The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-12-24
sThe Flora Of West Virginia. -

We are IN receipt OF a recent Bull
letin issued from the Experiment
Station under the title of 1.-THE Flora
Of West Virginia" by DIR. Millspaugh.
An examination of this work leads
to the impression that it is one OF
the most valuable and exhaustive
documents that has been issued from
the Station. 1t is a permanent con-
tribution to the botanical literature
of the State and the world, which
will not only be priced by men OF
science here but throughout the
world.
DIR. Millspaugh has not only done
himself great credit as specialist,
bus has brought the State and the
Station into prominence as an inter
esting field for the botanist by the
variety of its flora, and especially by
the number of new plants he has
added to the catalogue.
Three species from the bleak plains
Of Labrador are found to have cho-
sen new home on the summit OF
spruce knob in Pocahontas county;
the fragrant fern, the seedy dewber-
ry and the PROSTATE gooseberry.
A rediscoyery of two lost species
-Linnaens' Carolina Astragslus,
and Fraser's beautiful sedge--is re
corded in this valuable contribution
to science.
Who would have thought that even
the most careful searching even of a
trained scientist would have yielded
seventeen different species of violets,
twenty-five golden rod, twenty light
asters Of all hues, twenty-five odd
Powered orchids, and over a hundred
different species ofgrasses, andof these
last even two are new, one from the
canon of New river and one from the
hills around Morgantown.
1t is, in fact, in the discovery of
new species that DR.. Millspaugh has
shown his merits as specialist.
Roses seem to have striven to crown
him, for in this family alone he re-
cords the Interpretation of no less
than three new species, all of which
are valuable as economic plants as
we'll as scientific treasures. The new
briarless blackberry named in his
honor is already well known through
out the country, and has brought
great credit upon the Station. To
this is now added a new red rasp.
berry from Tibbs' run, which he has
named "The Columbian" in com
memoration of the year. The third
species is the West Virginia mead
owsweet, beautiful ornamental
shrub, literally covered with balls OF
snowy white flowers. Nor is this all
the new ornamental plants, for we
find Hydrangea discovered near the
mouth of the Little Kanawha river
in Wood county, which the Doctor
has named Hydrangea Kanawhana.
Among the new herbs we find two
Evening Primroses, vetch, and an
Acalypha, which, like our state itself,
joins the forms of the North with
those of the South.
Among the lower order of plants
the author has determined two new
and rarely beautiful ferns; two moss
es, one of which has been named in
his honor by New York bryologist;
one new Liyerwort, and no less than
seven new Fungi, one of which bids
fair to check the death of our pines,
by preying upon the insects that are
eating them.
In all DIR. Millspaugh records 1915
plants as SO far found in the State,
which, while representing only two
seasons work done while busy with
other Station duties, still surpasses
in number of species, the work done
by large number of botanists in
New York, Colorado, Massachusetts,
Ohio, Arkansas or Nebraska.