AND SOME OF ITS ALLIES 523 



Newfoundland: (Robinson and Schrenk, no. 130). 



Quebec: (Mrs. Sheppard, 1827), 



Maine : Many localities (Fernald, Parlin, Furbish). 



New Hampshire: Jaffrey (B. L. Robinson, nos. 174, 303). 



Massachusetts : Many localities about Boston (N. E. Bot. CI., 

 Gray Herb.). 



Rhode Island: (Olney), Providence (J. F. Collins). 



Connecticut : (L. Andrews, no. 189), New Haven (J. A. Allen)* 



New York : Many specimens from near Ithaca. 



Pennsylvania : Lancaster (Porter in Gray Herb., also June. 

 Bor. Am. Engelm. no. 20). 



Virginia: Princess Anne Co. (Heller, no. 1070). 



North Carolina : Swain Co. (Beardslee and Kofoid). 



South Carolina : (Ravenel). 



Florida : (A. H. Curtiss, no. 2985). 



Louisiana : (J. Hale). 



Michigan : Keweenaw Co. (O. A. Farwell, no. 468a), Port 

 Huron (C. K. Dodge, no. 2j). 



Minnesota : Mille Lacs Co. (E. P. Sheldon). 



Arkansas : (F. L. Harvey, no. 24). 



Iowa: Stone City (R. Combs & C. R. Ball, no. 414). 



Idaho : Nez Perces Co. (Sandberg, MacDougal and Heller, 

 no. 379). 



Washington : Pullman (Piper) ; Seattle (Piper, no. 1 1 34), Che- 

 halis Co. (Heller, no. 4074), near van anthclatus. 



Oregon : (E. Hall, no. 540). 



Juncus tenuis anthelatus var. nov. 



Tall and rather stiff (5-9 dm. high); leaves broader; sheaths 

 numerous and loose, often causing the base of the stem to appear 

 very stout: inflorescence very large, open and diffuse (5-15 cm. 

 long), the flowers more scattered and, except in a few cases, smaller 

 (2.5-3.5 mm. rarely 4 mm.) : capsule not over three fourths the 

 length of the perianth, round-ovate, shining, rarely larger. 



Maine to Florida and Texas, mostly along the coast ; possibly 

 also in the State of Washington. 

 Specimens examined : 

 Maine: Hartford (J. C. Parlin), Orono (M. L. Fernald). 



