I refect from rny list a few plants dint- 



would seem t<> possess special, or general 



interest, 'merely noting that where the lo- 

 cality is not mentioned thfy may be found 



in the \ icinity of I) venport. 

 LIST. . 

 none Carolinians^ May, banks of the Missis- 

 ort and Rock Island. This in- 

 teresting littla : -3 i :i r, first known as a na'ivr 

 of the Carolines, is also found on ihc Platte 

 and at Council Biufis. Tt has never to my 

 knowledge been found so iar to the north and 

 east. It lure grows always associated with 

 Draha Carolinians and Androsaceoccidentnlis. 



Anemone cylindrica, , Tune, dry praries,abundant 



Delphinium azureum, June, azure Larkspur, in- 

 terior counties. 



Nasturtium tanacclifolium, May, pastures and 

 river hanks. 



Polygala (new species) ? Polk county. 



Hypericum pyramidaium, July. 



Ptelia trifoliata 5 June, a shrub, the inner bark I 

 am informed constituting an important ingre- 

 dient in the kinnikinnick smoked by the In- 

 dians. It possesses pungent properties. 



Negundo-aceroides, April, Box Elder. 



.iEsculus glabra, Buckeye, interior counties. 



Euonymus atropurpureus, June, Spindle tree, 

 medicinal. 



Rhamnus lanccolatus, May. 



Cear.othus ovalis, June, interior counties. 



Psoralea argophylla, July, Polk county. 



Amorpha fruticosa, ."May, a shrub lining our riv- 

 er banks. 



Amorpha canescens, July, Lead plant, abundant. 



Astragalus carycocarpus, July in fruit, Ground 

 plum, Polk county. 



Baptisia leucophea and leucantha, Indigo plant. 



Cassia cnamascrista, Aug., sensitive pea. 



Gymnocladus canadensis, June, coffee tree. 



Potr ntilla argtit a, July. 



Fragaria vesca, rock strawberry. 



Crataegus toinentosa, June, an elegant species 

 of thorn. 



(Enothera scrrulata, July ; Polk county. 



Myriophyllum ambiguum, July, brooks in th e 

 Upper Des Moines. 



Ribes Mlscsouriense, May, Missouri gooseberry, 



Heuchera richardsonii, alum root, June. 

 Eryngium aquaticum, July, Rattle-snake wee< 



a prairie plant. 

 Archemoro rigida, Aug. 

 Liatrie, [several species,] Aug., Blazing star, 



showy prairie plant. 

 Aster sericcus, Sept., Aster oblongifolius, cha 



acteristic Asters. 

 Solidago rigida, Aug., a coarse and character!! 



tie prairie plant. 

 Sclidcgo s^eciosa, Aug., Golden rod. 

 Silphium laciniatum, July. The well know 



rosin weed. 

 Silphium perfoliatum, cup plant. 

 Rudbeckia subtomentosa, Aug., cone flower. 

 Lepachys pinnata, Aug. 

 Echinacea angustifolia, June, a common prairi 



plant. 

 Helianthus occidentalis, August. 

 Actinomeris squarrosa, August. 

 Coreopsis palmata, July. 

 Dysodia chrysanthemoides, Sept., resemblin 



the cultivated marigold. 

 Aftemesia ludoviciana, wooly artemesia. 

 Cacalia tuberosa, July, Indian plantain. 

 Nabalus racemosus, Sept., prairies. 

 Troximon cuspidaturn, May. 

 Apocynum pubescens, Polk, county. 

 Accratos longifolia, July. 



Asclepias [periplocaTolia ?] Nutt, June. 



Phlox bifida, April. 



Batschia longifiora, May, Davenport and Ro 



Tsland. 

 Batschia gmelini, June. - 

 Onosmodium hispidum. June, gromwell. 

 Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, June. 

 Ellisia arr.biqua, May, a characteristic weed. 

 Scutellaria parvula, small skull cap. 

 Dracocephulum virginianum, August, Drag 



mouth. 

 Chclone purpurea, August, Snake head. 

 Pen'temon granciiflorum, Red Cedar river, fou 



by A. Sandtrs. , 



Euchronia giandirlora, in fruit, July, Polk co. 

 Verbena angustifolia, stticta, and bracteo: 



characteristic vervains. 

 Dodecatheon media, May, 'Pride of the prairi 

 Allionia nyctaginea, May, allied to the cultiv 



ted 'Four-o'-clock." 



