1899] Knowlton, — Flora of Mt. Abraham, Maine IQI 
below, narrowed to a conspicuous broad-winged petiole-like portion ; 
upper leaves long-acuminate, serrate above, somewhat narrowed to a 
sessile base, all rather large, 0.5 to 1 dm. long, 1 to 3 cm. broad: in- 
florescence ample, dense, thyrsoid-paniculate : involucre 5 to 7 mm. 
high, the short outer bracts ovate-lanceolate, the inner oblong-linear, 
all blunt, or rarely acutish: achenes sparingly pubescent. — In damp 
woods, with S. macrophylla, Pursh, near the boundary between Lime- 
stone, Aroostook County, Maine, and Grand Falls Township, Victoria 
County, New Brunswick, Sept. 10, 1896 (Robert Cameron and M. L. 
Fernald). A handsome plant unlike other American forms of S. Vir- 
gaurea in its very tall stature and large upper leaves, which, with the 
dense inflorescence, give it a general resemblance to large forms of the 
more southern S. Z//offii. A fine clump of this large variety has 
flowered profusely in the Harvard Botanic Garden for three seasons. 
GRAY HERBARIUM. 
ON THE FLORA OF MT. ABRAHAM TOWNSHIP, 
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE. 
C. H. KNOWLTON. 
Mr. ABRAHAM township is crossed by the forty-fifth parallel of 
latitude, and contains the range of mountains bearing on the maps the 
name of Mt. Abraham. It is uninhabited, and heavily wooded ex- 
cept in the higher regions. The range consists of three parts, two of 
which form the horseshoe-like mountain known as Mt. Abraham. ‘The 
third part, next to Redington plantation, is called Bald Mountain, and 
is the highest portion of the range. The part of Mt. Abraham proper 
which is nearest to Salem is wooded nearly to the top; the other two 
peaks are bare. Deep valleys or “sags " separate the three parts from 
each other. The altitude of the mountain is nominally thirty-eight 
hundred feet, though it may never have been accurately measured. 
It was my privilege to explore this township botanically, July 3-6, 
1899, and the flora proved very interesting. The slopes of the range 
were heavily wooded, principally with Betuéa papyrifera, B. lutea, 
Abies balsamea and Picea rubra, the fir appearing to be more abundant 
than the spruce. There was an undergrowth of Acer spicatum, Pyrus 
Americana, Amelanchier oligocarpa, Nemopanthus fascicularis and 
Ribes prostratum. Acer rubrum, Cornus alternifolia and Taxus Can- 
adensis were occasional on the lower slopes, Sambucus racemosa and 
Viburnum cassinoides toward the top. The mossy woods were full of 
