106 Rhodora [JUNE 
Carex folliculata, L. Common. Omitted from Mr. Bennett's list, 
though recorded by Mr. Olney in 1846. 
C. lupulina pedunculata, Dewey. Providence, Cranston, Block 
Island. 
C. rosea radiata, Dewey. Cumberland. 
Lemna Valdiviana, Philippi. Randalls Pond (abundant), Cran- 
ston. 
Funcus marginatus paucicapitatus, Engelm. Block Island. 
F. tenuis secundus, Engelm (F. secundus, Beauv). East Provi- 
dence. 
Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Mill. Common in grassy places. 
Morus alba, L. Occasionally spreading spontaneously. 
Atriplex patula hastata, Gray (A. hastata L.). Salt and brack- 
ish shores, Block Island, Providence. 
Camelina sylvestris, Wallr. Wastes; rare. 
Philadelphus coronarius, L. Persisting as an escape at a few 
stations. 
Ribes rubrum subglandulosum, Maxim. (?) In Woods, Providence 
and E. Providence. Doubtfully native. Possibly an escape of the 
garden form. 
Physocarpus opulifolius, Maxim. Doubtfully native. 
Pyrus arbutifolia, L. f£. In woods, apparently common in Provi- 
dence county where it is sometimes 18-20 feet high, with a distinctly 
treelike appearance. Previously recorded for Block Island.” 
Rosa humilis, Marsh. Not rare. 
R. canina, L. Fields and waste roadsides at a few stations. 
Trifolium incarnatum, L. About recently cultivated fields, 
especially those lately abandoned, Burrillville (Mrs. F. H. Collins), 
Wickford, Cranston. Doubtfully hardy. Reported from Block Island 
by A. Hollick.5 
Coronilla varia, L. Portsmouth (Mrs. S. Pearce), and a few 
other stations in southern R. I. Also near Buzzard's Bay, Mass. (7. 
F. Battey). 
Lespedeza reticulata, Pers. Frequent in sandy fields. 
Ailanthus glandulosa, Desf. Although not very abundant about 
Providence, this tree seems to thrive and fruit well. It also occurs at 
1 Described, and recorded for R. L, in Synop. Fl., 1:468 [part 1]. 
2 Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 20: 233. 
3 Ann., N. Y. Acad. Sci., 9:65. 
