1920]  Long,—Gentiana Andrewsii in New Jersey 107 
north of Mickleton Station. Exploration October 27, showed the 
plant to be G. Saponaria. On following the rill passing through this 
spot, the species was found flourishing abundantly in a wet swale 
within sight of the outlying houses of Mickleton village. When 
there was balanced with these observations the statement obtained 
shortly thereafter from Mr. C. D. Lippincott that the Bottle Gentian 
is not rare through Gloucester and Salem Counties, and that he and 
Mr. Heritage (with whom he was closely associated) had always 
considered this frequent plant to be G. Andrewsii, it was felt that 
there was little need for further concern over the Mickleton record. : 
However, when opportunity occurred the following year to examine 
the Heritage Herbarium, now deposited at the George School, near 
Newtown, Penna., the basis of this record was searched for and two 
sheets of specimens from Mickleton were found, so named. "They 
both represent G. Saponaria. 
Of the several records in Britton’s Catalogue for G. Andrewsii 
which were accepted by Dr. Stone, but for which he was unable to 
find substantiating specimens, the apparently authentic basis of the 
one from Pemberton has been since located. It seems not improb- 
able that this record by L. H. Lighthipe may have been accepted 
from report only, and that its basis is the material preserved in his 
own private herbarium. He has kindly written me: “The ‘Gen- 
tiana Andrewsii’ from Pemberton in my collection was first marked 
as being that species but I find I afterward changed the name to 
‘G. Saponaria’ which I think is the correct name." The specimen 
has been generously sent me for personal examination and may be 
noted as characteristic G. Saponaria. 
Upon the remaining unverified records—those from Wecksville, 
Keyport, and Shark River—certain rather significant evidence has 
been obtained from field-study, more or less indirect evidence but 
in its general purport, it is believed, pointing to logical solutions. 
F. L. Bassett is the authority for the record of G. Andrewsii in 
Britton’s Catalogue from Wecksville ( —Weekstown).! Some years 
ago the local plants in Bassett’s herbarium were presented to the . 
Philadelphia Botanical Club by his surviving brother, Mr. George 
W. Bassett, but unfortunately there is no material substantiating 
! From his location at Hammonton and the region which he is known to have ex- 
plored, it seems quite clear that ‘‘ Wecksville’’ is Weekstown (''Weeksville'"" of Dr. 
Stone) on the Mullica River. . 
