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with white flowers have been found near Little Clove Road, May 
13, 1904 (2838), and Bloodroot Valley, May 6, 1905 ( 3697). 
Dr. Arthur Hollick has found the form with white flowers 
abundant at the Fox Hills golf links. 
8. V. PALMATA L. Sp. Pl. 933. 1753 
Frequent in woodland regions. The earliest specimen I find 
collected is sheet 506 in the herbarium of the S. I. Assoc. of Arts 
and Sciences, collected on Ocean Terrace, May, 1878, Arthur 
flollick. This species is very variable in form of leaves and 
hybridizes freely, thus furnishing many puzzling forms, some of 
which are practically not identifiable. 
g. V. TRILOBA Schwein. Am. Journ. Sci. 5: 57. 1822 
V. palmata dilatata Pollard, in Britton, Man. 635. 1905. Not EIl. 
Tottenville, May 31, 1884, and Ocean Terrace, May 23, 1885, 
Arthur Hollick ; Ocean Terrace, Sept. 20, 1903 (2535). 
I have followed Dr. E. Brainerd in giving this specific rank, 
but am rather inclined to consider it a subspecies. 
10. V. sorortA Willd. Enum. 263. 1809 
Frequent in woodland regions. Richmond Hill, July 30, 1898, 
W. T. Davis; Bradley Avenue meadow, Aug. 14, 1g09 (5969); 
Egbertville, Aug. 23 (6008), etc. 
11. V. HIRSUTULA Brainerd, Rhodora g: 98. 29 Je 1907 
V. villosa Nutt. and recent authors, not Walter. 
V. sororia LeConte, and Eaton, not Willd. 
Only a few plants of this have been found, in the woods west 
of Egbertville, June 14, 1908 (5322), Oct. 3, 1908 (5673), May 
31, 1909 (5684). 
12. V. PAPILIONACEA Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 1: 173. 1814 
Abundant. A form with white flowers was found on Emerson 
Hill, May 18, 1907 (4684). This was transplanted and bore white 
flowers the next season. Forms with leaves purplish on the 
lower side are frequent in spring. 
