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IsOPYRUM L. 
219. I. biternatum (Raf.) Torr. and Gray. Common in 
woods. 
Act^ea L. Bane-berry. 
250. A. rubra (Ait.) Willd. (A. spicata var. rubra Ait.) 
Frequent in Woods. 
251. A. alba (L.) Mill. Frequent in low woods. 
Aquilegia L. Columbine. 
252. A. canadensis L. Common in woods. 
Delphinium L. Wild Lark-spur. 
253. D. carolinianum Walt. (D. azureum Michx.) Com- 
mon on prairies, especially on gopher knolls. 
Anemone L. 
254. A. cylindrica Gray. Frequent; woods and prairies. 
255. A.virginiana L. Rare; in woods and thickets. 
256. A. canadensis L. (A. pennsylvanica L.) Anemone. 
Very common; woods and prairies. 
Hepatica Scop. Liver-leaf. 
257. H . acuta (Pursh.) Britton. Frequent in the woods 
along the West Fork of the Des Moines. 
Pulsatilla Adans. Wind-flower. 
258. P. hirsutissima (Pursh.) Britton. [Anemone patens 
L. var. nuttalliana Gray.) Very common on 
high prairies. 
Clematis L. 
259. C. virginiana L. Virgin’s Bower. Rare; in woods 
w T est of Estherville. (Mrs. J. W. Harrison.) 
Ranunculus L. Crowfoot. 
260. R. delphinifolius Torr. ( R . multifidus Pursh.) 
Common in marshes. 
261. R. ovalis Raf. (R. rhomboideus Goldie.) Frequent 
in earliest spring on dry slopes. 
262. R. abortivus L. A homely species, very common 
in woods. 
263. R. sceleratus L. Frequent near ponds and streams. 
The plant has an acrid taste. 
264. R. pennsylvanicus L. Frequent in woods. 
