Vol. VI., No. 34.] BULLETIN oF THE ToRREY Botanical Cis. [New York, Oct., 1877 
§ 188. Botrychium Lunaria in New York State.—In June, 
1872, Miss Jane Hosmer found by the Jamesville Road, near Syra- 
cuse, a very peculiar Botrychium, which, on account of its anomalous 
character and the absence of necessary data, I was unable for a long 
time to place satisfactorily. 
Recently, through specimens collected by others in the same 
vicinity, I have become convinced that it is an extreme form of JZ. 
Lunaria, Swz., and, as such, it is a most interesting and remarkable 
specimen. 
The whole plant is about 7’ in length, and separates near the 
middle into a fertile, and stalked sterile frond.’ The sterile frond is 
3, 8” in length by only 5” in breadth, narrowing only very slightly 
toward the apex, and is composed of small, alternate and distant, 
semilunate, or merely rounded, fleshy segments; its stalk is about 
6" in length. The fertile frond is similarly elongated to about the 
same length. The whole specimen has the appearance of having 
been drawn out, probably being an instance of non-development. 
_ The specimen will be figured in a forthcoming paper on B. sim- 
plex, but, as I now regard it as a form of B. Lunaria, I think it only 
right that Miss Hosmer should have the credit of having first found 
this rare fern within the limits of New York State. ; 
In 1873 Mr. E. W. Munday collected specimens of a more decided 
lunaria-like character, and in 1876 Mrs. Stiles M. Rust collected a 
number of specimens from the same locality, some of which exhibit 
the same anomalous characters as Miss Hosmer’s specimen, but are 
less drawn out. 
During the present season of 1877, Mrs. Rust has again collected 
it, and has kindly furnished me with a fine series of specimens, with — 
living plants, and I have been able to connect them directly with B. 
Lunaria, Swz. 
The specimens differ from the ordinary European and the Lake 
Superior forms in the stalked sterile frond, and the more distant, 
cuneate or less decided lunate forms of the segments. 
Milde, in his admirable monagraph on the genus, mentions similar 
forms, and in his description of this species, says, that the sterile 
frond is sometimes stalked, even to the extent of 8”, and that the: 
segments are sometimes distant, cuneate, or merely rounded in form. 
The species is so rare in the United States that any discovery of 
it is worthy of notice. 
It has only. been found heretofore (so far as I know) on Isle 
Royale, in Lake Superior (Herb. University of Michigan, 1869; 
Henry Gillman, 1873). 
I have seen it credited to the Rocky Mountains, but do not know 
of any specimens within our limits; but the Flora of New York 
State may now be credited with this rare fern, which gives to it every 
American Botrychium but one, ¢. ¢., B. boreale, Milde. Who will 
find that ? Gro. E, Davenport. 
Boston, August, 1877. é 
§ 189. Staten Island Plants.—There is a patch of Euphorbia 
Lathyris, L., a short distance from New Dorp, on the Richmond 
Road. Ihave noticed it for two years, and it seems to be established. 
