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ernatum from tliis region. We may add to our 

 list also the following, collected May 1st at 

 Graceland suburb, a few miles north of Ihe city : 

 Of Violets, four species, viz., Viola ciicullnta, 

 V. blanda, V. jtedata, and V. sagittatu ; Marsh 

 Marigold {Calthn paltistris), Ranunculus fa.sci- 

 rularis, the Wood Anemone (^1. neniorosa), 

 Phlox liijiflii, Antcnnaria plantacjinifolia, Ara- 

 hlsliji-dta, Citrdainine rhomboidea, v&y. purpu- 

 reii, and TrilUam cernvum. A week later were 

 I'ound Uvularia grandifiora, and Polemonium 

 rept<ms; and' at Hyde Park suburb, the Ameri- 

 can Cowslip (Dodirolhfon iiwridia), the Hoary 

 Stonc-sccd (Lith()x/i< iiinnii cuiicsrens), the Lark- 

 spur Violet, {Viohi ik/ji/iiiiij'oh'a), the Lauce- 

 Icaved Violet (!'. lanceolafa), the wild Lupine 

 {Lujiiini.f perennis). Wood Rue {Thaliclrum 

 lUoifum), and Yellow Star-grass {Ilypoxis 

 erec/a). 



Along the lake shore here the Bearberry 

 (Arctontaplu/los uva-ursi) was beginning to 

 bloom, but to our disgust was speedily scorched 

 and blackened by a fire kindled on the shore by 

 some vandals. 



Valeriana cdulis was found in an old fenced 

 field hereabout in the greatest abundance, the 

 plants aiiparently of great age, forming solid 

 woody clumps, half a foot in diameter. The 

 great abundance of this plant here, though 

 sparingly found elsewhere, almost seriously 

 suggested the notion of cultivation by the In- 

 dians in time past. The white Lady's Slipper 

 {(Jyprii)edium candidum) seems to find aeon- 

 genial home in association with this plant, for 

 a week later over a hundred specimens were 

 collected in this field. Like its companion, it 

 is not common, but occurs abundantly in a few 

 places. 



A trip to the rich wooded district along the 

 north branch of Chicago river about May 15th 

 was quite fruitful, yielding the following species : 

 Ranunculus abortivus, Viola pubescens (a form 

 with I'emarkably large and beautiful flowers), 

 Dentaria laciniata, the Creeping Crow-foot 

 (Ranunculus repens), wild Turnip (Arisaima 

 triphyllum), Trillium recur catiun,'Q\\\Q Cohosh 

 {Caulophyllum tfialictroides), Red Cohosh (^-Ic- 

 tca spicata), Fevcrwort (Tn'ustenm 2)erfoUa- 

 tum), wild Geranium (Geranium maculatuni), 

 wild Gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum), wild Black 

 Currant (Ribes fl or idum), May Apple (Podo- 

 phyllum 2)eltalum) , Five-finger (Po<eni)7/a Can- 

 adensis), wild Ginger (Asarum Canadensis), 

 Scarlet Thorn (Crategus coccinea), Black Thorn 

 (C. tomentosa), wild Crab Apple (Pyrus coro- 

 naria), Shad-bush (Amelanchier Canadensis), 

 wild Plum (Prunus Americana), wild Black 



Cherry (P. serotina). Bur Oak (Quercus mac- 

 rocarpa), White Oak (Q. alba), Red Oak (Q. 

 tinctorin). Red Elm (Vlmus fulva, in fruit), 

 Blueberry ( Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum) ,'ii\ack 

 Huckleberry (Gaylussacia resinosd), with that 

 little oddity, the False Mermaid (Floerka pros- 

 crpinacoides), in great abundance. 



The procession of the flowers from this date 

 to the close of May this season was astonish- 

 ingly rapid, fully ten days in advance of the 

 usual time. At Calumet, fourteen miles from 

 the city, we found the delicate Bluets (Housto- 

 nia cerulea) and Sweet Fern (Comptonia as- 

 plenifolia). This peculiar locality aflords rari- 

 ties throughout the season; while Glencoe, a 

 somewhat distant collecting ground, yields us 

 now the Buflalo-bush (Shepherd in Canadensis). 

 Along the lake shore we find on sandy hillocks 

 two species of Prunus in bloom, the Choke 

 Cherry (P. Virginiana), and the Sand Cherry 

 (P. pumila) . The shrubs of the latter are ap- 

 parently very old, and of remarkable size for 

 the species, some being from three to four feet 

 in height. The Dwarf Birch (Betula pumila), 

 is now to be found sparingly in the region of 

 Rose Hill suburbs. 



An excursion to Hyde Park (May i'Olh) af- 

 forded, among other things. Golden Alexanders 

 (Zizia integerrima) and Thaspium aureum, a 

 handsome wild Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceo- 

 lata), the large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypri- 

 pedium pubescens), Blue-flag (Iris versicolor), 

 Cynthia Virginica, the Painted Cup (Castilleia 

 coccinea), yellow and scarlet varieties. Spider- 

 lily (Tradescantia Virginica), Large Alum-root 

 (lleuchera hispida). Marsh Pea (Lathyrus pa- 

 lustris), Beach Pea (L. maritimus), and wild 

 Columbine (Aquilegia Canadensis) . The beau- 

 tiful little Collinsia verna has been collected at 

 the Des Plaines river. 



In several excursions during the latter part 

 of May the following were collected : In fruit, 

 the Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), un- 

 expectedly found near the city. In flower, at 

 the same locality, the High Cranberry-bush 

 ( Viburnum opulus), supposed to be the original 

 of the Snow-ball of the gardens, the Sweet 

 Viburnum (V. lentago), a,nd wild Sarsaparilla 

 (Aralia nudicaulis). To this list we will only 

 add the wild ludigo plant (Baptisia leuco- 

 phen), wild Hyacinth (Scilla Fraseri), Water 

 Crow-foot (Ranunculus multijidus), Seneca 

 Snake-root (Polygala Senega), Maple-leaved 

 Viburnum (V. acerifolium), Small-flowered 

 Honey-suckle (Lonicera parviflora), and the 

 Small-flowered Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium 

 parvijlorum) . 



