6 Rhodora [JANUARY 
R. nigrobaccus, var. Gravesii Fernald grows. In its immediate vicin- 
ity good normal plants were seen. This variety from its yellow color, 
poor fruit and general sickly appearance seems to be a pathological 
variation. If these plants were removed to a more favorable home, it 
seems probable that they would soon be normal. 
R. ANDREWSIANUS Blanchard. Rnopnonma viii. 17 (1906). Abun- 
dant near the sea, in the river valleys and on the sand plains. In these 
parts of the state it largely takes the place of R. Alleghaniensis. It is 
a southern species reaching its northern limits here, where it seldom 
bears a good crop; but in southeastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and 
Virginia, where it is the common high blackberry, the crop is abundant. 
The berries are very large and are not “seedy.” Many of them are 
much higher than broad; they are always loose-fruited, with large 
"grains" or drupelets. 
R. FLtoricomus Blanchard. Am. Bot., Nov., 1905. The area on 
which this species is known to grow is the southeastern part of South- 
ington and on Meriden Mountain. It is distinct enough and covers 
sufficient territory to make it probable that it will be found in other 
places. 
R. rRoNposus BicELow. Probably occasional throughout the 
state and frequent in some places. Discussed in RHopora, Nov., 
1906. Stations found: Southington on the New Britain pipe-line, 
100 rds. east of Queen St., July, 1904, a single plant; Plainville at the 
railroad overpass, August, 1905, a small clump; 1906, Plainville at 
White Oak, Southington at Shuttle Meadow, Farmington at the bridge 
and reservoir, West Hartford, Rocky Hill, near Norwich, and abundant 
on Cedar Hill near the southeast corner of Cedar Hill Cemetery in 
the northwest corner of Wethersfield. 
R. procuMBENS, Muhl. (R. Canadensis Gray's Manual. R. sub- 
uniflorus Rydberg). Running Blackberry, Dewberry. Common 
throughout the state. 'This species presents numberless forms some 
of which resemble R. invisus Bailey and R. Baileyanus Britton, two 
species of dewberry whose status is uncertain at present. R. sub- 
uniflorus Rydberg seems to be a decumbent, depauperate form of R. 
procumbens. 'There is little that is constant in most of the forms of 
this species and what final disposition of them botanists may make is 
problematical. 
R. REcURVANS Blanchard. Rnopona vi. 223 (1904) and viii. 152 
(1906). Frequent, often abundant, in Central Connecticut and 
