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THE WEST VIRGINIA FLORA

T. hYBRiDUM L. Alsike Clover. Becoming frequent in fields and meadows. Monongalia: on the University Campus. T. STOLONIFERUM Muhl. In dry woodlands. Monongalia : near Marilla (Sheldon, 1640). T. AUREUM Poll. (T. agrorium Linn.). Sandy hills and roadsides. Upshur : near Buckhannon ; summit on Staunton Pike. Randolph : Cheat Mountain Battlefield. Cabell : near Huntington (James). Hampshire: near Romney. Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). T. PROCUmbENS L. Low Yellow Clover. Sandy fields, and roadsides. Kanawha : near Charleston (Barnes). Jackson: plentiful in fields and along roads. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). CRACCAL. (1753). (Tephrosia Pers. 1807). C. ViRgiNiANA L. Goats Rue. (T. Virginiana Pers.). Dry sandy soils. Monongalia: near Morgantown (Millspaugh). Gilmer: near Glenville (Mapel). Webster Co. on an "island" in Upper Glade. Kanawha : near the Salinas (Holton). ROBINIA L. R. Pseud-Acacia L. Yellow Locust. Common throughout the State, even in the higher moun tains. Dr. Asa Gray, in his account of a "Botanical Excursion to the mountains of North Carolina," says : "On the rocky banks of the Potomac below Harper's Ferry, we saw for the first time the common Locust tree (Robinia Pseudacacia) decidedly indigenous. It probably extends to the southern confines of Pennsylvania ; and from this point south, it is everywhere abundant, but we did not meet with it east of the Blue Ridge." The Blue Ridge forms our east ern boundary line between Jefferson county and the State of Virginia. Our State is therefore the eastern extension of this species, though it extends farther north into Pennsyl vania. R. hispida L. Bristly or Rose Acacia. Rich soils. Monongalia : near Morgantown ; near Cheat River. Preston : in Laurel Hills. Summers : near Hinton. R. viscosa Vent. Highlands. Ohio: near Wheeling (Mertz, 576).