y6 Rhodora L Al ' RIL 



nishes a parallel to Spiranthes eer/iua, one form of which grows in 

 meadows, another very slightly different, on uplands. 



Following down the brook we come to a pond just on the line of 

 the Reservation, where numerous species of aquatic plants are well 

 represented. Lobelia dortmatma grows here in the shallow water, 

 accompanied by unusually large plants of Xyris earoliniana, some of 

 which are more than 4 feet high. On a sunny morning the blossoms 

 of Xyris form a solid mass of yellow, from the sparkling water to the 

 edge of the dark woods. In the grass on the bog Utriatlaria cornuta 

 may be found, together with Arethusa bulbosa, and in the fall 

 Coreopsis trichosperma. Utriatlaria purpurea, U. inflata, Brasciiia 

 pcltata, Limnanthemum laeunosu/n, JVympl/aea odorata, var. minor, 

 and also the type are abundant in the deeper water. 



A few plants of Hottonia inflata still linger in one of the brooks 

 of the Reservation, while in another Ranunculus aqua tills, var. tri- 

 chophyllus, with its long trailing branches, finely dissected leaves, and 

 creamy white flowers, grows luxuriantly in the dark shaded spots. 



Aphyllon uniflorutn struggles for existence in the crevices of a 

 ledge in one place. Lupinus perennis is also found here, although 

 not in such numbers as in a place some distance away by the road- 

 side, not far outside the Reservation. 



Anetnonella thalietroides and Viola pubescens grow together on a 

 rocky, rather barren slope. 



Eupatorium aromatiaim, one of the most delicate of the PXipatoriums, 

 is scattered over a hillside under stunted oaks, where is also Ceano- 

 thus americanus, which is rather common along the sandy roads. A 

 few plants of Smilacina stellata were found growing upon a moist 

 bank in 1899, but have not been visited since. 



The following species which I have collected in the Reservation 

 are not recorded in the Flora above mentioned : 

 Ranunculus recurvatus Veratrum viride 



Geutn rivale Clintonia borealis 



Chrysopleniuni anicricanum Hottonia inflata 



G rat 10 la a urea Conopholis ameriea/ia 



Utrieularia vulgaris Similacina stellata 



Polygala paucifolia 



Ames Botanical Laboratorv, North Easton, Massachusetts. 



