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new and has been named by Prof. Porter, S. Boottii, var. Yadkin- 
ensis, after the river near which we found it. 
‚Late in the afternoon, the falls were reached. The river 
at this point breaks through some low hills. The banks are 
very rocky and in some places rise to quite formidable cliffs. It 
is an extraordinary locality and a number of days could be profit- 
ably spent in exploring it. Only one hour was at our command 
and this was not without good results. 
The most remarkable find was that of Acer saccharum, var. 
Floridanum. This extends its range about five hundred miles to 
the north. A beautiful, slender form of Fraxinus Americana 
“һай its home on the shore of the river, and might merit varietal 
rank. In company with it was Rhododendron calendulaceum. 
Gelsemium sempervirens, and Bignonia capreolata twined over 
the shrubs. On the rocks Tipularia unifolia was in bloom. 
The cliffs produced Asplenium parvulum and Polypodium incanum. 
Here Polypodium covers the trunks of trees as well as the rocks. 
Upon the hot sandy shore Quercus aquatica and Ulmus alata 
were prevalent. On top of the bluff Lotus Helleri, various forms 
of Crategus parvifolia and C. flava, Vitis rotundifolia and 
Solidago rugosa were collected. A meadow furnished finely de- 
veloped specimens of our new Solidago and rank plants of Poly- 
gala Curtissti. 
It cannot be recorded here, how many times we lost the way, 
how the horse gave out and walking had to be resorted to, the 
accident that happened to the rations, and other mishaps, But, 
well pleased with the returns of the jaunt, we reached Heilig’s 
Mill long after midnight. 
A season of rain came on now, and a start for home was made 
when our specimens were sufficiently dried. One more species 
was collected while passing through Salisbury— Euphorbia mar- 
ginata. It is introduced into waste places and was our last addi- 
tion to the flora of the Southern States. 
LIST OF PLANTS COLLECTED.* 
Clematis Addisonii, Britton. Roanoke, Va. 
* All the plants a. enumerated were collected in North Carolina, unless 
otherwise ғ Those marked | аге new to the Southern States, as limited by 
Chapman's Flor 
