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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Prunus pennsylvanica L. f. 



A small tree of the wild red cherry was observed at Lake Bona- 

 parte, the ripening fruit of which was white. Is it an albino? 



Pterospora andromedea Nutt. 

 Port Henry. August. Miss H. A. Edwards. The contributed 

 specimen is in fruiting condition, 35 inches long with a stem dia- 

 meter of ^ of an inch and bears more than 60 capsules. In Flora 

 of New York State this species is credited to "various places in the 

 vicinity of Albany," but it seems to have disappeared entirely 

 from this locality. It is also credited to Port Henry, having been 

 found there more than 60 years ago. It is gratifying to know that 



it still exists there. 



Rosa sayi Schw. 



Griswold's Mills, Washington co. July. S. H. Burnham. 

 This rose also occurs in the vicinity of Westport. 



Rudbeckia hirta L. 



Two forms of this very common weed, both of which were new 

 to the herbarium, were found by Miss C. S. Parsons in the western 

 suburbs of the city. 



Rudbeckia laciniata L. 



This plant is subject to the attacks of a gall-producing insect. 

 Specimens sent by Mrs Burnham from Washington county have 

 from 1-3 globular green galls developed from the side or base of 

 ■each head of flowers. In one example a branch 1.5 inches long had 

 developed at a right angle to the stem just beneath the flower head. 

 The branch itself bore a flower head. 



Salix amygdaloides Anders. 

 A single tree of this species was found by Mr R. B. Hough at 

 Lake Bonaparte. It is 25 or 30 feet tall, with a trunk diameter 

 of about 8 inches. It extends the range of the species in our State 

 farther north than before, but the species is known to occur still 

 farther north in Canada. Its presence at Lake Bonaparte may 

 be accidental, as only a single tree has yet been found there. To 

 the six species of willow previously found in Bonaparte swamp, 

 Salix cordata and Salix nigra should be added, 

 making eight species in all. 



Sarracenia purpurea L. 



Two specimens of the pitcher plant were found growing on the 

 margin of the roadbed of the railroad that runs through Bona- 



