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E. Americanus L. Strawberry Bush. Rocky, wooded river banks. Fayette : along the Great Kanawha River, below Gauley Bridge ; near Nutallburg, com mon (Nuttall). Kanawha: near the Salinas (Holton). E. obOvaTUS Nutt. (£. Americanus var. obovatus T. & Gray). Of this species Rev. A. Boutlou says : "In Marshall Co., at Board Tree, Cameron, Belton, etc., this is the most com mon form ; while the trailing rooting form I have met almost everywhere I have been in the State.' PACHYSTIMA Raf. P. Canbyi A. Gray. Credited to West Virginia in Britton & Brown, Illustrated Flora, vol. 2, p. 395. I have not seen the specimen authen ticating this reference. CALASTRUS L. C. scandens L. Climbing Bitter-sweet. Wax-work. Thickets, fence rows and along streams, frequent. Wood : near Limestone Ridge. Monongalia and Marion : along the Monongahela River. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall).

STAPHYLEACEAE. STAPHYLEA L. S. tri FOlia L. Bladder-nut. Rocky woods, thickets and opens. Wirt: near Elizabeth Monongalia : near Morgantown and Stumptown. Gilmer : near Glenville. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Up shur: near Buckhannon (Pollock). Jefferson: at Harpers Ferry (Greene). А C E R А C E AE. ACER L. A. PennsylvanicUM L. Striped Maple. Rich, cool woods. Randolph : on Point Mountain ; Staun ton Pike on Cheat Mountain. Webster: on Buffalo Bull Mountain. Grant: near Bayard. Tucker: on Blackwater . Fork of Cheat. Fayette : near Nuttallburg (Nuttall) and elsewhere in the mountains. McDowell : near Elkhorn. Preston: near Aurora (Mr. & Mrs. Steele). Although in most situations in the State this species is a