176 -.1LORA OF, WINNESHIEK COUNTY. 
Hicoria minima .(Marsh.) Britt. (Carya amara Nutt.) 
Bitternut. In rather rich soil, quite common. Decorah, Mon- 
eek. Also observed at Hesper, Canoe creek, both forks of Bear 
creek, Bluffton and Kendallville. 
Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britt. .(Carya alba Nutt.) Shell-bark 
Hickory. Rather abundant, in rich soil. Decorah. Also 
observed at Hesper, Canoe creek, both forks of Bear creek, 
Brunton Kendallville and Moneek. 
Order3. Fagales. 
Family 1. Betulacee. 
Carpinus caroliniana Walt. Blue Beech. Quite common on 
moist banks, ete. Canoe creek, Hesper. Also observed at Ken- 
dallville, and both forks of Bear creek. 
‘Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) Willd. Iron-wood.. Common in 
higher woods. Decorah, Hesper, Ft. Atkinson. ema at all 
-other localities here named except Calmar. 
Corylus americana Walt. Hazel-nut. Common in eee: 
etc. Kendallville, Hesper, Calmar. Observed at all other seca: 
ities. 
Corylus rostrata Ait. Beaked Hazel-nut. Very rare. "Found 
only at Kendallville, in rich soil. 
Betula papyrifera Marsh. Canoe Birch. Common on- rocky 
slopes, etc. Hesper, Canoe creek, both forks of Bear creek, 
Kendallville, Bluffton, Decorah. 
Alnus iccana (L.) ‘Willd. Hoary Alder. On rocky banks 
and slopes, not abundant. Bluffton, Coldwater Spring, Canoe 
creek. 
Family 2, Fagacee. 
Quercus rubra L. Red Oak. Quite common, chiefly in upland 
woods. Typical specimens were -obtained at Decorah, Free- 
port, Hesper, Highlandville and Plymouth Rock. A variety 
with typical leaves, but narrow acorns with convex or almost 
obconical cups was found at Moneek and Hesper. It may be a 
distinct species. 
Quercus schneckii Britt. Schneck’s Red Oak. (Not in Gray. 
Sargent calls this Q. texana Buckl.) This and the two follow- 
ing species have been indiscriminately reported as Q. coccinea 
in Iowa. The writer has not been able to find true Q. coccinea 
