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name, should be accepted for this species in Europe as well as in 
America. 
` 3. A. MOLLIS, Britton, Bull. Torr. Club. xix. 221 (1892); 4. En: 
patoria y mollis, Torr. & Gray, Fl. i. 431 (1840). The earliest specific 
combination for this plant is 4. p/atycarpa, Wallr., Beitr. i. 38 (1842), 
a name which will be preferred by conservative botanists to the recent 
combination derived by Professor Britton, from the earlier varietal 
name mollis. 
4. A. STRIATA, Bicknell, l. c. 509, not Michx. A significant fact 
regarding Mr. Bicknell’s interpretation of the Michauxian A. striata 
is that its range — ** Southeastern New York, and doubtless Connecti- 
cut, to Virginia, west to Missouri "— did not include Michaux’ type 
station which was in Canada (presumably Quebec). Had Mr. Bick- 
nell noticed this fact he could scarcely have failed to surmise the iden- 
tity between Michaux' plant and Mr. Fernald's St. Francis plant 
from the same general region. The earliest satisfactory name for 
A. striata, Bicknell not Michx., is A. microcarpa, Wallr. 
5. A. PARVIFLORA, Solander. This is the only one of the five 
species which Mr. Bicknell credits to New England, which Mos to 
me to bear a correct name in his revision. 
In conclusion, our New England forms may be synopsized thus : 
Roots fibrous, unthickened, : 
Principal leaflets numerous, 9 to 15.. . . . . A. PARVIFLORA, Solander. 
Principal leaflets fewer, 3 to 7 (rarely 9). 
Bristles of the fruit early spreading. 
A. GRYPOSEPALA, Wallr. (4. hirsuta, Bicknell). 
Bristles of the fruit erect, connivent. 
A. STRIATA, Michx. (4. Brittoniana, Bicknell). 
Roots fusiform, distinctly thickened, 
Leaflets smoothish . . A. MICROCARPA, Wallr. (A. striata, Bicknell). 
Leaflets tomentose beneath. A. PLATYCARPA, Wallr. (A. mollis, Britton). 
A. gryposepaía, Wallr., and A. striata, Michx., are rather widely dis- 
tributed in New England, but 4. parviflora, A. microcarpa, and A. 
platycarpa appear to reach their northeastern limit in Connecticut, 
and have not, to the knowledge of the writer, been reported from any 
other New England state. 
Gravy HERBARIUM, 
