58 Steete Additions to the Flora of 



*iosse. Carex canescens L. 



Swamp, Hyattsville east of creek, May 17, 1808. 

 1028. Carex bromoides Schk. 



Known to me only from the wet woods opposite the race course on 

 Alexander's Island, which is probably exactly Dr. Yasey's station. May 

 12, 1900. 

 *iO4Oc. Carex tribuloides moniliformis (Tuckerm.) Britten. 



Potomac Flats west of railroad, June 3, 1900. 

 io45. Carex festucacea Will d. 



One clump, Massachusetts avenue extended, May 26, 1899; also a 

 clump near railroad north of Kenilworth June 3, 1900; in the latter 

 specimen the culms are taller and somewhat nodding. Determined by 

 Professor Wheeler. 

 104 s/>. Carex alata Torr. 



Swampy flat at Jackson City, east of road, June 18, 1896 and June 14, 

 1897; Mount Yernon, 1901. 

 1045^ Carex albolutescens Schwein. 



Kenilworth swamp, June 20, 1898, overripe; also above Hyattsville, in 

 swamp west of creek. 

 875. Peltandra Virginica (L.) Kunth. 



In specimens from the Potomac flats and from above Aqueduct Bridge 

 the seeds, as first noticed by Mrs, Steele, are nearly black when ripe, 

 not green, as stated in the descriptions. 

 *879a. Lemna perpusilla Torr. 



Abundant in still water near canal at Widewater, October 3, 1899, and 

 at Chautauqua. 

 *8j9b. Lemna minor L. 



What I take to be this species occurs in the old fish pond together with 

 Spirodela. 

 986. Eriocaulon decangulare With. 



Formerly very abundant at Brightwood swamp. Found also at Tako- 

 ma Park and in one or more of the Paint Branch swamps. 

 p86a. Eriocaulon septangulare With. 



Abundant on the tide beach at Four Mile Run, July 31, 1896. 

 976. Juncus Torreyi Coville. (J. nofloxitft var. megare-plialus of Ward's 

 Catalogue.) 



Jackson City and Howard Hill reservoir. 

 *978a. Juncus Canadensis brevicaudatus Engelm. 



Boggy ground at Bennings, September 1, 1899. Determined by Mr. 

 Coville. 

 960. Tofieldia racemosa (Walt.) B. S. P. 



One of the Paint Branch swamps, September, 1899, 1900. 

 958. Stenanthium robustum S. Wats. 



Abundant in the Hyattsville swamp west of the creek: collected in 

 fruit August 25, 1900. 



