168 Rhodora [Jur 
2. RHEXIA MARIANA L. Sp. Pl. 346, 1753. A species of sandy 
swamps, New Jersey to Florida, mostly along the coast, West to 
Louisiana and Texas, North along the Mississippi river to Southern 
Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky. 
Specimens examined: Missouri: Butler County, Eggert, July 27, 
1892; Campbell, Bush 145, July 20, 1893; Pleasant Grove, Mackenzie 
322, July 17, 1897; Bush, 274, August 13, 1899; Neelyville, Russell, 
July 4, 1899. 
3. RuExiA viRGINICA L. Sp. Pl. 346, 1753. A species of low 
meadows and sandy swamps, ranging from Maine to New Jersey 
and Florida, mostly near the coast, West to Louisiana, and North 
along the Mississippi river to Southeastern Missouri and Southern 
Illinois. 
Specimens examined: Missouri: Malden, Bush 146, July 22, 1895: 
Pilot Knob, Glatfelter, August 20, 1895. 
COURTNEY, MISSOURI. 
LYCOPODIUM FLABELLIFORME. 
W. H. BLANCHARD. 
Lycopodium flabelliforme (Fernald), n. sp. L. complanatum, 
var. flabelliforme Fernald, Ruopora, iii. 280 (1901); Gray's Man. ed. 
7, 57 (1908). Caule repenti superficiali, ramis 2-3 dm. altis rigidule 
erectis mense Octobri tertio vel quarto anno fructiferis, hornotinis 
usque ad 3 em. attingentibus profunde bipartitis, partibus 5-7-furcatis, 
lobis dorso planis vel convexis subtus concavis 2-3 mm. latis rarenter 
secundo anno procrescentibus; foliis minutis adpressis, pedicellis 
robustis saepe furcatis, pedunculis ca. 7 cm. longis robustis viridibus 
ab apice erecto lato vel primae vel hinc inde ulterioris furcationis 
et quam ea uno anno tardius evolutis. 
Running stem nearly superficial; upright parts 2-3 dm. high, stiffly 
erect, maturing fruit in October after third or fourth year; upright 
stem extension 3 em. yearly, bearing two branches 5- to 7-forked, flat 
or convex above, concave below, 2 to 3 mm. broad, branchlets rarely 
extending the second year; leaves minute, adpressed; strobiles 4 
(or rarely 5) 21 to 4 em. long, often pointed, on stout, twice forked 
pedicels; peduncles 7 em. long, stout, green, from broad erect end of 
first or sometimes more remote forking of branches, and growing in 
year following the production of branch. 
I propose to show that there is abundant reason for according 
specific rank to this plant and incidentally to show that it is unique 
