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late in September. Collected also by Mr. G. R. Vasey in the mountains of North Carolina, 1878." "Spiraea betulaefolia, Pall, and S. corymbosa, Raf., have much longer follicles exserted beyond the calyx, broader, thicker, and dentate leaves, and are different in habit. Rafinesque published a number of species in his New Flora, but none of them can apply to this one." Upshur: near Buckhannon (Pollock). S. SALiciFOLiA Linn. Queen of the Prairie. Meadows. Monongalia: near Morgantown. Preston: near Terra Alta (Millspaugh) ; near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Forming a hedge along a woodland swamp between Harvey and Trap Hill, Raleigh county (Morris). Upshur: near Buckhannon (Pollock). Randolph: at Elkins (Greenman, 189). S. tomentosa L. Hardback. Steeple-bush. Low grounds. Webster : Welch Glade. Wood : near Lockhart's Run. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Ran dolph: in a pasture at Elkins (Greenman, 188). ARUNCUS Adans. A. Aruncus L. Goat's Beard. (Spiraea Aruncus L.). Rich ground and along streams. Monongalia : near Mor gantown, Uffington, Little Falls, Day Creek and Granville along the Monongahela. Randolph : along Middle Fork, on Rich Mountains, alt. 2,125 ft- Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). PORTERANTHUS Britton (1894). (Gillenia, Moench. 1802 not Adans 1763.) P. TRiFOLiATUS (L.) Britton. Bowman's Root. Indian Physic. (Gillenia trifoliata Moen.). Rich woods, frequent. Webster : Welch and Long Glades. Monongalia : along the Monongahela River from Little Falls to Beech Woods. Mineral: near Keyser (Wortman). Sum mers: near Hinton. Hardy: near Moorefield (Gamble). Mercer : near Ingleside. Greenbrier Co., on Kate's Mountain, alt. 3,300 ft. (Small; Eggleston, 4342). P. STipULATUS (Muhl.), Britton. American Ipecac. (Gillenia stipulacea Nutt.). Borders of woods. Wood : between Kanawha Station and Lockhart's Run. RUBUS L. R. Americanus (Pers.) Britton. (R. triflorous Rich.). Open places. Preston: at Craneville Glade (Rumsey).