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moss is without fruit, but seems to be a species of Hypnum.—F. H. 
Kyow ton, U. 8. National Museum. 
Notes on some Illinois grapes.—The following notes were made upon 
the grapes of Wabash county, Illinois: 
Vitis palmata Vahl. In bloom, July 1 to 10; fruit ripe, after Octo- 
ber 1; odor, delicately fragrant; habitat, borders of muddy ponds in bot- 
tom lands. Berries have a pleasant taste; not so sour as either of our 
other wild grapes. Cultivation might produce a valuable fruit. The 
largest vine I have seen is 1} inches in diameter, ascending a tree 18 feet. 
It usually forms large dense mats over the tops of low bushes and sedges. 
etc. Its common associates are Cephalanthus occidentalis, Populus het- 
erophylla, Gleditschia monosperma, etc. Peduncles sometimes 6 inches 
long; often throwing themselves around twigs, thus serving as tendrils. 
2. V. riparia Michx. In bloom, May 10 to 20; fruit ripe, July 10 to 
30; odor, slightly fragrant; habitat, along banks of large streams in bot- 
tom lands. Vine seldom 3 inches in diameter; straggling over small trees, 
forming dense overhanging canopies; rarely rising above 5) feet. 
V. cordifolia Michx. In bloom, May 25 to June 10; fruit ripe, after _ 
October 1; odor, very fragrant; habitat, throughout river bottoms. This 
is our largest grape-vine. I have found it 6 inches in diameter, and 
ascending more than 125 feet. * 
V. cinerea Engelm. In bloom, June 15 to 30; fruit ripe, after Sep- 
tember 15; odor, delicately fragrant; habitat, along small streams in up- 
lands and barrens. It is very close to V. stivalis; the foliage of the two 
an not, in many cases, be distinguished; but the difference in the time 
at which the flowering and ripening of fruit occur in the two species, 
together with the long lax bunches, smaller and bloomless berries of V. 
cinerea, makes a plain, specific distinction between these two plants. 
V. xstivalis Michx, In bloom, June 8 to 20; fruit ripe, after Sep- 
tember 1; odor, mildly fragrant; habitat, u plinds and barrens. 
6. V. indivisa Willd. In bloom, June 18 to 28; fruit ripe, after Oc- 
tober 1; odor, unpleasint; habitat, throughout river bottoms.—J. 
Scuneck, Mt. Carmel, Ills. 
Prunus pumila in North Carolina.—In “ Gray’s Manual” it is stated 
assachusetts northward 
” Tt is not 
mentioned in Chapman’s “ Flora of the Southern United States,” nor in 
the Rev. M. A. Curtis’ “Catalogue of the Indigenous and Natur 
Plants of the State of North Carolina.” I have, however, found it SFOw" 
ing luxuriantly and in quantities on rocks in Hen ’ 
county is situated in the alpine region of North Carolina, and from 1s 
altitude its flora resembles, in many respects, the flora of a higher lati- 
tude. A specimen of the Prunus pumila found in this locality was sent 
to Dr. N. L. Britton, of Columbia College, N. Y., for comparison with : 
