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82 Glen Cove, L. 1, Trillium erectum, L., is found in a swamp about 
three miles east of Glen Cove. I know of no other locality on L. I. 
~ falium verum, L., grows just south of Glen Cove. Stylosanthes elatior, 
4.18 quite common, Rhamnus cathartieus, L., is frequently met with 
in the neighborhood of Oyster Bay village, also on West Neck, north 
westerly from the village of Huntington, L. I. Issac Corss. 
83. West Virginia—During a flying visit to the White Sulphur 
Springs. W. Va., in July last, I discovered a small quantity of Sri- 
ogonum tomentosum, Mchx., growing ona ledge of rocks about fwo 
miles from the Springs. There might havg been three hundred 
plants, nearly all in bud, a few showing their yellow flowers. I 
gathered a score or more and left the rest to multiply. Crossing 
the Alleghanies by carriage road to the Peaks of Otter, I saw Cle- 
matis Viorna, L., beautifully in flower and fruit ; also large quantities 
of Spireea corymbosa, Raf., and frequent, high and dry, on the rocks, 
tall and stout Melanthium Virginicum, Ll. I was unprepared for that, 
as with us it grows along the margins of marshes, as at Bergen, N. J. 
- On the very top of the Peak of Otter, in among the immense 
boulders, is any quantity of Dicentra eximia, DC., luxuriant in its 
growth of leaves, which overtop and conceal the flowers. The flow- 
ers were badly eaten by insects, and althongh it seemed in prime, 
it was with great difficulty I could secure two or three good speci- 
mens ; very abundant just there, also, is Saxifraga erosa, Pursh, and 
down the sides of the peak, Veratrum parviflorum, Mchx., just be- 
ginning to flower. The whole of the loose slender panicles seemed 
to be ready grown, all in bud, and only waiting for each other to 
blossom. ‘The amownt of Castanea pumila, Mchx., down the valley 
of Virginia to Harpers Ferry is wonderful everywhere; along road 
sides and in thickets it is the prevailing shrub. At Harpers 
Ferry, I saw for the first time Lippia, growing on the rocks with 
Dianthera, and on the banks Baptisia alba, R. Br., and plenty of the 
istmina. eee TFs he 
84. Sesuvium pentandrum, Ell.—On the 20th of August last, I again 
Visited East Hampton, L. L., for the purpose of examining the locality 
of this plant. I found itin very considerable quanties, and procured 
many specimens from which I shall be happy to supply any of our 
botanists who may desire it. I think it would be better to collect it 
in September. I had hoped to determine whether the plant is an- 
nual or perennial, but I do not feel certain, though I believe it to 
be perennial, like the other species, S. Portulacastrum, L. = 
It is now clear that the latter plant, the only species described in — 
our manuals of northern plants, will have to disappear from the next 
editions of such manuals, and be replaced by S. pentandrum, here- — 
tofore supposed to be a southern form. Core 
It is probable that S. Portulacastrum has never been found north 
_ of the Carolinas, at least that species is not to be found from any 
_ northern locality, in any herbarium, so far as I am aware, in the 
ntry. It is not in that of Dr. Gray, nor in Dr. Torrey’s. 
_ September, 1872. , J. S. Menriam. 
