ill of J. nigra with lfts much more oblique at base than l. s.f. Note: Huntington p84 "Characteristics of oaks" "pith is 5-angled" 6-9-38 Cornus alternifolia L.f. G 625; BUSTI 663 Very young fr. Roadside just beyond Stump's south line. Turns green. The alt. lfts clustered at tips. hairs on lft. beneath, --as in C. fem. paniculata of 6-5-38. Young fr. ap- pressed hairy [6-14-38] No flor fr. East of house. Ident unc. 7-28-38 Fr. Woods south of house. 6-9-38 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Planch. BUSTI 511 B.MJ C.P. 481 = Paidera -- Greene G 563 No flor fr. Common in woods in undergrowth. Has not been observed climb- ing. a) lfts acuminated at base so that petioles are no more than 5mm. Lfts pubescent beneath or veins above. ? b) lfts rounded, sometimes oblique at base and stalks 2-2.5cm long. lfts or stalks pubescent. Petiole much swisted. lfts all same size. This plant collected 6-5-38 in wood north of drive looking enough unlike the usual P. q.-as to cause doubts! But as both plants have the same woody, running, rooting stem and other similarities of bark (wood growth), cross section, scales etc. probably are same species. perhaps (or perhaps not) diff. species