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ILLECEBRUM. 
I. vERTICILLATUM L. Well established in abandoned nursery, 
Reacing (C. C. Kingman, specimen in herb. Gray). Native of 
Europe and N. Africa. See Ruopora xiv. 207, 1912. 
PARONYCHIA. 
P. argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt, var. albimontana Fernald. 
Island in Merrimac River above Newburyport (Dr. Karl Castelhun, 
June, 1884). See Fernald, Ruopona viii. 101-104, 1906. Dr. Castel- 
hun wrote to the Peabody Academy of Science under date of June 27, 
1884; “ The credit of finding Paronychia belongs to Mr. Ordway, who 
lives opposite the island. It grows on the rocks close to the shore at 
the upper end of theisland. "This location may indicate that the seeds 
drifted down river a few years ago, as people tell me it was not seen 
until two or three years ago. However, it seems to me it may have 
been overlooked.” 
SCLERANTHUS. 
S. annuus L. Gravel and sand, very common throughout. 
AIZOACEAE. 
MOLLUGO. 
M. vERTICILLATA L. Dry sand and gravel, very common through- 
out. 
C. H. KNOWLTON Committee on 
WALTER DEANE Local Flora. 
Tux TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JOSSELYN BOTANICAL 
SociETY oF MAINE was held at Waterville, August 10-14, 1915. 
The excessive rain, continuing to the time of the meeting, was a 
discouraging feature, but with four days at Waterville, which were 
cool end pleasant, and an attendance of twenty members, the field 
work was satisfactory, except that the river shores, the bogs and low 
