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particularly abundant about the foot of what is called Hemlock 
Falls, where Mitella dephylla, L., also abounds. This makes the 
twelfth violet in our catalogue, not counting the varieties. Of the 
latter we sought in rain this season in the locality indicated by 
Mr. Hall, Vol. I. § 49, for the white and bicolor varieties of V. pe-- 
data, L., but found the variegated V. cucullata abundant. A longer 
search might have revealed the others. The long beak of V. rostrata 
is very remarkable, being fully twice as long as the petals. Would 
that some naturalist would discover what moth or other insect is 
required to sound the depths of this deep nectary, amd whose com- 
parative rarity must be the occasion of the rarity of this species, 
which, we understand is abundant in the interior of the state. 
While speaking of Violets, we may mention that our attention 
has been called this spring to the fragrance of V. blanda. We 
gathered many flowers of this sweet smelling species which seemed 
quite devoid of odor ; whereas, on the other hand, we thought we 
discovered a faint fragrance in V. lanceolata, none at all in V. primu- 
leefolia. We should like to learn the experience of others on this sub- 
ject. V. tricolor, var. arvensis, was very abundant this May on the rocks 
back of Weehawken ferry ‘overlooking the Hackensack meadows. : 
32. I have just received a letter from Rev. Dr. Shoop, now at 
Augusta, Michigan, who sends me a specimen of Corydalis flavula, _ 
Raf., with the remark “TI found it first along the Mich. C. R. R. track, 
“four specimens of it, but it did not appear to be established, but 
“rather a new comer, whose hold was slight and existence preca- 
“rious. I afterwards found one specimen in the woods. I send 
“you a specimen in this. This is the whole plant I found in the 
“woods, except the root and root leaves.” The particularly curious 
thing about the specimens is their size. The one Mr. Shoop sends 
me is, by exact measurement, 2 36-100 inches in extreme height, 
and 4-5 of an inch in its widest spread. It has two blossoms. 
Mr. Shoop also has some remarks about the early spring which _ 
may be worth mentioning: “ Acer dasycarpum in flower on 11th _ 
March, Erigenia bulbosa in flower on the 21st March, and heard of | 
its being found by others in flower several days earlier. Eight — 
plants in flower in March, and 46 by the 1st of May.” His climate 
is much colder than ours : about the latitude of Albany. I. H. H. 
33. Utrieularia minor, L.—Mr. Merriam informs me that Mr. G. B. 
Brainerd has gathered what he considers to be this plant from _ 
small pools near the shore at New Lots, L. I. Iam pretty confi- 
_ dent that I gathered it many years since on the shore of a.small — 
pond between South Brooklyn and Flatbush. This was late in the 
season, and I lost the specimens on the way home, so that I was 
unable to give it a close examination, and had no opportunity for — 
_ revisiting the spot that year. I have never been able to find the - 
_ plant since. W. i 2 
34, Extra-limital—Mr. Austin writes that he has found @ratiola — 
sp , Ell., in Cape May Co., N. J.; also, in South Jersey, 
Rien es een Utricularia subulata, 1., also grows a 
e Jersey pine barrens. me, or to be- 
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