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Habenaria fimbriata grew on the upper slopes and the grassy 
summit. 
The color yellow was well represented in the flowers of 
Senecio aureus, var. Balsamite, the rare Geum radiatum and 
Hypericum graveolens. Some distance down the western slope 
grew Carex Pennsylvanica and a very slender form of C. 
@stivalis. Many fine and beautiful trees of Acer saccharum stand 
near the base of the mountain, with an occasional Tilia hetero- 
phylla, while Aster ericotdes, var. villosus, is rare. 
The night of the 16th was spent at Roan Mountain Station, 
where we arrived after the supper hour and had to be content 
with an improvised meal. A short investigation of the banks 
of the Doe river, the next morning, added to our list Verbena 
officinalis, and some small and not very well developed Veronica 
Anagallis, which is new to the Southern States. 
Then the train on the go-as-you-please narrow gauge railroad 
was taken for Cranberry. This road is a marvel of slowness, as 
its passenger train sometimes travels the distance of nine miles in 
seventy minutes. 
The tramp of twelve miles from Cranberry to Linville was 
rather tiresome on account of the baggage, but the surroundings 
were inspiring. The greater part of the road lies over a mountain 
plateau, which is one of the extensions of the Smoky range. 
In a wet place, somewhat more than a mile from Cranberry, we 
discovered plenty of Veronica Anagallis, some of the plants being 
almost three feet tall. Several miles east of this place a dry bank 
yielded very fine Phlox glaberrima and Anychia Canadensis. 
Pyrola rotundifolia adorned the mossy places in the woods, 
also an occasional fruiting Cypripedium pubescens. Pyrola 
elliptica was sought for, but in vain. This species has not yet 
been reported from the South. 
About half way between Cranberry and Linville is а swamp, 
which ought to have more attention paid to it. Our attention 
was mainly directed to getting a good supply of Hypericum densi- 
forum which, insome places grows in dense masses. Near the north 
fork of the Doe river, we obtained the pubescent form of Zizia 
cordata, like that secured before in the middle country of the 
State. 
