1914] Eames,— Scirpus and Aster 19 
It is a curious fact that in the ponds where the Golden Club occurred, 
no Pickerel Weed could be found, while in all the others it was abun- 
dant. 
In one small pond between North Truro and Truro, I saw from the 
train a few plants of Orontium, but it occurs in none of the ponds which 
I have visited in Orleans and the eastern part of Brewster. There 
must be other stations for this plant on the Cape. Possibly the 
superficial resemblance of the leaf to that of Pontederia has led to its 
being overlooked. Future collectors in this region should examine 
localities like those in Provincetown — shallow ponds, with a layer 
of muck covering the sandy bottoms. 
NEWTONVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS. 
SCIRPUS OCCIDENTALIS AND ASTER PTARMICOIDES IN CONNECTICUT. 
— [n early September, 1912, I accompanied Dr. Charles C. Godfrey 
on a collecting trip in northwestern Connecticut, where we expected 
to see some of the rare or local species made known by the records 
of several preceding resident or transient botanists. In this our hopes 
were amply realized. But it is the purpose now to record two species 
not before recognized in the state. 
During a brief interval between torrential rains which beset us dur- 
ing several days, we examined a bit of shore at Beardsley's Pond, 
in Sharon, and there found Scirpus occidentalis (Wats.) Chase in full 
fruit. High water made collecting difficult but we succeeded in hook- 
ing off a small supply of tops. 
In the present year, on July 5, we again stopped at the Pond, 
finding the plants plentiful and apparently destined to fruit freely. 
'The same morning and on the day preceding we had seen an abundance 
of the same species growing in shallow water at Twin Lakes, in Salis- 
bury — acres of it. Here, after much search, we found a few panicles 
bearing some immature but characteristic fruit while the great mass 
of it was, and remained, unfertilized, presenting a peculiar appearance. 
Dr. Godfrey found very little fruit during August and early September. 
'The water of Twin Lakes is strongly impregnated with lime which 
may have been an important reason for lack of fertility although 
the plants appeared to be of normal luxuriance, at least, if an average 
of 5-6 ft. out of water coupled with a submergence of 1-2.5 ft. repre- 
sents thrift. 
