8-21-31 Gentiana acaulis L. Cote II 562, Bonv 5, 80T I 529 f-l. Cpl with A. Pneumantia L. 7-8-13-31. Bought by Mrs Wes Kergie "Col bet Montmore and Quebec & Dex" Its roots h'c mosty recurved but the lower parts gone also among fls 5-20 mm wide v 5-(or more) nerved (deutidif than G Pneumantia. Fls all sessile (A P has lower ones at least pedicell?) Calyx closely tubulose (n brushing on inside v apatthelilos) with very short linear, distinct teeth from the truncate rim. Corolla lighter blue than A P- with less def longitudinal bands outside with dull dots all over the inside surface. Ovules clearly plainly that seeds will be "ringsum breit geflügelt" 8-21-31 Cirsium Fls f-l, same species same place as 7-19-31. Root thick (10-13 mm) swelling to almost 25 mm toward point where tvs develops, perh. Creeping with many thick side roots but none found enlarging into tubers. Some local spesly depts, some at other be only shallowly lobed contrasting with st. tvs which are lobed almost to midrib and sharp pointed at apex Best guess is that this is hybrid JC. oleraceum Desp x C. aeacul all both common in general region or perh C. Oler- aceum Desp x C. foliatum arvense Desp, see Bot II 350