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IOWA ACADEMY OP SCIENCES. 
NEW OR LITTLE KNOWN PLANTS. 
T. J. FITZPATRICK. 
The following plants are new or little known to the flora of 
Iowa: 
Lechea tenuifolia Mx. Van Buren county. Common in sandy 
soil. July. 
Girccea alpina L. Clayton county. Deep woods along the 
Mississippi river. Rare as compared with G. lutetiana L. July. 
GolUnsia verna Nutt. Jefferson county. Frequent. 
Gilia linearis Gray. Decatur county. Frequent in prairie 
soil. June. 
Inula Jielenium L. Johnson county. Common locally where 
it has been observed for many years. 
Gorallorliim odontorhiza Nutt. Reported in Natural Science 
Bulletin of the State University of Iowa (Vol. 3, No. 4) as new 
and rare. The species was very common in several localities 
in Johnson county during the month of August, 1896. It 
occurred in deep upland woods where there was a considerable 
depth of decaying leaves. The plants occurred singly or col- 
lected in tufts. Often only one or two were able to pierce the 
mat of leaves, the remainder blooming beneath. The speci- 
mens from beneath the leaves were frequently dwarfed as well 
as pale in appearance, though many good specimens were found 
in that position. This habit of growth probably prevents the 
specimens from being observed by the collector. The time of 
gathering was from the 16th to the 30 th of August, which is a 
month later than the limit given by Gray. About 200 speci- 
mens were collected. 
