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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
The early settlers in this region were French. Some are supposed 
to be descendants of the exilede Acadians of eastern Canada during the 
“French and Indian” war of 1754-’63. 
The plants enumerated on the following pages are mostly natives of 
the South. If belonging to a more northerly latitude, I have mentioned 
them to show to some extent, the range of their natural distribution; 
or if cultivated, that of their adaptability. 
I have used dates to show that many were in bloom in mid-winter. 
To one from the cold winters of the North, the sight of blooming flowers 
in the flelds during mid-winter is almost marvelous. 
AVood’s Botany and Florist of 1871, was found to be the most useful. 
Gray's Manual of Botany of 1889 contained a description of very few 
of the plants examined. 
I regret that my spare time for botanizing was so limited that there 
were many species of flowers on the open prairie and of trees in the 
woods that I could not And time to examine. There was not a day dur- 
ing the entire winter but I could And flovv^ers out doors. 
At the end of each description I have added the initials of the Bot- 
any used in the final determination of the species, B. B. for Britton and 
Brown's, G. for Gray's and AV. for AYood’s. 
AC ANTI I ACE AE. 
Ruellia sfrcjicns L. Smooth Riiellin. Specimen in flower, May 3, 1894, in 
Oscar Fulton's woods, southwest of AVelsh. B. B. 
AMARYLTJIDACEAE. 
Karcissn.9 Mporns. Primrose-peerless. Secured by Miss Belle Singleton, Jan- 
uary 19, 1894. AV. 
Karciss'iis odoriis. Great Jonquil. In full bloom. January 21, 1894, in Oscar 
Fulton's front yard in M'elsh. A cultivated exotic. AAA 
Pancratium^ rotatum Gawl. Growing in the low moist groiind on the west 
side of the roadway near the home of Air. Aloore on the road that runs north 
from AA^elsh, April 15, 1894, and known in that neighborhood as Spider Lily. AV. 
APOCYNACEAE. 
Kerium odorum. Oleander. In full bloom Alay 4, 1894, — Oscar Fulton’s 
dooryard, AA'elsh. AAA 
Vinca major. Periwinkle. April 1, 1894, brought by Airs. O. Fulton from 
Ilawkeye Ranch, eight miles northwest of AA'elsh. AA^. 
AQUIFOLIACEAE. HOLLYAVORTS. 
Tlex opaca Ait. Holly. In the woods on the bayou southeast of the home 
of Air. Louvier, January 27. 1894. LeaA''es, thick, oval, spinescent. Not flower- 
ing at this season of the year. Specimen was 20 feet high. AA^. 
Ilex opaca Ait. A''ariety, intcf/ra, according to AA^ood's Botany. The leaves 
differed from the preceding by being entire, very few spinescent, and more ovai 
and smaller. In bloom in Oscar Fulton’s dooryard, AA'elsh, April 22, 1894. AAA 
ASCLEPIADACEAE. 
Accratcs paniculata, Desfn. A green Alilkweed. In bloom Alay 2, 1894, near 
Oscar Fulton’s road-gate, AA'elsh. AAA 
APRANTIACEAE. 
Citrus vulfiaris Risso. Bitter Orange. In bloom Alarch 28, 1894 ; several 
trees, 15 feet high, growing on south side of Oscar Fulton’s home in AVelsh. AV. 
