TABULATION.

No.1Stems2Fls.4Simp. lvs.1Pet.8Comp. lvs.2Pet.14Petl.3–8
22314142–3
31314142–3
424110293–7
5230 230–2
6130 263–6
7131131156–6
8241122123–7
92413232–3
10341112122–4
11340 36–72–4
12340 32–31–2
1324360
1423260
153419292–5
163418272–4
17340 331–2
182516382–5
1923230
20130 272–4
211424–5152–3
22330 293–7
23330 262–3
24330 230–2
251114152–3
261415272–4
27241122163–8
28230 272–3
2974182103–6
30730 283–6
31240 33–41–2
32230 22–31–2
33141223½–2
34130 24–51–2
351314151–2
36131314½–2
37130 241–2
38230 241–2
39230 262–3
40130 22–31–2
412313131
422312121–1½
43130 251–2
4433250
4533260
4633230
472314140
4823210
49130 2012–15
50530 2022–28
51530 206–10
52530 203–6
535521201–1½
54530 201
55130 206–6
56641152015–25
573412206–26
5834122020–25
593411203–6
6034112015–20
613420203–6
62330 204–8
6334112015–23
64340 305–18
653510302–10
66221211½–2
6723220
68241222–3
69240 33–51–3
70241121½–22
71241223–42
722412221–2
73230224–52–3
742412221–2
75230 242–3
7611210
77130 205–12
78130 20–23–7
79130 22–31–4
80130 21–32–5
81230 25–65–9
82230 212
83140 30–62–8
84230 22–31–2
85230 2015–18
86230 202–5
87240 30–70–6
88250 402–4
892414204–6
902415205–8
912411203–5
922412205–8
93140 30–108–28
941512230–254–23
95140 30–159–33
96140 30–86–25
97130 26–72–4
9811240
992414252–3
1001313141–2

Ohio Naturalist. Plate 9.
KELLERMAN ON SYNDESMON.

From the above tabulation it may be seen that of the plants selected at random for examination 51 per cent. of the stems have three flowers and 49 per cent. have four or more; 10 per cent. have simple involucral leaves only, 44 per cent. have both simple and compound, and 46 per cent. have only compound involucrate leaves. Of the total number, 88 per cent. have one or all of the involucrate leaves petiolate, and 12 per cent. have only sessile ones. Observations of others on this interesting little plant are solicited—especially should the Ohio botanists, amateurs and pupils furnish such notes for publication in the Ohio Naturalist.

Explanation of Plate 9.—Syndesmon thalictroides; the leaves, etc., were used as negatives and the photographs were reduced by the engraver to less than one-half the natural size. Figs. 1, 2 and 3 show leaves from the same plant; figs. 4, 5 and 6 are from one and the same plant; figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 are parts of the same plant; figs. 11, 12 and 13, also 14, 15 and 16 are each of one plant respectively; figs. 17 to 23 inclusive illustrate leaf variation, specimens taken from different plants, except figs. 22 and 23 which are from one and the same plant.