1902] Rich, — Lists of New England Plants, — IX 



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Rumex persicarioides, L. (R. marilimus, L. 



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Notes on the Preceding List. 



Rumex sanguineus, L. and i?. conglomerate, Murray have been 

 occasionally reported from New England but no authenticated speci- 

 mens have been seen. 



The Rumex verticillatus of Rand & Redfield's Flora of Mt. Desert 

 rests on a very immature specimen, which is certainly not the species 

 named. 



Rumex hastatulus, Baldw. This is the first record of this plant in 

 New England. A little colony of it has existed for a number of 

 years at Salisbury Beach, Mass., having been discovered by Alvah 

 A. Eaton of Seabrook, N. H. The most eastern locality from which 

 it has hitherto been reported is Northville, Long Island, New York. 



Polygonum aviculare, L. Numerous forms of this very variable 

 species, have been described but with our present knowledge of the 

 plant it is thought best to refer them all to the species with the excep- 

 tion of the var. Httorale, Koch, which is generally readily recognizable. 



Possibly after more detailed study and observation some others of 

 the described varieties may be found worthy of restoration. 



Polygonum arenarium, W. & K. and P. Bellardi, All., two European 

 species, have been collected at Providence, R. I., and at Boston, 

 Mass., but are not yet sufficiently established to be included in our 

 list. They should, however, be looked for around our Atlantic sea- 

 ports. 



Polygonum orientate, L. while undoubtedly a garden escape is so 

 widely distributed as to warrant its recognition to a place in our 

 flora and P. cuspidatum, Sieb. & Zucc, also a cultivated plant is 

 every year becoming more common but as yet only in the immediate 

 vicinity of gardens. 



It is of interest to note the extension of the range of Polygonum 

 Douglasii, Greene, heretofore known in New England only in Ver- 

 mont. In the Herbarium of the New England Botanical Club are 



