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the door that was wide open to them but invariably perforated the 

 base of the corolla (Cf. Bailey, Bulletin, ii, p. 39). At Tenafly, N. 

 J., Sept. 25th, Gentiana crinita, Froel., w^as found in profusion, and a 

 single specimen .of 'the curious fungus, Mitremyces, was detected. 

 October 2nd an excursion was made to Tottenville, S. L, a locality 

 possessing a flora simihar to that of the pine barrens of New Jersey. 

 Opuntia Rafinesqidi^ Englm., and O.^vulgaris^ Mill, w^ere both 

 founTi here, growing in the sand. It was observed that nearly 

 all the Pteris aquilina, L., growing in this sandy tract had 

 caudate pinnules, as in the variety caudata, Hook., of that fern. 

 Prof. Eaton, however, to whom specimens were submitted, says he 

 cannot regard the form as the genuine caudatay inasmuch as the pin- 

 nules are not nearly narrow enough. October 9th, at Woodlawm, the 

 only plant found worthy of record w^as Astei' multifloriis^ Ait. 



Leontodon anturnnale^ L. — Mr. J. Df Hyatt, in some remarks on 

 this plant, stated that he had been much struck by its abundance in 

 the cities and villages of the Eastern States — particularly at Boston 

 and Newport, .where it seems to be as common as is the dandelion 

 \Taraxacuni) with us. 



Notes on the Local Flora. — Mr. Brown remarked that, under the 

 guidance of Mr. Bower, the spot where Cheilanthes vestita, Swartz, was 

 some years ago found by Mr. Denslow, was visited in August, and 

 this fern, so rare in the State, was detected still flourishing in a little 

 patch of about two feet square. Near it were found in abundance^ 

 Comnielyyia Virginica, L., Stylosanthes elatior^ Swartz, and Opuntia^ 

 vulgaris. Mill. Mr. Brown further stated that on the western border 

 of "Train's Meadowy" near Woodside, L. I., Gentiana criniia, Froel., 

 Parnassia Caroliniana^ Mich., Spiranthes graminea, Lindl., var., 

 Walteri. Gray, and Sorghum nutans^ Gray, are to be found in abun- 

 dance. Mr. Bicknell reported the following new stations : Prumts 

 Pennsylvanica^ L., and Viola pedata^ I.., Van, hicolor^ Gray, below 

 Inwood ; Sagina procu?nbens,l^. diwd Sparganium eurycarpum Englm., 

 in vicinity of Williams' Bridge; ^ahbatia chloroides, Pursh., less than 

 a mile north of King's Bridge ; Asclepias obtusijolia^ Michx.,* along 

 Harlem River above Morris' dock ; Scirpus polyphyllus, Vahh, by 

 Tibbit's Brook, at city limits ; Oryzopsis jnelanocarpa^ Muhl, rocky 

 woods, city limits, with Brachyelytrum aristatuni^ Beauv,; Glyceria 

 elongata. Trin., Tibbit's Brook, city limits ; and Andropogon Virgini- 

 cus^ L., w^et meadow at tide v%^ater, about a mile north of King's Bridge. 



90. Notes on the New Jersey Flora.— During August, in the 



vicinity of Long Branch, the following plants were observed, at sta- 

 tions not, I believe, previously reported in the Bulletin : 



At Neversink Highlands, Monarda punctata, L., Eupatorium albuw^ 

 L., and Quercus Prinus, L., var. monticola, Michx.; the latter abun- 

 dant, with acorns 15" long and with cups perfectly conical (6" long 

 and broad), which Gray's Manual speaks of as not having been seen 

 by the author in full grown specimens. 



At Seabright, Helianthus angustifolius, L., Habenaria tridentata, 

 Hook., Botrychium teniafuni, Swartz, var obliquuni, Milde. 



At Monmouth Beach Centre, Tripsjcum dactyloides L , and Aster 

 multifiorus^ Ait. 



