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The next day I ascended Lookout Mountain from Fort Payne 

 at its base, and went six or eight miles across the comparatively 

 level summit to Little River, which runs lengthwise of the 

 mountain much as Town Creek does on Sand Mountain, and at 

 the point where I crossed it, as well as for some miles in either 

 direction, forms the boundary between DeKalb and Cherokee 

 Counties. Little River is frequently mentioned in Dr. Mohr's 

 writings as a result of his work at a point about a dozen miles 

 farther up, near Mentone. On this trip I found again all the 

 plants mentioned above — with the exception oi Jtinais rcpcns and 

 Gratiola pilosa — and many others of equal interest. 



Little River was so low at this time that at one point, just 

 above a considerable fall, I was able to cross it on the rocks. 

 Here CJiondropJiora was abundant on the rocks out in the stream, 

 almost associating with Diantliera, in places which are doubtless 

 submerged at high water. Orontiuni, Harperia and Coreopsis 

 vej'iicillata occurred on both sides of the river (and therefore in 

 both counties) in precisely the same manner as I had seen them 

 on Sand Mountain the day before. In small bogs like those 

 along Town Creek I found for the first time that Sarracenia 

 which has been reported from these mountains by all three writers 

 above mentioned. Dr. Mohr referred it to 5. Catesbaei Ell., but 

 recent researches by Prof. J. Vl. Macfarlane have shown that 

 Elliott's plant was very different from this. Further study in the 

 growing season will be necessary to determine how much the 

 mountain plant differs from 5. flava, if it differs at all. 



With the Sarracenia were among other things Lach)iocaulo)i 

 ancips (Michx.) Morong, Sniilax ianrifolia L., a small Droscra, 

 presumably/^, brevifolia Pursh, Polygaia nana, Sabbatia cauipanii- 

 lata (L. ) Torr. and Utricularia snbulata L. The Laclinocanlon 

 does not seem to have been reported outside of the coastal plain 

 before, though I have seen specimens collected on the same 

 mountain several years ago by Prof A. Ruth. The Sviilax, a 

 common coastal plain species, has been reported from the moun- 

 tains of Tennessee by Dr. Gattinger, but not from northern Ala- 

 bama before ; while the Drosera, Polygaia and Utricularia were 

 previously known only from the coastal plain. 



