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end Troy R. R. M. alba, Lam., grows very densely on wharves al? — 
along the Hudson, and, on the railroads north and west of Albany, — 
and in Western New York, is still the prevailing form, as it is with — 
us.— Tephrosia Virginiana, Pers., I have seen at Throggs Neck, not — 
quite down on the neck, and perhaps near White Plains.—Lespedezt — 
repens, Torr. & Gray, on the land above a stone quarry, below Sing — 
Sing.—Desmodium viridiflorum, Beck, at Sleepy Hollow Cemetry, — 
above Tarrytown. (It is to be observed that the flowers of several 
Desmodiums turn green before withering, just as those of Jrillium — 
grandiflorum turn rose color.)—Desmodium acuminatum, DC., Lhave — 
found nearly as common as D. nudiflorum, all about New York— 
Vicia tetrasperma, L., repeatedly along the Hudson River, in West- — 
chester Co. t He 
Our floral region may be roughly subdivided as follows : First — 
District; the neck of land between the Hudson and Long Island — 
Sound, extending to Croton Point on the former, and Greenwich — 
Point in Connecticut on the latter, and separated by the Harlem — 
River from the: Second District; New York Island, which is its — 
geological continuation: Third District; the Valley of the Hacken- — 
sack, including the Palisades, and stretching from Rockland Lake — 
to Newark Bay: Fourth District; Staten Island, which may be con- — 
sidered the geological continuation of the Third: The Fifth District _ 
may be generally described as the Valley of the Passaic, being Wa — 
tered by streams most of which flow into that river, and having for _ 
its northern and western limits the townships of Ramapo, Pompton, — 
West Milford, Rockaway, Randolph, Mendham, Bernard, and Bridge — 
Water; being separted by the Raritan River on the south from 
the: Sixth District; which includes the country between the Ra- — 
ritan and the Ocean, having on its western and southern boun- — 
daries Milton, Spotswood, Freehold, and Deal: The Seventh District — 
covers the western end of Long Island, embracing none: and : 
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Queens Counties, and the western half of Huntington towns 
Suffolk Co. This distribution is doubtless imperfect, but this very — 
imperfection will serve our present purpose, which is to call the — 
attention of collectors to the point, that any rational catalogue of 4 
of our flora, should distinguish what plants are absent from, or p& — 
culiar to each natural region, and should contain such information 
in reference to soil, climate, etc., as may help to elucidate the dis- — 
tribution. It would seem that there must be persons residing @ ~ 
each of these seven districts, who would be ready to furnish a list — 
of plants noticed in their several localities: but at present we have — 
but one local list to refer to, (L. I.), and few localities given in the — 
others. We hope in the next issue to bring the catalogue up to 
Umbellifere, and invite the members of the club and others intereste¢ — 
to send us fresh lists of the localities known to them, as far 28 — 
that Order, and in general to keep us supplied in advance. We 
are thankful for all subsequent corrections and additions but of 
course prefer to have our list as complete as possible when first 
published. A noté-book carried on a walk, would be found very q 
useful. 
Tocal Herbarium, 3 B. 33d St—Editor 224 E. 10th St. 
