APPENDIX. 399 



[Notes by Dr. B. H. Warren.] 



The various vegetable materials named in the records given on pages 397 and 398, 

 are, with a few exceptions, included in the following list : 



Oats (Avena sativa). 



Wheat ( Triticum vulgare). 



Rye (Secale cereale). 



Corn, maize (Zea Mays). 

 Grass seed, Clover seed, Small seeds, etc., refer mainly to the following : 



Red clover ( Trifolium pratense). 



White clover (Trifolium repens). 



Timothy (Phleum pratense'). 



Bitter-weed (Ambrosia artemisicefolia). 



Fox-tail grass (Setaria glauca). Seed's of other species of Setaria are also fed 



upon. 

 Buds and blossoms were chiefly of the following kinds : 



Pear (Pyrus communis). 



Plum (Prunus domestica). 



Cherry (Cerasus avium). 



Grape (Vitis). 



Maple (Acer}. 



Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium). 

 In a few cases remains of the following vegetables were present : 



Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus). 



String Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). 



Garden Pea (Pisum sativum). 



Numerous complaints are made by our citizens as to the destruction caused by 

 sparrows to growing pea-vines. 



