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the same range of mountains as the original station of Canby in Virginia. The .Monongalia station in the extreme north ern part of the State has an altitude of about 850 ft. and is near Knipes' Pennsylvania station. Though I have not as yet found the species at any point through the State that would connect these distant localities, yet I fully believe that many will be found in the future. HEPATICA Scop. H. Hepatica (L.)., Karst. Hepatica. Liver-leaf. Ricky or rich woods. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). Greenbrier: near White Sulphur Springs. Hardy: near Moorefield (Gamble). Mercer: near Bluefield. Mononga lia : along Decker's Creek. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, where it often grows in clefts in rocks (Nuttall). And frequent throughout the northern portions of the State. H. acuta (Pursh.) Britt. Rich woods. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel; Brown). Greenbrier : near White Sulphur Springs. Monongalia : near Cheat View. McDowell: near Elkhorn. Mercer: Bluestone Jc. Throughout the State, especially eastward in the mountains. More frequent than the preceding. SYNDESMON Hoffm'g. S. thalictroides (L.) Hoffm'g. Rue Anemone. (Thalictrwn ancmonoides, Michx.). Woods and hillsides. Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Monongalia: near Uffington and Morgantown. Hardy : near Moorefield (Gam ble). Mercer: near Beaver Spr. Frequent throughout the State. Forma rosea Millsp. Prel. Cat. Fl. W. Va., 319. A beautiful rose colored clump of the species has per sisted for two years in Monongalia at Little Falls near the Cascade. CLEMATIS L. C. Virginiana L. Virgin's Bower. River banks, fence rows, etc., Monongalia: Marion: Pres ton: Wood. Webster: Long Glade (Millspaugh) ; near Hacker Valley (H. H. Smith, 1648). Gilmer: Glenville (Mapel). Greenbrier: near White Sulphur Springs. Sum mers: near Hinton. Kanawha: near Charleston. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). Tucker: iu a thicket near Parsons (Greenman, 190).