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Cephalanthus occidentalis L. 

 Most of our botanies describe the leaves of this shrub as oppo- 

 site or in whorls of three. A form occurs near Saugerties, Ulster 

 CO. in which there are four leaves in a whorl. 



Epicoccum neglectum Dcsni. 

 On fruit of cucunihcr, C u c u in i s sativa L. Menands, 

 Albany co. October. The patches or areas of this fungus at first 

 appear to be pale brown but with age they become very black. 



Eupatorium sessilifolium L. 

 Near Saugerties, Ulster co. September. This species is rare 

 in the eastern and northeastern parts of the State. 



Hydrangea arborescens L. 

 Near Coopers Plains and abundant near Lindley, Steuben co. 

 G. D. Cornell. Also near Painted Post. C. H. Peck. Fruiting 

 specimens were collected in August. 



Hypoderma desmazieri Duby 

 On leaves of pitch pine, P i n u s r i g i d a Mill. ]\Ienands, 

 Albany co. August. In these specimens the infested leaves were 

 still on the tree and in some cases they were still green at the 

 base, appearing as if the fungus was the cause of the partial 

 death of the leaves. 



Lycopodium inundatum L. 

 Rensselaer lake, Albany co. S. H. Burnham. September. 

 This species is common in the cold bogs and marshes in the 

 northern and eastern parts of the State, but w^ould scarcely be 

 expected to grow so near Albany. Xyris caroHniana 

 Walt, was found growing in company with it. 



Microsphaera alni (Wallr.) Salm. 

 Leaves of cream vctchling, Lathyrus ochroleucus 

 Hook. \'ery abundant on hillsides south of Corning. August. 



Panax quinquefolia L. 



Woods. Rensselaer co. June. Fruit ripe the last week in 

 August. 



The demand for the root of this plant has been so great and 

 the price so remunerative in recent years that the plant has been 



