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FIRST SUPPLEMENT 



-TO THE- 



■-- OR JACK . 7NTY, MISSOURI, 



by- 



RANK BUSH & CAMERON MANN 



In December, 1882, Mr. Frank Hush published a Report on the Flora of 

 Jackson County, Missouri, which was the first catalogue ever given of the plants 

 of this region 



h was necessarily incomplete, and known to be so, but it covered six nun 



dred ami nine species. 



ae mistakes, of course, occurred, which tire corrected in this supplement, 

 but they are remarkably few considering that Mr. Bush had no access to a Botan- 

 ical library or well arranged herbarium. 



During 1883 and L884, Mr Bush continued to observe and collect, so far as 

 bis business afforded the leisure. In the spring of 1883 the present writer, for 

 whom a botanizing stroll is a great relaxation from the cares of a laborious profes- 

 sion, met Mr. Bush, and since that time we have botanized occasionally together, 

 and have frequently compared notes. 



We are now able to report two hundred ami ninety-seven additional species 



rowing in this region, making a total of nine hundred and six observed bo far 



That other. wiH be found we are confident. Much of the -round is still unex- 



pl " ml either of US has been able to do more than snatch an occasional day for 



