JULY, 1900. 
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 
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Aster Lowrieanus Porter. A few found along roads and fences. 
Aster laevis L. On the face of the lake bluffs. 
Aster puniceus L. One specimen found in a woods. 
Erigeron annuus Pers. Daisy Fleabane. Was very numerous in 
some fields. 
Leptilon Canadense Britton. A few found in fields. 
Gnaphalium obtusifolium L. Sweet Everlasting. One plant in a 
woody pasture. 
Solidago Canadensis L. Canada Goldenrod. One specimen 
found in a woods. 
Solidago fiexicaulis L. Zigzag Goldenrod. One specimen found 
in a ravine. 
Brassica arvensis L. Field Mustard. Abundant in many fields. 
Brassica nigra L. Black Mustard. Was still common in the city. 
Onagra biennis (L.) Scop. Evening Primrose. Not rare in fields 
along railroads, &c. 
Prunella vulgaris L. Heaj-all. Several found in a ravine. 
Nepeta Cataria L. Catnip. By a fence in a pasture. 
Bidens frondosa L. Beggar-ticks. Growing in water in a ravine. 
Galinsoga parviflora Cav. Observed in a few waste places on 
the south side. Also on lawns on Grand ave. 
Anthemis Cotula L. White-weed. A few found still lingering in 
waste places in the city. 
Pastinaca sativa L. Wild Parsnip. Noted along railway tracks 
in the Menomonee valley. 
Arctium minus Schk. Burdock. Found on weedy slopes of the 
Menomonee valley. 
Saponari a officinalis L. Bouncing Bet. A few noticed near 
Calvary cemetery. 
Bursa Bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton. Shepherd's Purse. On lawns 
in the city. 
Taraxacum Taraxacum (L.) Karst. Drmdelion. Scattered speci- 
mens were noted everywhere. 
Hamamelis Virginiana L. Witchhazel. Common in thickets and 
woods. 
Echinospermum Sp. Stickseed. One specimen near Juneau 
park. 
The Lost Anthophilous Insects of the Seoson* B Y D R . S . G R AE N - 
ICHER. — Sunday, Nov. 4th, of the present year was a remarkable 
day viewed from the standpoint of one interested in the study of 
the mutual relations of insects and flowers. The exceptionally 
warm weather prevailing at noon induced the writer to make a 
trip to the Menomonee Valley, west of the city limits, in order 
