THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF HARDIN COUNTY. 
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BY MORTON E. PEOK. 
The following list of the flowering plants of Hardin 
county is mainly the result of three seasons of observation 
and collection. Only a small portion of each season, how- 
ever, has been allotted to fleld work, and the greater part 
of this has been confined to the northern half of the terri- 
tory, with only occasional visits to other sections; the list, 
.therefore, is doubtless far from complete. Were it not 
that circumstances render it impossible, another season 
would be given to its preparation, and the result would be 
far more satisfactory. 
Hardin county has a somewhat diversified topography, 
with an abundance of morainic hills, a fair proportion of 
high woodland along the Iowa river, and occasional small 
tracts of prairie that have never been plowed, on account 
of the stony and sterile nature of the soil. There is but a 
scant area of sandy and alluvial land, and no considerable 
lakes or ponds. The drainage is imperfect, owing to the 
irregularity of the glacial deposits, so that swampy tracts 
are common. Most of the foregoing facts might almost be 
inferred from a perusal of the list with the brief notes on 
the distribution and habitat of the several species. 
Thanks are due to Prof. L. H. Pammel for the determina- 
tion of several difficult forms. 
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