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13. Cerastium oblongtfolium, Torr. Low sandy woods close 

 to Amherstburgh ; Pt. Peleeand Pdee Island {Macoun and Burgess) 

 A rare and beautiful species. 



14. Hypericum Sarothra, Mx. In Torrey & Gray's Flora this 

 species is recorded as a native of Canada, but we have no proof of 

 its occurrence. 



15. Hibiscus moscheutos, L., (Swamp Rose-Mallow) It is one 

 of the handsomest flowers I know. Bright rose color or white, the 

 blossoms often measure from 3-6 inches in diameter. Islands in the 

 Detroit River {Maclagan) Marsh at the junction of Pt. Pelte to the 

 main land (^Macoun and Burgess) Roadside near Windsor, Ont 

 {Dr. Kemp) Islands in Niagara River {Day) 



16. Ptelea trifoliata, L., (Shrubby Trefoil) Pelee Island 

 {Macoun) West side of Pt. Pelee {Macoun and Burgess) A few 

 specimens on the lake shore above Fort Erie, Ont. {Day) 



17. Euonymus atropurpureus, Jacq., (Burning Bush) In shady 

 woods and open thickets. White Island, opposite Amherstburgh 

 {Macoun) Amherstburgh, Ont. {Maclagan) 



t8. Trifolium reflexum, L., (Buffalo Clover) Islands in the 

 Detroit River {Maclagan) About Sandwich and Amherstburgh 

 {Douglas) 



19. Tephrosia VirginiaJia, Pers., (Goat's Rue) Covering acres 

 of sandy soil along the Lake Erie shore on the ist and 2nd Con- 

 cessions of Charlotteville Tp., Norfolk Co. {Burgess) 



20. Onobrychis sativa, Lam. Introduced at Pt. Abino, near 

 Fort Erie, Ont. {Day) 



21. Desmodium canescens ,\j'C Amherstburgh, Ont. {Maclagan) 

 Abundant in low sandy thickets at Pt. aux Pins and Pt. Pelee, Lake 

 Erie, Ont. {Burgess) 



22. Desmodium ciliare^ DC. Dry sandy thickets, Queenston 

 Heights, 1877 {Macoun) 



23. Baptisia leucantha., T. & G. Not detected since the time 

 of Goldie, who records it as occurring in rich alluvial soil on the 

 shore of Lake Erie. 



24. Gleditschia triacanthos, L., (Three-thorned Acacia) A 

 number of trees of this species were found by Prof. Macoun and 

 myself, in the summer of 1882, growing in the sand dunes on Pt. 



