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in a place too hot or sunny. They multiply, the flowers increase in 
size, and grow double, and develop an odor almost like a bed of 
sweet violets—which is peculiarly grateful when, as they often do, 
they come up and blossom through the snow, while the clustering 
bees make them gently hum, like Virgil’s hedge of willows—and the 
leaves make a most beautiful shining border all summer. 
In the woods the Hepaticas are constantly visited by the bees 
from the hives at home; indeed, they are the first things to start 
out the bees. I know of one hive in particular, from which the bees 
regularly go every spring a mile and a half to a patch of woods, to 
gather honey from the early Hepaticas. 
Ranunculus pusillus, Poir, not only grows at New Dorp, but im 
most of the wet places south of the Staten Island R. R. for some 
miles each side of New Dorp. 
Ranunculus alismefolius, Geyer, I have found abundantly in Con- 
necticut; Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, New Canaan; and I think 
it must occur in Westchester County. 
Ranuneulas flammula, L., var. reptans, Gray, so common from Nia- 
gara in all the waters that empty into the St. Lawrence, I found — 
last July, (1869,) cast on the shore on the south end of Pelopel’s — 
Island in the Hudson, opposite Cornwall. It had a fresh flower, 
but I saw none growing, and do not know whence it came. a 
Coptis trifolia, Salisb. Grows on Staten Island, south of the R- 
R., in wet places, between Vanderbilt’s Landing and Garrison’s, in _ 
company with Trientalis Americana, Pursh; Smilacina bifolia, Ker, ete. — : 
_. IT have also seen it near White Plains, and in Connecticut; and 
frequently along the Hudson River. 
Cornus Canadensis, L. I know some patches in the woods near 
Patchogue, Long Island. Near the same place, in a brackish marsh, 
is Utricularia cornula, Michx., which I have not seen elsewhere here- 
_ abouts, except in the Jersey Pines. TH. EH 
4. Vinea minor, L., is pretty thoroughly naturalized on Betts Av. at 
Laurenceville. It grows for the space of sixty or seventy feet on the 
road-side. It grows also on Train’s Meadow Road, near Jackson 
Ay., where I have seen it, and Sedum ternatum, growing for several . 
seasons. M. Ruger. | 
: 32, Ethusa Cynapium, L. May be found on the bank of the East River, 
just outside of the northern part of Jones’ Woods. It may be found 
also in the court-yard on the N. E. corner of Lafayette Place and 
E. 4th St., where it flowered till quite late last fall. A specimen 
from this place is in the herbarium of the Club. M. R. 
33, Darlingtonia.—The “ American Agriculturist ” for March eS 
tains a historical notice of Darlingtonia Californica, Torr. by Proks 
Thurber, with a fine engraving of the plant. : 
34, Special Notice—We repeat our call upon the friends of th + 
to help make us known in all theiecewomntig Sékadien aaa aor 6 2 
lover of plants is found. Our aim is no temporary gratification, but _ 
te do something towards making Botany a permanent lesittteiebieed : 
of New York. — W.-H. Leecerr, 224 EB. 10th St: 
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