254 THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA 



ville {Alapel). Greenbrier: near Ronceverte. Summers: 

 near Hinton Marion : near Worthington, Fairmont and 

 Montana. Monongalia : general. Fa3-ette : near Nuttallburg, 

 common (Nitttall). Morgan: near Cacapon. Hardy: near 

 Moorefield. Mercer : near Ingleside. Randolph : near Pick- 

 ens {H. H. Smith, 1475). 



RANUNCULACEAE. 



HYDRASTIS, Ellis. 

 H. Canadensis L. Yellow Root, Yellow Puccoon, Golden Seal. 

 Deep rich woods. Jackson : near Ripley. Wirt : near 

 Burning Springs. Grant : near Bayard. Upshur : summit 

 on Staunton pike. Lewis : along Leading Creek. Calhoun : 

 along Laurel Run. Gilmer : near Glenville {Mape.l; Brozvn). 

 Monongalia : along Cheat River. 



CALTHA L. 



C. PALuSTRis, L. Marsh Marigold. 



Two stations only known to me ; Grant : in a spring run 

 in deep woods near Bayard, about fifty plants within an 

 area of one hundred feet. Preston : near Terra Alta. 



HELLEBORUS L. 

 H. viRiDis L. Green Hellebore. 



Hardy: near IMoorefield (Gamble). It was from speci- 

 mens sent to Dr. Gray from this station by Dr. Gamble, that 

 the location "W. Va." was credited in the Manual. 



COPTIS Salisb. , 

 C. TRiFOLiA (L.), Salisb. Gold Thread. (Isopyntm trifolinin, 

 Britton). 



Deep, rich mountain woods. Preston : near Mill Run and 

 Cranesville. 



XANTHORRHIZA L' Her. 

 X. APiiFOLiA L' Her. Shrub Yellow Root. 



Rich rocky mountain woods. Nicholas : on ]\Iunible-the- 

 Peg Creek, plentiful. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, common 

 (Nnttall). Upshur: (Pollock). Barbour: on river bank 

 near Tygart Junction (Grccuman, 184). 



ACTAEA L. 

 A. RUBRA (Ait.), Willd. Red Baneberry. (A. spicata rubra Ait). 

 Rich woods, infrequent. Randolph : on Point Mountain. 

 Grant : near Bayard. Tucker : near Davis. 



