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what was much more interesting, a fine patch of Comandra livida, 

 Rich., in full bloom. It is a rather shy and inconspicuous plant, so 

 it is not strange that no one has found it here before. I have a 

 vivid recollection of a number of careful searches for the species 

 before 1 could find it at Mr. Pringle's station on Mt. Mansfield. 

 The Mt. Washington station is, I believe, the fifth recorded for 

 Comandra livida in New England. The first was at Mt. Mansfield, 

 Vermont, the others on Mts. Katahdin, Abraham and Saddleback 

 in Maine. 



During the latter part of August, 1901, I returned to Mt. Washing- 

 ton for a ten days' stay, and while wandering about the Cone on the 

 northwest edge of the "Alpine Garden" I found two small patches 

 of Lycopodium Si/c/iense, Rupreclit. In New England this Alaskan 

 species was first found on Mt. Katahdin by Mr. F. P. Briggs, but it 

 has since been found in northern Maine (see Rhodora, iii. 156, 169, 

 and 278). 



The next day I found my first Sibbaldia, a fine ending to my now 

 complete list of Mt. Washington alpine species. I cannot help feel- 

 ing that there are still some chances for further discoveries on this 

 our highest New England mountain. Some of the plants are of such 

 a very local character that they may be easily overlooked even by 

 those who pass near them. This was the case with Sibbaldia for 

 years before it was rediscovered by Mr. Pringle, and may it not be 

 so with Dryas octopetala, L., and perhaps with other species ? Care- 

 ful search in all the more inaccessible localities on the mountain may 

 lead to interesting results. It is to be hoped that New England 

 botanists will not abandon this search altogether for newer fields. 

 Rutland, Vermont. 



SOME NOTEWORTHY PLANTS OF CONNECTICUT. 



C. H. BlSSELL. 



Of the species listed below, one is new to New England, and sev- 

 eral are new to Connecticut, the remainder being either rare or of 

 unusual interest. 



Lycopodium tristachyum, Pursh. (Z. complanatum, L. var. Chamae- 

 aparissus, Milde) Sandy woods, Southington. Also discovered by 



