Bicknell: Ferns and flowering plants of Nantucket 11 



this character doubtless misled Mr. Dame and Dr. Morong and 

 others who started the records which have now been passed 

 along/' 



Smilax glauca Walt 



Common, either in dry or in moist thickets, and more generally 

 dispersed than 6". rotundifolia or S. qiiadraiigidaris. Not found 

 in flower or in fruit. 



AMARYLLIDACEAE 



Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville. 



Apparently rare. Recorded by Mrs. Owen without mention 

 of any locality. It was not observed by me until 1908, when it 

 was found growing sparingly on dryish levels at the west side of 

 Trot's Swamp, a small, slender form of the plant just in flower 



June 10. 



IRIDACEAE 



Iris versicolor L. 



Common in low meadows and in wet muddy places and about 

 the borders of ponds and pools. In full flower June 7. 



Iris prismatica L. 



+ 



Common in low grounds, often in damp or even dry sandy 

 soil. First flowers June 1 1. 



* Sisyrinchium graminoides Bicknell. 



Frequent in damp grassy places or locally common, as in low 

 grounds near '' Ram Island/' Pocomo ; sparingly below the 

 ''Cliff," with S. atlanticum\ near Shawaukemmo Spring; Polpis; 

 towards Quidnet In full flower June/ ; belated flowers Aug. 10, 

 1906. Some specimens with unusually elongated peduncles up 



to 19.5 cm. long. 



* Sisyrinchium atlanticum Bicknell. 



Common in low grounds in many parts of the island, by prefer- 

 ence in damp sandy soil. In full flower June 7 ; mostly dried up and 

 little noticeable by August. Near Trot's Swamp, with the flowers 

 of adjoining plants, sky-blue or deep reddish -purple, in striking 

 contrast. 



