During a recent trip in late July and early August, 1945, into the Canaan Valley region of Tucker County, West Virginia, I spent most of my time, as usual, in the field collecting herbarium material. During this period, I had the genuine pleasure of meeting Mr. H. P. Sturm of Clarksburg, West Virginia, who is deeply interested in our native plants and their conservation. As an outgrowth of this interest, Mr. Sturm has depicted many of them in their natural habitat by means of color photography.