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ANACARDIACE^. 
Rhus typhina L. Common five miles east of Fayette. Proba- 
bly rare further west in Iowa. 
B glabra L. Woods, common. The form with laciniate 
leaves is represented by a specimen (herb. Dr. C. C. Parker) 
marked var. laciniata. 
R. toxicodendron L. Rocky river banks, common. The 
climbing form, R. radicans L , has been noticed but once. 
POLYGALACE^. 
Poly gala senaga L. Woods, common. 
P. incarnata L. Dry ground, rare. Dr. C. C. Parker, coll. 
P. sanguinea L. Prairies, common. 
P. verticillata L. Prairies, probably rare. Dr. C. C. Parker, 
coll. 
LEGUMINOS^. 
Baptisia leucophcea Nutt. Prairies, frequent. 
B. leucantha Torr and Gray. Prairies, frequent. 
Trifolium pratense L. Cultivated and spontaneous, common. 
T. repens L. Cultivated and spontaneous, common. 
T. procumbens L. Rare. Dr. C. C. Parker, coll. 
Melilotus officinalis Willd. Waste ground, rare. 
M. alba Lam. Waste ground, infrequent. 
Amorpha canescens Pursh. Prairies, infrequent. 
A. fruticosa L. River banks, frequent. 
Petalostemon violaceus Michx. Prairies, common. 
P. Candidas Michx. Prairies and open woods, common. 
Tephrosia virginiana Pers. Rare. Collected by Miss Gem 
E. R )unds near Clermont. 
Robinia pseudacacia L. Cultivated and rarely escaped. 
Wistaria frutescens Poir. (?) Rare. Miss Gem E. Rounds, 
coll., whose specimen was too fragmentary for certain deter- 
mination. Whether this or not, the plant is no leguminous 
plant ever reported in Iowa. 
Astragalus caryocarpus Ker. Prairies, frequent. 
A canadensis L. Borders of woods, infrequent. 
Desmodium acuminatum D. C. Woods, common. 
D illinoense Gray. Prairies, frequent. 
D. paniculatum D. C. Low prairies, rare. Approaches 
D. dillenii, Dari. 
D. canadense D. C. Wv ods and prairies, common. 
D. sessilifolium Torr. and Gray. Prairies, infrequent. 
