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anomalous flowers, either a double ovary or two single ones appear- 
ing above each scale. Gray, in his Manual (p. 416), mentions a ‘“‘trans- 
mon i 
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a verna, and a few other scarce plants, which I should like to ex- 
change for scarce plants which I have not. I should like also to corre- 
spond with two or three young botanists for the purpose of more general 
exchange, — W. P. BOLLES, Box 356, New London, Conn. 
on Soh FLORAL CALENDAR, Cass County, MISSOUR: 
Peucedanum in bloom, e 23, — 
Sib ren oer “ Apr. 21, 1864. Abt: 19, 1867. Mar. 24, 
Viola p e “Apr. 21, Apr. 19, = Mar. 28, “ 
Erythronium jiii t Mair: OO; A Apr Do Mar. 2, ** 
Agam caryocarpus tc Apr. 27, ck A Zo," Mar. 28, “ 
Pea “cc 
abate ca plantagini- 
folia 3 
Strawberry “< May 2, “ Apr. 20, a Re. Sf 
Viola cuculata ces abe ee Ce ie Ape 1; “* 
Phiox divaricata “| Apr go, May 7, * Apr. 2, “ 
Claytonia Virginica “  Aprei4, Sioape, “Apr. 2, * 
G. C. BRODHEAD. 
HITE WILD COLUMBINES, ETC. — In the April number of the NATURAL- 
IST, Mr. Millington mentions a white Columbine. I would state that I, 
also, have d 
Summer I saw a very pretty white Lobelia syphilitica. I have also seen 
White Aired plants of the common ironweed ( Vernonia Noveboracensis). 
~G. C. BROADHEAD. 
THE ELDER A Native PLaxt?—In answer to inquiries as to the 
tivity of the Elder (Sambucus Canadensis) I would say most posi- 
that it is as much a native of the United States as the oak or elm. 
My father being one of the first settlers of Illinois, the elder was mood for 
spiles for tapping maple trees, and in the years 1857 and 1858, 4 
plored a considerable part of Northern Kansas, which was then Im its 
and primitive state, and the elder was always present in the yalleys 
in connection with the wild plum, choke-cherries, ete. The elder is more 
: Plentifal in Kansas than in Illinois, and was before the white man — 
Possessor of the soil.— Wa. J. MCLAUGHLIN. 


