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Mexico, collected by Mr. Forrcr in 1887. Specimens were sent 

 me by Prof. Greene. It occurs along the Andes of South Amer- 

 ica from Ecuador to Argentina. (Spruce, 5,904; Mandon, 

 T,394; Rusby, 100). 



CvPKRUS BLODGinTll, n. sp. Section Mariscus. Perennial, 

 from a tuberous thickened base, 8^-9' high. Roots fibrous; 

 leaves linear, 3'-4^ long, about i'^ wide, glabrous, smooth on the 

 edges; culm sharply triangular ; involucre of about three leaves, 



I '-2 14' long; inflorescence of 1-3 dense globose heads, S^'~8^^ 

 in diameter; spikelets 20-40, 6- 10- flowered, the lowest i;-lume 

 em[)ty, the others fertile; glumes keeled, oval or ovate, obtusish, 

 strongly about 9-nerved, about 5^'' long; achenium oblong, 



about two thirds the length of the glunie, triangular ; falling 

 away with the glumes from the rachis at maturity; rachis strongly 

 scarred with the bases of the flowers ; stamens three ? 



Key West, Mr. Blodgett (Herb. Torrey and Herb. Gray). 



I went over this species with Mr. Clarke at Kew in 1 888 and 

 we decided that it must be new. Mr. Clarke, maintaining that 

 Man'scns is distinct as a genus from Cypcrus^ proposed calling it 

 M. avcnicola, and if this view is to be adopted, tlie plant may 

 bear this name. liut I have not been able to a^ree with him in 

 this respect. The species appears nearest to C. Grayii. 



The Flora of the Summit of Mt. Monadnock, N. H., in July. 



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part of New Hampshire, and can be reached in four hours from 

 Boston, Mass., thus brin^ini:: a most interesting botanical remon 



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within easy access to lovers of botany. A few words as to 

 the vegetation on the unmediate summit may prove of interest. 

 The mountain is 3 169 feet high and rears its bald head into the 

 sub-alpine region, thus presenting botanical features much re- 



Mt. Washing 



New Hampshire. 



I visited the top of Monadnock, July 22nd, 1889, on a beau- 

 tiful clear day. The thick woods that clothe the slopes of the 

 mountain cease within a half mile of the summit and the bold, bare 

 rocks, with many an overhanging cliff, afford no easy ascent, 

 though a rough pathway has been traced to the top for visitors 

 to the Mountain House, which lies nestled among the trees a mile 



