234 Rhodora [SEPTEMBER 
R. nigrobaccus, Bailey, var. calycosus. Calyx composed of veiny 
laciniate or toothed leaf-like sepals 2 to 6 cm. long: lower pedicels 
usually elongated: fruit o.5 to 1 cm. long, dry. Covering several 
square rods in a dry thicket, Alstead Centre, Aug. 7, 1899 
(M. L. Fernald in Herb. Alstead School Nat. Hist., no. 21) ; July 
28, 1901 (EK. F. Williams). First called to the writer's attention by 
Miss Alice Mallonee. Apparently identical specimens are in the 
Gray Herbarium from Caldwell, New Jersey, 1879 (M. S. Crane), and 
from Wyathville, Virginia (ZZ. Shriver). 
Rosa blanda, Ait. Rare in alluvium by the Connecticut, West- 
moreland. 
R. carolina, L. Infrequent, margin of Warren Pond, Alstead. 
R. humilis, Marsh. Abundant on the Drewsville sand-plain and 
on the west slope of Fall Mt., Walpole. 
R. lucida, Ehrh. This, the common rose of eastern New England, 
is apparently unknown in southwestern New Hampshire. Only one 
station, in the Hoosac valley, is recorded in Vermont. 
A. nitida, Willd. This species, as yet unrecorded in Vermont, has 
been noted about various ponds and in boggy meadows in Alstead 
and Marlow, only a few miles from the Vermont border. 
Prunus americana, Marsh. One clump of small trees in a thicket 
at Alstead Centre has the characteristic spherical fruit of this 
species. P. nigra, Ait, with oblong laterally flattened fruit is 
abundant. 
P. insititia, L. Well established in a roadside thicket, Surry. 
P. pumila, L. Very abundant in sand and gravel by the Connec- 
ticut. The fruit, mature in late July, has been used successfully in 
making a rich dark jelly. : 
Xanthoxylum americanum, Mill. Locally abundant on the gravelly 
slope of Surry Mt., Surry: also at scattered stations in Alstead. 
Rhus copallina, L. Common in dry soil in the Connecticut 
valley; ascending to 280 m. (goo ft.) near Alstead Centre. 
A. glabra, L. Drewsville sand-plain and slopes of Fall Mt., 
Walpole. 
Acer saccharum Marsh., var. barbatum, Trelease. Characteristic 
trees with small firm dark green three-lobed leaves appear very 
distinct, but many transitions are noted between this and the typical 
A, saccharum. 
A. saccharum, var. nigrum, Britton. Occasional in alluvium of 
