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Family 4, <Aceracee. 
Acer saccharinum L. (A. dasycarpwm Ehrh.) Soft Maple. 
Common on alluvial grounds. Kendallville. Observed at Canoe 
creek, Decorah, Ft. Atkinson and Bluffton. 
Acer saccharum Marsh. (A. saccharinwm Wang.) Hard 
Maple. Very common in upland woods, and on bluffs. Decorah. 
Observed at all stations excepting Calmar and Moneek. , 
Acer negundo L. (Negundo aceroides Moench.) Box Elder. 
Common, especially in alluvial soils. Decorah (Savage), Cal- 
mar. Observed at all the stations. 
Family 5. Balsaminacee. 
Impatiens biflora Walt. (J. fulva Nutt.) Spotted Touch-me- 
not. In moist grounds. Locally common. Ft. Atkinson, Hes- 
per. 
Impatiens aurea Muhl. (I. pallida Nutt.) Pale Touch-me- 
not. In moist places, but rather less common than the preced- 
ing. Decorah (Savage). 
Order 14. Rhamnales. 
Family 1. Rhamnacee. 
Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea. Common on dry 
prairies and ridges. Decorah, Calmar. Also observed at the 
north fork of Bear creek, Canoe creek, Bluffton and Kendall- 
ville. 
Ceanothus ovatus pubescens T. & G. (The variety is not men- 
tioned in Gray.) Downy Red-root. Rare. On dry prairie rid- 
ges at Decorah. 
Family 2. Vitacee. 
Vitis vulpina L. (V. riparia Michx.) Common Wild Grape. 
Very common along streams and ascending slopes. Decorah 
(Savage), Calmar. Also observed at all the other stations. 
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. (Ampelopsis quin- 
quefolia Michx.) Virginia Creeper. Very common iu thickets 
and deep woods. Caimar. Observed at all the other stations. 
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