Mar., 1901] 
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this cloth. In other instances the grains and cobs were found in 
large pieces of broken pottery and were well preserved. Finding 
the corn in so many of the pits shows that it largely supplied the 
food of the camp. 
Quantities of charred papaw seeds, Asimina triloba, (L.) Dunal, 
and the wild Hazelnut, Corylus americana Walt, were found in a 
number of pits showing that these were largely used for food. 
Quite a quantity of the seeds of the wild red plum, Prunus ameri- 
cana Marsh, was also taken from the pits. These were, in a number 
of instances, associated with papaw seeds and the shells of the 
chestnut, Castanea dentata ( Marsh.) Borkh. 
Great quantities of the broken shells of the butternut, Juglans 
cinerea L. and the black walnut, Juglans nigra L. were discov- 
ered. These were usually found associated together, but in several 
instances they were found separated, the butternuts being more 
abundant than the walnuts. 
Three species of hickory nuts were procured but none of these 
were in such quantities as the butternut and black walnut. The 
three species found were as follows: Hicoria minima (Marsh.) 
Britt., Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britt., Hicoria laciniosa (Mx.) Britt. 
Several specimens of beans, Phaseolus (sp) and also a specimen 
of the grape, Vitis (sp.) were found in the material, but it was not 
possible to tell whether the beans were one of our wild species or 
cultivated. 
SPROUTING FLOWER BUDS OF OPUNTIA. 
Dr. V. Sterki. 
In June of last year I took some Opuntia plants home, and also 
some top joints heavily set with large buds. The former were 
planted in the garden, the latter set in an Oleander tub. When, 
after a month, none of the flower buds had opened, it was thought 
that they were too many, as the joints bearing them were without 
roots, and most of them were cut off and left lying on the ground, 
where a part of them , later on became partly or entirely covered 
with soil. In September, I was surprised to find them all green and 
fresh; most of them had rooted, and a few even sprouted, sending up 
shoots from half an inch to over an inch high, being perfect little 
joints. At the present writing ( Jan. a. c.) all are alive, and, no 
doubt, will grow out to plants next summer. They will be watched 
closely and further report be given. 
It might be added that the Opuntia calyx-tube, which is later 
the fruit, has “ eyes,” that is buds, of the same character as the 
ordinary buds of the plant, with clusters of bristles; and out of these 
the young shoots grew, when the bud took root. 
