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Ohio Naturalist. 
[ Vol. 1, No. 6 
Black Oak woods of Cedar Point. Here we found three specimens 
of the rare Lea’s Oak, one fine specimen of the common Juniper 
(Juniperus communis), two specimens of the Sand cherry (Prunus 
pumila), none of which are given in the “Sandusky Flora” for this 
place, and one only — the Juniper — for Catawba. Of other rare or 
specially interesting plants for this point the following may be 
mentioned: Ammophila arenaria, Panicum virgatum, Salix glauc- 
ophylla, Salix sericea, Euphorbia polygonifolia, Pious strobus, 
Stipa spartea, Chenopodium leptophyllum, Lepargyraea canadensis, 
(Enothera rhombipetala, Artemisia caudata, Arctostaphylos uva- 
ursi, Syinphoricarpus pauciflorus, Utricularia gibba and Lacinaria 
scariosa. 
By no means the least interesting vegetation on Cedar Point 
are the dune plants, many species of arenophilous species, and 
efficient soil binders. Some idea of the appearance of a few of such 
plants may be gained from the cut (Fig. 2), which shows one of the 
sand hills held exclusively by the roots of the Red Cedar. Other 
similar hillocks are held by one of the wild grape vines, Vitis vul- 
pina. and many other plants. The tufts of some of the grasses, es- 
pecially Panicum virgatum, can be seen in the same illustration. 
At Marblehead and Catawba the flora is equally rich in local 
and interesting plants. Huge Buckeyes occur, one of which meas- 
ures nine feet and two inches in circumference. The Red Oaks are 
numerous and remarkably variable in their fruits. There occurs 
Zygadena elegans and Koeleria cristata, Meibomia illonoensis, Sola- 
num rostratum, and Picradenia acaulis— all western species. The 
Lakeside Daisy, as the Picradenia has been locally named, is es- 
pecially attractive. It occurs in one place in Illinois, but otherwise 
known only far west of the Mississippi river. 
Elsewhere, and especially in the prairie region of Erie county, 
there occur such rare species as Aletris fainosa, Aristida gracilis 
and A. purpurascens, Salix Candida, Prunus cuneata, Psoralea ped- 
unculata, Rhexia virginica, Eryngium yuccifolium, Asclepias obtus- 
ifolia and A. sullivantii, and Helianthus mollis. 
The bay is even richer, presenting acres and acres of Nelumbo, 
Sagittaria, Potamogetons, Rushes, Reeds, Duckweeds, Polygonum, 
Ceratophyllum, and others too numerous to mention. The innumer- 
able and unenumerated Algae must not go nnmentioned— here, as in 
many other lines, the enthusiastic students will reap a rich harvest. 
