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R. Flammula, L., var. reptans (L.), E, Meyer, Creeping 

 Spearwort. 

 Gravelly shores; infrequent. Pool near Schooner Head (Ked- 

 field, G. Hunt) ; — shores of Great Pond; Ripples Pond (Kand). 



R. abortivus, L. Small-flowered Crowfoot. 



Grassy fields; rare. Southwest Harbor; Somesville; Bar 

 Harbor (Rand). Probably introduced in grass seed. 



R. recurvatus, Poir. 



Rare. Hadlock Valley (Redfield). 

 R. repens, L. Spotted-leaf Buttercup. 



Frequent in moist ground by roadsides, in meadows, etc. 

 While in some places, as by roadsides, this species is doubt- 

 less introduced, it appears indigenous in others. It is not 

 so abundant on the Island as to lead to any strong presump- 

 tion of its general introduction, or of its spreading to some 

 remote places. 



R. ACRIS, L. Tall Buttercup. 



Common everywhere. Naturalized from Europe. 



COPTIS, Salisb. Goldthread. 

 C. trifolia (L.), Salisb. 

 Common in damp woods. 



AQUILEGIA, L. Columbine. 

 A. Canadensis, L. 



Rare. High Head (Rand); — East Point, Seal Harbor (A. 

 Cope). 

 A. VULGARIS, L. Garden Columbine. 



Occasional by roadsides and in waste places. Escaped from 

 cultivation. Near Jordan Pond (Rand) ; — near Ovens (Green- 

 leaf, Lane & Rand) ; — Town Hill (R. & R.). 



ACT-fflA, L. Baneberry. 

 A. alba (L.), Miller. 



Deep woods; infrequent. Sargent Mt. Gorge, etc. (Rand); — 

 Hadlock Valley (Redfield); — near Bar Harbor (F. M. Day). 



