REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 39 



(D). 



REMARKS AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Heracleum lanatum Mx. 



This plant occurs in thin woods far up on the slopes of Mount Marcy. 

 To one accustomed to see it in the moist fields and along the river banks 

 of low lands it is something of a surprise to see it for the first time in 

 such an unusual habitat. By its small size, slender stem and scanty 

 foliage it indicates the unfavorable conditions of this elevated station. 



Galium Kamtschaticum Stelkr. 



This plant was discovered by Professor Britton two or three years ago 

 on the trail leading from Adirondack Lodge to the summit of Mount 

 Marcy. It proves to be quite plentiful along the trail through the wind- 

 falls between Halfway falls and Marcy camp. Probably the cool, damp, 

 mossy and elevated parts of the Adirondack region constitute the only 

 locality in which this plant will be found in our State. It blossoms 

 early in July. 



Senecio Robbinsii Oakes. 



The t/pical form of this species is plentiful in and about " South 

 Meadows," in North Elba, Essex county. It occurs also near the stage 

 transfer station in this town, growing on elevated dry soil. It is in flower 

 in July. 



Polymnia Canadensis L. var. radiata Gr. 



Rocky banks and hillsides near Rathboneville. August. 



Erechtites hieracifolia Raf. 



This plant, which sometimes grows six feet high, branching freelv and 

 bearing numerous heads of flowers, affords a good example of the effect 

 of poor soil and unfavorable conditions on its development. In the 

 Adirondack region and along the sea coast of Long Island it is not rare 

 to find a dwarf form of this plant but five to ten inches high, unbranched 

 and bearing but a single terminal head of flowers. There is also a dwarf 

 form of Bidens cernua found growing with this fireweed about Tupper 

 lake. It is two to four inches high and bears a single head of flowers 

 either erect or nodding. 



Aster macrophyllus L. 



Ttiis aster, as described in Gray's Flora of North America, evidently 

 includes two quite well marked forms, both of which occur in various 



