheutos, L., is found not only along the bottoms of the Great 

 Kanawha, but also in the northeastern part of the State, while 

 H. Trionum, L., is a quite common weed in gardens. 



All of the native species of Aesculus, together with the var. 

 hybrida of octandra, are found in the State. Ailan-thus glandu- 

 losus is becoming a most troublesome weed in many sections, 

 especially in the northern counties. 



Among the Leguminals we have re-discovered Astragalus 

 Carolinianus, L., which from our specimens is considered by 

 Professor Britton to be indistinct from A. Canadensis, L., and 

 as it has priority of publication, the latter well-known name 

 becomes a synonym. Another important discovery in this genus 

 is that A. distortus, T. and G., habits the Devonian shales of 

 Hardy County, the only station known for the species east of 

 the Mississippi valley. This species is here associated with 

 Opuntia polyacantha, Haw, in great quantity, giving this peculiar 

 spot in the Alleghanies much the appearance of an arid waste 

 in Arizona. Stylosanthes hamata (L.), Britt, here ventures 

 farther east than has heretofore been supposed, and finds con- 

 genial soil along New River in Fayette County. Lespedeza 

 striata (Thunb.), H. & A., spreads profusely throughout the 

 southwestern portion of the State. A new clover, Trifolium 



