1901] Williams, — Floras of Mts. Washington & Katahdin. 165 
Three interesting Caréces we found on Katahdin, and although 
two were well below the alpine region, we cannot pass them in 
silence: Carex Grahami, Boott, the second reported station in the 
United States, and Carex Katahdinensis, of Fernald, a new species. 
Both of these were found at Depot or Sandy Pond, a tiny moun- 
tain tarn, at an elevation of possibly 2500 feet. The other note- 
worthy Carex as C. saxatilis, L., at Depot Pond, but more abun- 
dant by Chimney Pond, in the South Basin. These are its first 
known stations south of northern Labrador. 
We failed to find on Katahdin the beautiful large flowered form of 
Houstonia caerulea, which is so conspicuous on the summit ridge of 
the Presidential range. | Oxyzza digyna, likewise, was absent, also 
Carex capitata and Carex capillaris. Why Geum radiatum, var. 
Peckii did not greet us with its large yellow flowers is hard to under- 
stand as it is very common in the White Mountains. Potentilla 
Jrigida, also, remained peculiar to Mt. Washington and Mt. Lafay- 
ette, nor did we find Rubus Chamaemorus, Silene acaulis, Saxifraga 
rivularis, Sibbaldia procumbens, E riophorum vaginatum, Isoetes lacust- 
ris, Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and Angelica atropurpurea. 
One noteworthy plant, Arctostaphylos alpina, which is with rare 
exceptions sterile on Mt. Washington, although it flowers freely, we 
found on Katahdin in several stations, loaded with heavy clusters 
of ripening fruit. This was indeed a glad sight to botanists accus- 
tomed to spend many hours, turning over the creeping shoots in 
search of one single berry. 
The usual high mountain plants, Cassiope Aypnotdes, Loiseleuria 
procumbens, Rhododendron Lapponicum, Bryanthus taxifolius, Arnica 
Chamissonis, Diapensia Lapponica, and many other old friends, 
greeted us in their freshest apparel and these showy beauties elicited 
the greatest appreciation from our guides, who although familiar 
enough with the mountain, had hitherto been blind to their presence. 
Our more sophisticated spirits were far more elated by the humble 
Gnaphalium supinum, the lowly Comandra livida and the shy little 
Saxifraga stellaris, var. comosa. 
“The daintiest last, to make the end most sweet.” 
