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collected by the late Thure Kumlien in Waukesha County. One 
of these was labeled A. oblongifolius by the collector, and bears a 
note stating that specimens taken at the same time and place had 
been “determined by Dr. Gray.” This was collected in 1860. 
The other specimen is labeled A. amethystinus. There are two 
specimens in the Wisconsin University herbarium, one from Dane, 
the other from Rock County, originally labeled A. grandiflorus , 
which are distinguished by unusually narrow leaves. All the speci- 
mens above referred to are characterized by glandular bracts. 
A. Novae- Angliae L. 
Specimens of this species from Brown County are included in 
the J. H. Schuette collection, and one from LaFayette County is 
in the Wisconsin University herbarium. It is a very common 
species in eastern Wisconsin and is included in every list of Wiscon- 
sin plants except that of C. C, Parry. It would be interesting to 
know if there is any county in which it does not occur. 
A. sericeus Vent. 
Mr. Wadmond has collected this species in Racine County. In 
the Milwaukee Public Museum there are specimens from Jefferson, 
Waupaca, Burnett, Pierce and Grant Counties. It has been col- 
lected in Waushara County by Dr. Ogden. The writer has 
specimens from Sauk, Monroe and Waukesha Counties. Some of 
the specimens from Sauk County have pure white rays. There 
is a specimen in the University herbarium at Madison, collected 
by I. A. Lapham, and labeled as coming from Milwaukee County. 
No date is assigned to this specimen, and it must be remembered 
that in the early days of Dr. Lapham’ s explorations Milwaukee 
County embraced the territory now included in Milwaukee and 
Waukesha counties. 
A. azureus Lindl. 
This species has a wide distribution in Wisconsin, but so far as 
known does not occur in Milwaukee County. It is possible that 
among the writer’s collections are included specimens of A. capil- 
laceus Burgess — as described in Small’s Flora of the Southeastern 
United States — with less roughened stem and leaves and larger 
heads than in the type (Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County and 
