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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 
Aquilegia canadensis L. Wild Columbine. Growing 
wild in the woods east of Skunk river, near Merrimac 
Mills, in Jefferson township, probably not far from the 
Waitman home on the southwest J of section 33, town- 
ship 73 north, range 7 west. Specimen procured by Miss 
Katherine H. Pierce, June 5, 1892. 
ROSACEA. 
Rosa humilis Marsh. Wild Rose. Growing in gravelly 
clay in the road on the hillside north of the Lindly home- 
stead, south of Winfield. The roadway had been cut down 
into the gravelly clay where our specimen found a lodge- 
ment. June 17, 1892. 
Spiraea lohata L. Queen of the Prairie. Meadow- 
sweet. Specimen growing in front dooryard at home of 
Mrs. W. B. Patterson in Winfield, July 14, 1892. The 
petals and sepals were mostly in fours instead of the typical 
fives. I have not seen this plant growing wild in this 
locality. 
SAPINDACE^. 
jEscuIus flava Ait. Sweet Buckeye. Horse Chestnut 
Growing wild in the woods northwest of the village of 
Trenton, near residence of Mr. Waitman, May 22, 1892, 
and belonging to the Skunk river timber belt. 
SAXIFRAGACE^. 
Rihes floridum L’ Her. Wild Black Currant. Specimen 
found growing in the extreme northwest corner of B. B. 
Lindly’s farm, next to the premises of Daniel Morley, and 
at the crossroads and possibly along the hedgerow. May 13, 
1891. 
SCROPHULARIACE^. 
Pentstemon puhescens Solander. Beard-Tongue. A 
specimen of the Figwort family. Found growing in the 
Skunk river woods near Merrimac Mills, June 5, 1892. 
Verhascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. Not numerous, 
yet occasionally found. September 13, 1890. 
