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Its hybrid origin appears to be the more certain since it is not 
found in places where N. microphylla is absent. This is 
true of ponds like those in the swamps known as Fiddler’s green, 
near Pecksport, Madison county, where N. variegata is very 
abundant. 
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. 
Low woods near Sylvan Beach. H. D. House, no. 5457. June 5, 
IQI4. 
Parnassia caroliniana Michx. 
Mossy dripping rocks and cliffs along Fish creek above Taberg. 
H. D. House, no. 5663. July 21, 1914. 
Plantago aristata Michx. 
Sandy roadsides near Sylvan Beach, probably introduced. H. D. 
House, no. 5624. July 20, 1914. 
Polygala viridescens Linn. 
Sandy fields and roadsides near Sylvan Beach. H. D. House, 
no. 5621. July 20, 1914. 
Populus deltoides Marsh. 
Low woods about the eastern end of Oneida lake. H. D. House, 
no. 5473. June 5, 1914. 
Rhexia virginica Linn. 
Very abundant in a low, sandy meadow north of Sylvan Beach. 
H. D. House, no. 5611, July 20, 1914. The species was reported 
from this locality many years ago by Kneiskern, and it also occurs . 
westward along the northern shore of Oneida lake to Constantia, 
where it was found by Dr George Vasey. These are the only 
localities in the State north of the coastal region which are known 
for the species. 
Silene dichotoma Ehrh. 
Sandy fields near Fish Creek station and introduced. H. D. 
House, no. 5831, August 10, 1914. 
Verbascum lychnitis Linn. 
Sylvan Beach. H. D. House, no. 5616, July 20, 1g14. It is in- 
teresting to note what J. A. Paine, jr (Flora of Oneida County, 
1865) says of this species. 
