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nodosa, L., Washington’s Valley ; Collinsonia Canadensis, L., near 
Fort Putnam and on Crow’s Nest, J. W. B.; Asarum Canadense, 
L., ravine on Crow’s Nest, 1879; Aristolochia serpentaria, L.., 
near Fort Putnam, 1835, J. W. B.; Acnida cannabina, L., Duck 
Island, J. W. B.; Polygonum tenue, Michx., September, 1830, 
J. W. B.; and P. Virginianum, L., Crow’s Nest, J. W. B.; 
Alisma Plantago, L., var. Americanum, Gray, foot of Crow’s 
Nest, J. W. B.; Orchis spectabilis, L., ravine on Crow’s Nest, 
1879 ; Rhyncospora glomerata, Vahl., Kronket’s Pond, very 
abundant, August 25, 1837, J. W. B.; Lolium perenne, L., J. W.B.; 
Woodsia Ilvensis, R. Br., common at West Point; Camptosorus 
rhizophyllus, Link., on Redoubt Hill, Mr. Denton. 
W. W. BAILEY. 
A Word Concerning Myosurus. 
Our thanks are due to Dr. Gray for his criticism and correc- 
tion, in the January number of this journal, as regards the 
earliest name, J/yosurus apetalus, Gay, for the plant which we 
all had so long been taught to call J. aristatus. That the form 
which he designates as var. /epturus, belongs under this species, * 
rather than under J. minimus, where we had placed it, we can- 
not easily be persuaded, who are familiar with all these plants as 
they grow in the fields, and are moreover supplied with abun- 
dant Pacific coast specimens gathered in all stages of maturity; 
advantages which our learned Cambridge friend admits he’ has 
not enjoyed. 
- With reference to the Drummondian specimens of JZ. Shortit, 
so long ago distributed by Sir William Hooker, it was not pre- 
sumed that no true JZyosurus would be found among them. We 
only spoke for that representation of the distribution which the 
herbarium of the California Academy has been favored with. 
The specimens are two only, and neither of them in flower. 
The leaves in both display the scattered but prominent spreading 
teeth of a small plantain; and the reddish, villous pubescence 
about the bases of the leaves and scapes are the second mark, 
equally unmistakeable with that aforenamed, of the genus Plan-— 
tago, as compared. with Myosurus. The species, however, must 
be P. heterophylla, rather than P. pusilla, which latter has its — 
leaves entire. EDWARD LEE GREENE. 
