1908] Burnham,— A Ribes New to Massachusetts 205 
at Lake Massabesic, near the high water level, were found more of the 
Scirpus americanus, and also a station of S. Smithii Gray. Close by 
the last named, growing in a dense mat, was a large colony of I/ysan- 
thes anagallidea (Michx.) Robinson. ‘The plants were mostly less than 
8 em. high, some in fruit being barely 2 cm. high,— all very different 
in aspect from Т. dubia (L.) Barnhart, which is common in this vicinity. 
— F. W. BATCHELDER, Manchester, New Hampshire. 
A Grass New то Eastern CANADA.— This summer (1908) I 
found Melica Smithii (Porter) Vasey, to be a common grass on top of 
limestone cliffs and among talus at their base on the east shore of the 
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario. I first collected it at Colpoy’s Bay, Ont., 
on June 21st. Dr. Theo. Holm to whom I sent specimens confirmed 
my determination. Isle Royal, Michigan, is apparently the furthest 
east from which it has been previously recorded. In Canada it has 
been reported only from British Columbia.— A. B. Kruca, Botanical 
Dept., Queen's Univ., Kingston, Canada. 
A RIBES NEW TO MASSACHUSETTS. 
STEWART Н. BURNHAM. 
Durine the ascent of Mt. Greylock by the carriage road from 
North Adams, 4 July, 1908, at about 3000 feet and approximately a 
mile from the summit I collected a few branches from a reclining 
shrub, specimens of which are deposited in the Gray Herbarium. 
Prof. M. L. Fernald in his letter of September 18th says: “It is Ribes 
triste Pallas, var. albinervium (Michx.) Fernald, RHODORA 9:4. Jan. 
1907. The shrub is very common in coniferous forests and on the 
mountains of northern New England and eastern Canada but has not 
been recorded from Massachusetts. It is interesting to note that your 
plant from the schistose upper area of Mt. Greylock is the variety, 
which is also the characteristie plant of the other mica-schist, granite 
and gneiss mountains northward; -while typical R. triste is in my 
experience best developed in strongly limy soils.” 
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir and R. prostratum L’Hér. were collected 
