220 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [ September, 
Oxalis violacea, with its purple flowers, almost covered 
the ground in places on the prairie. Last year O. cornicu- 
lata outnumbered O. violacea, while this year it is very 
scarce, as I have only seen a very few specimens. ere 
were also found in great abundance Amorpha canescens 
just beginning to bud nicely), Astragalus caryocarpus, 
Oxytropis Lamberti, Antennaria plantaginifolia (mostly in 
fruit), Senecio aureus var. Balsamite, and Troximon cuspi- 
coccinea, Pentstemon albidus, and Sisyrinchium mucronatum. 
nian being over, part were detailed as drivers, while 
est of us spread out over the valley to take in whatever 
