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In the following list, the plants not in Gray*s Manual are printed 

 in z^a/ics or in small capitals, the latter designating plants not 

 before reported here so far as known. The asterisk (*) indicates 

 those not previously found within our local limits, the dagger (f), 

 those found by Mr. Martindale or Mr. Parker near Philadelphia. The 

 numbers are continued from the report of Dec. i8So. In No. 298 

 (Dec. rSSo) erase " var, dentata." 



t366. "^Sisymbrium Pannonicum, Jacq. 8th Avenue, July, 18S0. 



{367. Sisymbrium Thalianum, Gaud. Com. May. 

 {368. Lepidium ruderale, L. Com. May-June. The European form, 



with root-leaves (+'-6') in a dense rosette, bi-pinnatifid, 

 lobes linear, very slender and graceful. 

 369. *Trifolium ochroleucum, L. Com. May. 

 t37o. * Trifolium LAPPACEUM, L. Com. Aug. i plant. 

 t37i. "^Hlppocrepis comosa^ L. Com. May Flowers only. Scarce. 



372. ^Colutea arborescens, L. Com. June. Wharf.. 

 t373- "^ Buplettrum protradum^ Link. Com. June, 1880. 

 ^374' "^Caucalis {Vxo\\w%) infesta, Curtis. Com. June. 

 t375. ^ Heiitizonia ramosissima^ Benth. Com. July. 

 1376. ^Matricaria discoidea, DC. Com. Aug. Western. 

 t377- *Tussilago Farfara, L. Com. May. 

 318. "^Centaurea Austrtaca, Willd. Com. June. The same as last 



• year called C, Phry-ria^ L., from which C Austriaca is distin- 

 guished by its three upper series of scales surpassing and 

 not covered by the long recurved lower appendages. 

 1378. *\Vahlembergia LiMARioiDES, DC Com. July, 1880. Chili. 



379. ^Gilia achillaefolia, Benth. Gowaniis, July, 1880, West. 



380. ^Amsinkia intermedia^ F. & M. Gowanus. July, 1S80. West. 



381. *VerExVSCUM sinuatum, L. Com. July, tSSo. 

 {382. Roubieva multifidk, Moq. Gowanus. Aug., 1880. 



1383. Chenopodium obovatum, DC. Hunters Point. July, 1880. 



384. '^Euphorbia Esula, L. Com. Get, 1880. 

 1385. Alopecurus geniculatus, L. 8th Ave. Aug.- 



386. *Alopecurus r.uLBOSUS, L. Com. Aug. 

 New York, Nov., 1881. A, B. 



137. An Unpublished Letter of Wm. Darlington — By the 



courtesy of Robert C. Davis, of Philadelphia, who possesses the origi- 

 nal, we are permitted to present our readers with the following letter, 

 which, as part of a correspondence between two eminent.botanists of 

 a past generation, has much interest- We need not regret that De 

 Candolle's genus Darlingionia had to give place to Willdenow's Des- 

 mantJius, since this enabled Dr. Torrey to compliment his friend by 

 naming for him the magnificent California pitcher-plant. 



. West Chester,- Penn., Feb. 7, 1829. 

 Dear Sir: — Yours of the 1st inst. was received this day, together 

 with a second portion of the 5th Edition of your manual. By my Let- 

 ter forwarded a few days since, you will perceive that I had previ- 

 ously received the first portion. I feel much indebted for your com- 

 phmentary Letter; for, although the compliment is very extravagant 

 there is such an air of blunt frankness about it, that I cannot help 



