276 The Botanical Gazette. [September, 
out touching the anthers. A monopoly of the flowers by them 
would probably result in a functional dicecism, characterized 
by long-styled staminate and short-styled pistillate flowers. 
The plant blooms from May 19th to June 30th. The list 
was observed on 6 days, between May 25th and June 12th. 
Hymenoptera—A pide: (1) Apis mellifica L. %, s.; (2) Syn- 
halonia honesta Cr. 4, s.; (3) Ceratina dupla Say 49, s. ande. 
p-, ab.; (4) Heriades carinatum Cr. ¢s.; (5) Calliopsis andren- 
iformis Sm. 49, s. andc. p., ab.; Andrenide: (6) Augochlo- 
Ta pura Say 9,s. and c. p.; (7) Halictus ligatus Say, 9, s.; (8) 
H. pilosus Sm. 9, s. and c. p-; (9) H. confusus Sm. , s. and 
¢. p.; (10) H. albipennis Rob. 9, s. and c. p. 
Diptera—Syrphide: (11) Paragus bicolor F., s.; (12) 
tibialis FIL, s.; (13) Mesograpta marginata Say, s.; (14) 
Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, s. and f. p., ab.; (15) Syritta 
pipiens L., s. 
Lepidoptera—Rhopalocera 2 (16) so Pistis protodice B.-L.) 
(17) Chryophanus thoe B.-L.; (18) Ancyloxypha numitor ES 
ab. ; (19) Pholisora catullus F, —all sucking. = 
Coleoptera—Scarabcide: (20) Trichius piger F., s., ab. 
Curculionide : (21) Centrinus scutellum-album Say, s.; (22) 
Stethobaris sp., s. 
Carlinville, Ill. 
Botanical papers read before Section F, A. A. A. 8, 
Rochester meeting. 
group relationship that evidently exists between the rte: 
R. repens and such American species as R. hispidus El 
(a somewhat doubtful southern species), and the mens 
lumbian R. Macounii Britton. Illustrated by Sa North 
N. L. BRIrTon: ‘Motes on a monograph vs ss hat it 
American species of Lespedeza.”—The author believes ¢ eat: 
would facilitate the study of these species to recognize a 
€r number of species than heretofore, instead of cons! 
rage 
some of them forms. Illustrated by numerous Speci’, 
W. W. ROWLEE: ‘‘ The root-system of Mikania pir which 
Mikania develops a great number of roots under ur these i§ 
, never reach the soil. The greatest development ° 
