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has the fruits definitely setose. It is thus clear that as geographic 
varieties the two are well defined. They show no other characters 
and cannot be maintained as species, but since the specific name used 
by Murray would be endlessly misleading if transferred to the varietal 
category to designate a plant distinguished only by its naked fruit 
it is proposed to call the smooth-fruited extreme 
GEUM VIRGIANUM L., var. Murrayanum, n. nom. G. laciniatum 
Murr. Comm. Novi. Gott. v. 30, t. 2 (1774).— The following speci- 
mens belong here. Nova Scotia: Sunny Brae, Pictou Co., St. 
John, no. 1425; Five-mile River, Hants Co., Pease & Long, no. 
21,518; Middleton, Annapolis Co., Bissell & Linder, no. 21,519. 
MAINE: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook Co., Fernald; Orono, Penobscot Co., 
Scribner et al.; Dover, Piscataquis Co., Fernald; Pembroke, Washing- 
ton Co., Fernald, no. 1925; Frankfort, Waldo Co., Fernald & Long, 
no. 13,830; East Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Merrill, no. 277. New 
HAmPsHIRE: Columbia, Coós Co., Pease, no. 10,414; Lancaster, 
Coós Co., Pease, no. 17,105; Alstead, Cheshire Co., Noyes & Fernald 
no. 365. MASSACHUSETTS: Cambridge, Middlesex Co., C. E. 
Perkins; vicinity of Boston, Biltmore Herb. no. 4977a; Rehoboth, 
Bristol Co., Forbes; Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Hervey; South Worth- 
ington, Hampshire Co., Robinson, no. 805. New York: Utica, 
Oneida Co., Haberer, no. 249; Yorkville, Oneida Co., Haberer, no. 
249; Caroline, Tompkins Co., MacDaniels, no. 4315; Ithaca, Thomas, 
no. 2619. Ontario: North Hastings, Northumberland Co., J. Mac- 
oun, no. 528. 
Gray HERBARIUM. 
JOSSELYN BOTANICAL SocrETY.— The annual field meeting of the 
Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine was held at the Lowrie camps, 
Eastbrook, July 11-14, 1922. Eighteen members were present. 
The region is one of small ponds and dry heaths and consequently 
with a limited flora. Two hundred and six species were collected in 
Eastbrook, the most interesting being Carex Houghtonii growing on 
dry roadsides. Mr. J. H. Emerton made valuable notes, collections 
and photographs of spruce spiders, abundant in this locality. 
One day was spent in Gouldsboro, resulting in the finding of Pinus 
Banksiana near its southern limit. Here also were Mertensia maritima, 
Euphrasia Randii, E. americana, Iris setosa, var. canadensis, Rubus 
Chamaemorus, Arethusa bulbosa, Arceuthobium pusillum, Gaylussacia 
dumosa, Arenaria peploides, Carex exilis, Elymus mollis and Scirpus 
cespitosus. 
