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THE WEST VIRGIÑIA FLORA

LATHYRUS L. L. VENOSUS Muhl. Shady banks. Mineral : banks of the Potomac near Keyser. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, a form 10-15 flowered, with winged stem and stipules 3-15 lines long (Nuttall) Greenbrier Co., Kate's Mountain, alt. 3,300 ft. (Small; Eggleston 43 57; Heller 828). L. LATIFOLIUS Linn. Established on the University campus at Morgantown, Monongalia Co. (Sheldon 3597, July 1909.) FALCATA Gmel. F. COMOSA (L.) Kuntze. (Amphicarpa monoica EH.). Rich, damp thickets. Monongalia and Marion : along the Monongahela River. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). APIOS Moench. A. Apios (L.) MacM. Ground Nut. (A. tuberosa Moen.). Low grounds along streams. Frequent throughout the State. Fayette: near Nuttallburg, not common (Nuttall). GALACTIA P. Br. G. RegULARIS (L.) B. S. P. Fayette : near Quinnimont on bottom lands of New River (Pollard & Maxon 29). PHASEOLUS L. P. polystachyus (L.) B. S. P. Wild Kidney Bean. (P. perennis Walt.). Copses. Wood : near Kanawha Station. Monongalia : near Morgantown. Mason : near Point Pleasant. STROPHOSTYLES Ell. S. HelvoLA (L.) Britton. (Phaseolus helvolus L.). Sandy river banks. Mason : banks of the Ohio near Point Pleasant. Fayette : near Nuttallburg, with the inner surface of the petals pink (Nuttall) ; Quinnimont (Pollard & Maxon 32). G E R I A N I А C AE. GERANIUM L. G. MAcuLATUM L. Wild Geranium. Open woods and clearings, frequent throughout the State. A small form with leaves round in outline and from 1-2 in. in diameter at Bluefield, Mercer county.