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first thinj^s that fittracted our notice was a small clump of Foiiii- 

 lus monilifeva ou the banks of a small stream. We had not seen 

 a tree or woody plant larger than a dwarf willow since the day we 

 started. 



The prairie in Brown county was yellow in every direction with 

 Riidheckia columnnris and in some fields it had the appearance of 

 being cultivated. Other common plants were Oenothera serru- 

 lafa, (). rhombi2Ktnla., 0. alhicnnlis. and Laciniarid scariosa. 



We did not see the best portion of Eock county. The part we 

 traversed resembled, on a smaller scale, the region at the head of 

 the North Loup. For the most part we were in wet valleys, full 

 of small ponds and swamps, and bounded by low sand hills with 

 occasional blow-outs. Lilinni 'philddelphunim and Lobelia 

 spicata were common. 



We entered Holt county southwest of Stuart, and passed through 

 low, wet prairies covered with a luxuriant growth of grass. The 

 whole region is devoted to hay-making, and seems excellently 

 adapted to it. 



In the part of Antelope county we passed through we found 

 ourselves again in the sand hills. The well known sand hill 

 species — especially Anclropo(/nn liallii — were everywhere. In ad- 

 dition there were Calamovilfn longifolia find Cijcloloma plafyphyl- 

 lum in great abundance. 



LIST or PLANTS COLLECTED, AND NOTES. 



(Species designated by a * not previously reported.) 

 Laciniarid. ^qvarrosa (L.) Hill var. iiiiermedia (Lindl. ) DC. 



Cherry county, July 23. (137) Sand hills throughout the 

 region. 

 Ldclniaria scariosa- (L.) Hill. 



Cherry county, July 27. Dry valleys, and prairie in Brown 

 county. 

 Laciniarid pinirUtfd. (Hook.) OK. 



Dry valleys, wet valley Cherry county, July 27. 



