PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



A. Hepatica, L. (Hepatica triloba, L.) Liver-leaf. Round-lobed 

 Hepatica. Common in the northern and northeastern parts of the 

 State, but rare south of Monmouth Co. Eu. 



A. acutiloba, Lawson. (Hepatica, L.) Sharp-lobed Hepatica. Mont- 

 clair, Wm. Churchill. The only station reported in New Jersey. 



Thalictrum, Tourn MEADOW RUE. 



T. anemonoides, Michx. Rue-leaved Anemone. Found through- 

 out the State, growing in woods and along their margins, but is most 

 abundant in the northern counties. 



T. dioicum, L. Early Meadow Rue. Northern counties, generally 

 in rocky places; not very common. New Brunswick, S. Lockwood; 

 Princeton, 0. R.Willis; frequent in Sussex Co., C. F. Austin ; near 

 Eagle Rock, Essex Co., Randall Spaukling. 



T. purpurascens, L. Purplish M. Not common. Bergen Co., C. 

 F. Austin. 



Var. ceriferum, C. F. Austin. Waxy Meadow Rue. Rather common 

 on the hillsides in the vicinity of New York and in the northern 

 counties. 



T. Cornuti, L. Common M. Low meadows and along streams. 

 Common throughout. 



Ranunculus, L CROWFOOT. BUTTERCUP. 



R. aquatilis, L. ; Var. stagnalis, DC. Stiff White Water Crowfoot. 

 (R. divaricatus, Sch.) Squan and Shark Rivers, rare, P. D. Knieskern ; 

 Little Falls, W. M. Wolfe. Eu. 



Var. trichophyllus, Chaix. Common White Water Crowfoot. Not 

 unfrequent in slow streams. Cedar Brook, Plainfield, Frank Tweedy ; 

 Andover and Carpentersville, T. C. Porter. Eu. 



R. multifidus, Pursh. Yellow Water Crowfoot. Rare. West of 

 Hackensack, Saddle River, W. H. Leggett; Closter, C. F. Austin; 

 Newton, Sussex Co., A. P. Garber ; Swartzwoocl Lake, T. C. Porter. 



R. ambiguus, Watson. Water-plantain Spearwort. (R. alismsefolius, 

 Geyer.) Quite common in the northern parts of the State, and near 

 New York City ; rare in the southern counties. 



R. Flammula, L. ; Var reptens, Meyer. Creeping Spearwort. Along 

 the Delaware above Phillipslmrg, T. C. Porter. Eu. 



R. pusillus, Poir. Weak Spearwort. Rare. Princeton, Dr. Tprrey ; 

 Boonton, C. F. Austin ; Camden, C. F. Parker ; Verona, Essex Co., H. 

 H. Rushy. 



R. Cymbalaria, Pursh. Sea side Crowfoot. Head of Barnegat Bay, 

 near Point Pleasant, rare, P. D. Knieskern. 



