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SOME VARIETIES AND FORMS OF CONNECTICUT PLANTS. 



E. H. Eames. 



Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw., forma clandestina, n. f., paniculis et 

 terminalibus et lateralibus intra vaginas omnino inclusis; ceteris 

 formae typicae similis. 



Terminal as well as lateral panicles wholly included in the sheaths; 

 otherwise like the typical form of the species. — Flooded margin of a 

 peat-bog, Stratford, Connecticut, 6 October, 1901, E. II. Eames, no. 

 600. 



Usually very slender, simple, attaining a length of about 1 m. This 

 form was the only representative of the species at this station, where 

 it was plentiful. 



Spiranthes Beckii X gracilis, n. hyb. Lip very white with its 

 throat tinted pale greenish yellow and, like other floral parts, inter- 

 mediate in size between those of the parent-species. Roots commonly 

 two, whiter than those of gracilis and more like those of Beckii in 

 shape. — Found plentiful with the parent-species in a field at Bridge- 

 port, Connecticut, 18 August, 1895, by /. F. Moore. No. 1362 in 

 herbarium of E. H. Eames. Readily recognizable in life. 



Sium cicutaefolium Schrank, var. Carsonii (Durand), n. comb. 

 (S. Carsonii Durand, A. Gray, Man. ed. 5, 196. 1867). 



This plant is so readily recognizable as a rule, that it should bear a 

 name in keeping with its very apparent affinities. In the south- 

 western part of Connecticut it is not rare, being, in fact, sometimes 

 sufficiently abundant to choke small streams. 



Sambucus racemosa L., forma chrysocarpa Eames & Godfrey, n. 

 f ., drupis flavis. 



Fruit yellow. — Rocky slopes of Quonnipaug Mountain, Guilford, 

 Connecticut, 4 July, 1914, E. II. Eames & C. C. Godfrey, no. 8795. 

 Fruiting freely, the ample panicles presenting a rich color effect. 



Coreopsis pubescens Ell., var. robusta Gray in herb., caule ramis- 

 que glabris vel glabratis, foliis glabris primariis 8-12 cm. longis 2-4.5 

 cm. latis. 



Stem and branches glabrous or glabrate; leaves glabrous, the 

 primary 8 12 cm. long, 2-4.5 cm. wide. — Mountains of Virginia, 

 Kentucky and North Carolina; adventive in Connecticut, Vir- 

 ginia: July, 1841, Gray & Carey. Kentucky: river-bank, (umber- 

 land Falls,' Whitley County, August 23, 1883, J. Donnell Smith. 

 North Carolina: North Branch of New River, July, 1841, Gray & 

 Carey (type in Gray Herb.); slopes of Cedar Cliff Mountain, Bun- 



