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eluding the showy red fruit of V. lantanoides. The Drupelets had 

 a representative in the fruit of the Ruhus villosus (Blackberry) . 

 The Dry fruits had the Akeue represented by several members of 

 the orders Banunculacece and Bosacece. The Nut by the Oak, 

 Hazel, Hickory, and Butternut. The Key fruit by the Maple and 

 Bu'ch. The Pod fruits included the Asdepias Cornuti (Milk- weed) , 

 and several specimens from the Mustard and Pulse families. 

 Some Dehiscent fruits, or those which split open and drop their 

 seeds, were shown in two species of Lilium, Hypericum perforatum 

 (St. Johnswort), Mullein, etc. Last of all a number of cones of 

 Pinus and Abies represented the Scaly, Multiple fruits. 



Mr. Halsted also exhibited at the same time fifty species of wild 

 flowers. 



J. H. Sears exhibited Drdba verna^ and Mary T. Saunders 

 Draha CaroUniana. 



On the 8th of September, Miss Maria E. Carter exhibited a very 

 interesting collection of Compositce, consisting of seventy- five 

 species. It being the largest munber of that order shown at any 

 one time we append a list of the species : 



Vernonia Novehoracensis. 

 Liatris scariosa. 

 Eupatorium purpureum. 

 " sessilifolium. 



" perfoliatum. 



" ageratoides, 



Mikania scandens. 

 Aster corymbosus. 



" macrophyllus. 



" Radula. 



" patens. 



" Icevis. 



" l(Bvis var. cyaneus. 



" undulatus. 



" cordifolius. 



" multiflorus. 



" dumosus. 



" Tradescanti. 



" miser. 



" longifolius. 



" puniceus. 



Aster Novce-Anglice. 



" linifolius. 

 Erigeron Canadense. 

 " strigosum. 



" annuum. 



Diplopappus linariifolius. 



" umhellatus. 



*' cornifolius. 



Solidago squarrosa. 



" bicolor. 



" latifoUa. 



" ccesia. 



" puberula. 



" sempervirens. 



*' neglecta. 



" patula. 



" arguta. 

 Solidago altissima. 



" nemoralis. 



" Canadensis. 



" gigantea. 



