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by Howe ^ on Riccia Lescuriatia. According to his studies this species, 

 published by Austin in 1869, is a synonym of R. Beyrichiana Hampe, 

 published by Lehmann in 1838. The species, therefore, should bear 

 the earlier name. 



In the present series of Notes the following three species are re- 

 corded from New England for the first time: Scalia Hookeri, Har- 

 panthus Flotowianus, and Calypogeia fissa. The distinctive features 

 of these species are discussed, further mention is made of Riccia 

 Frostii, and several additions to local state floras are given. 



1. Riccia Frostii Aust. Bull. Torrey Club 6: 17. 1875. R. 

 Watsojii Aust. I. c. R. Beckeriana Steph. Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 374. 

 1898. Clayey banks of the Connecticut River, Ascutneyville, 

 Weathersfield, Vermont, July 15, 1916 {A. Lorenz). The species has a 

 wide distribution in North America and the following stations may 

 be cited from the literature: Genessee Falls, Rochester, New York, 

 1868 (P. T. Cleve) ; near Painesville, Ohio {H. C. Beardslee) ; Illinois 

 (J. Wolf) ; Bloomington, Indiana (C. L. Black) ; banks of the Missouri 

 River, St. Charles, Missouri (C H. Demetrio); Manhattan, Kansas 

 (W. A. Kellerman) ; South Dakota (JVilliavis) ; Great Falls, Mon- 

 tana (F. W. Anderson); Colorado (.7. Wolf); near Denver, Colorado 

 (C. C. Parry, E. Bethel); -Idaho (J. B. Leiberg); Nevada (S. Watson). 

 The last named specimen, sent to Austin by C. C. Frost, should be 

 regarded as the type of the species. 



In 1898 Heeg ^ announced the occurrence of the species from the 

 following localities in the Old World: Sarepta, Russia (A. Becker); 

 Vienna, Austria {A. Pokorny); Gorelevo, Fatjanova and Polovinka, 

 Siberia (//. W. Arnell). In 1912 Massalongo^ recorded it from two 

 stations in Italy, namely: Sermide {A. Manganotti) and Francolini, 

 province of Ferrara (A. Fermioli). In 1913 it was reported by 

 Schiff ner "* from the vicinity of Mako, Hungary {J. Gyorffy) and from 

 Mesopotamia, Asia Minor (H. von Handel-Mazzetti). Stephani 

 considered the Russian specimens distinct from R. Frostii, describing 

 them as new under the name R. Beckeriana, but K. Miiller ^ reduces 

 Stephani's species to synonymy, maintaining that it comes within 

 the range of variability to be expected in a species. 



1 Bryologist 20: 33. 1917. 2 Bot. Notiser 1898: 24. 



3 Atti R. 1st. VenetoTl: 852. /. 7. 1912. < Qesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. 63: 455. 1913. 



« Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora 6: 210. /. 133. 



