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able to find such a plant myself, these reports were somewhat tan- 
talizing. Knowing that such a lily had been found in Massachu- 
setts, and learning of a definite locality where it was reported to 
have been seen in the Adirondacks, I determined to test the 
accuracy of this report, and to add, if possible, a specimen of such 
a rarity to the herbarium. Mud pond, in which it was said to 
grow, isasmall, boggy water-hole, between Long lake and Tupper’s 
lake. Upon visiting it I found an abundance of the white water- 
lily. There were a few flowers scattered about, in which the 
external petals were considerably tinged with red. When these 
flowers were but partly open, and viewed at a short distance, they 
had a decided pink-red appearance, and might easily be mistaken 
for the variety in question. But a closer examination invariably. 
revealed white interior petals, though in some instances these were 
slightly stained with red or pink on the exterior surface near the 
base.” Thus far the occurrence of the real red water-lily in the 
Adirondack region has not been verified by me; but this half-way 
approach to it indicates the possibility of its existence there, and 
raises the hope that it may yet be added to our flora. In this bog 
hole the bayonet rush, Juncus militaris, was found growing plenti- 
fully. It is an interesting addition to the idigenous plants of the 
State. On this trip, groves of larches or tamaracks, Larix Amert- 
cana, in three widely separated localities, were noticed, in which 
many of the trees were almost defoliated by the ravages of some 
insect. Among them were many trees already dead, evidently 
having yielded to the thorough manner in which they had been 
deprived of their foliage. It appears that the loss of a large per- 
centage of the larch trees of these noble forests must yet be added 
to the loss of many of the spruces through the agency of pestilent 
insects. . 
Wishing to observe what influence had been exerted on the flora 
by the operation of the salt works at Warsaw and its neighboring 
- localities, that place was visited. It is well known that certain 
so-called seaside and salt marsh plants occur at Onondaga lake, about 
the salt works at Salina, and in other places where there are saline 
influences. It is evident that at Warsaw no saline influences have 
been present until quite recently. No salt springs come to the 
surface. The salt water is manutactured, so to speak, and pumped 
up from great depths. No salt marsh plants existed there when 
