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A. ALBA (L.) Mill.. White Baneberry. 



Rich woods. Randolph : on Point Mountain. Tucker : 

 near Davis. Grant : near Bayard. Fayette : near Nuttall- 

 burg (Nuttall). Preston : near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). 



CIMICIFUGA L. 

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C. AMERICANA Michx. American Bug-bane. 



Plentiful throughout the mountain regions of Mineral, 

 Hampshire, Grant and Tucker counties. Hardy : near Moore- 

 field ; Randolph, Pendleton, Webster, Pocahontas and Green- 

 brier counties. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Mc- 

 Dowell: near Elkhorn. Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. 

 Steele). 



C. RACEMOSA (L.), Nutt. Rattle-weed, Black Cohosh. 



Rich opens and clearings. Wood : near Leachtown. 

 Lewis : along Stone Coal Creek. Randolph : near Valley 

 Bend; Point Mountain, alt. 3300 ft. Webster: Buffalo Bull 

 Mountains. Gilmer : near Glenville (Mapel). Preston: 

 near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). Fayette: near Nuttall- 

 burg (Nuttall) and frequent throughout the State. 



AQUILEGIA L. 

 A. CANADENSIS L. Wild Columbine. 



Damp, rocky places. Mineral : along Knobby mountains. 

 Monongalia : along Cheat River. Calhoun : along Little 

 Kanawha River. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel; Brown). 

 Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall}. Hampshire: near 

 Does Gully. Hardy : near Moorefield. 



A small form 6 to 8 inches high, with small leaves and 

 flowers. Mercer : near Beaver Spr. 



DELIPHINIUM L. 



D. TRICORNE Michx. Dwarf Larkspur. 



Dry woods. Monongalia : along Cheat and Mononga- 

 hela Rivers. Marion : along the Monongahela. Gilmer : 

 near Glenville (Mapel; Brown). Frequent throughout the 

 northern part of the State. Fayette : near Nuttallburg (Nutt- 

 all). Lewis: (Pollock). 

 Forma ALBIFLORA Millsp. Prel. Cat. Fl. W. Va., 322. 



Monongalia : prevalent near Stumptown. The flowers 

 are pure white with no tinge of blue. 

 D. AJACIS Linn. Larkspur. 



Escaped and thoroughly established near Wheelers, Web- 

 ster County (H. H. Smith. 1652). Monongalia: near Mor- 

 gantown (Shunk). 



