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[[vertical line down left side of page]] [[underline]] On prairie ridges along RR [[/underline]] [[two columns-listing genus and species of plants]] [[strikethrough line down length of both columns]] [[first column]] Sorghastrum nutans Andropogon furcatus Euphorbia corollate Rosa _____ Setaria viridis Equisetum hyemale (?) Euphorbia preslii [[Saleda?]] hali var. Dyssodia papposa Kuhnia eupatorioides var. Aster laevis Elymus canadensis Achillea millefolium Hordeum jubatum Asclepias obtusifolia Helianthus tuberosus [[/first column]] [[second column]] Erigeron canadensis Asclepias verticillata " [[ditto for Asclepias]] syriaca Lactuca scariola Oenothera biennia Grindelia squarrosa [[Correvruh sepian?]] Cenchrus carolinianus Erigeron narcissus Lactuca canadensis Apocynum cannabinum Lactuca ___ pink fls. Ambrosia artemisiifolia " [[ditto for Ambrosia]] trifida. Aster [[v exigrin?]] Polygonum convolvulus [[end page]] [[start page]] [[text written sideways on page]] Hotel 1375 CR. I & P 1325 C. N. W. 1335 [[strikethrough]] Sent basket today. Plants in bottom [[insertion]] need attention [[/insertion]], Another basket [[strikethrough] sent [[/strikethrough]] will go to me at Old Science Hall, tomorrow morning. It [[strikethrough] has [[/strikethrough]] contains two boxes of exposed plates. Take them out. I sent [[strikethrough]] one [[/strikethrough]] a heavy basket home. Tell folks not to pay [[insertion]] express [[/insertion]] charges on it. [[line]] Sent basket today. Plants in bottom need attention. Another [[strikethrough]] basket [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] basket addressed to me [[/insertion]], will [[strikethough]] go to me at Old Science [[/strikethrough]] reach University tomorrow [[insertion]] afternoon [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] . Will get in in afternoon. It contains [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] Has [[/insertion]] two boxes of exposed plates. Take them out. [[strikethrough]] I [[/strikethrough]] Sent a heavy basket home. Tell folks not to pay express charges on it.
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Verified scientific names using eol.org; Iowa Prairie plants - http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/ppi/genus.php; Appendix 1. Habitat of species
found during surveys of 22 prairie remnants in Iowa, USA public.iastate.edu/~bwilsey/Appendices.doc --kbailey
I changed "floks" to "folks" in the last line. Otherwise looks good to go.--thomasc
Changed Setaria vridits to Setaria viridis and added a skipped botanical entry. Made a few other minor edits. :) -- GigglePop!