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THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA Taylor: near Grafton. Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele), and in every county visited. This species, which threatens to be our most pernicious and wide-spread weed, is advancing eastward with the ut most aggressiveness. It has absolutely no fodder qualities, its nutritive ratio being only i :14.5o, and its value as a fertilizer only $2.37 per dry ton. The method of combating this pest is as yet a mere matter of conjecture. The plant is reported from Brooke : near Wellsburg and Fowler's. Barbour : near Overfield, Pepper and Philippi. Braxton : near Bulltown, Frametown, Tate Creek, Elmyra and Newville. Cabell : near Union Ridge and Barboursville. Clay : near Valley Fork. Doddridge : near Leopold, New Milton and Center Point. Fayette: near Fayetteville, Moun tain Cove and Beets. Grant : near Medley, Petersburg and Greenland. Greenbrier: near Frankford, Trout Valley and Fort Spring. Hampshire : near Slanesville, Springfield and Three Churches. Harrison : near Clarksburg, Lost Creek, Bridgeport, Wallace, Wilsonburg, Adamsville, Good Hope and Mount Clare. Hardy : near Moorefield and Wardensville. Jefferson : near Kabletown. Jackson : near Grass Lick, Sandy, Wilding, Belgrove, Odaville, Silverton and Kentuck. Kanawha : near Pocataligo, Blandon and Gazil. Lewis : near Vadis, Camden, Walkersville and Aberdeen, Lincoln : near Hamlin. Mercer : near Princeton and New Hope. McDowell : near Squire Jim. Monroe : near Cash mere and Johnson's X Roads. Mason : near New Haven, Grimm's Landing and Maggie. Marion : near Canton, Farmington, Eldora, Barracksville, Hoult and Gray's Flat. Mon ongalia : near Morgantown. Putnam : near Hurricane, Para dise, Carpenters and Confidence. Pleasants : near New Heb ron. Preston : near Masontown, Eglon and Amblersburg. Ritchie : near Ritchie C. H. Berea and Cornwallis. Ran dolph : near Florence and Lee Bell. Roane : near Peneil, Newton, Looneyville, Clio, Reedy and Countsville. Raleigh : near Table Rock, Egeria and Raleigh C. H. Summers : near Forest Hill, Talcott, Clayton and Indian Mills. Taylor : near Knottsville, Thornton, Grafton and Meadland. Tyler: near Wick and Long Reach. Tucker: near Texas, St. Georges and Hendricks. Upshur: near Lawrence, Overhill, Ever- • green, French Creek and Hemlock. Wayne: near Adkin's Mills and Egypt. Wetzel: near New Martinsville. Wirt: near Elizabeth, Burning Springs, Reedy Ripple and Lee. Wood : near Blennerhassett and Kanawha Station. Web ster : near Replete, and Welch Glade.