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by semi-abundant vegetation. H. St. John, nos. 1,181 and 1,182 

 (H). All records for the var. multiflora should probably go here. 

 Fr. August. 9 



[JUNCOIDES CAMPESTRE (L.) recorded by J. Dwight, Jr., (D. p. 12) 

 is treated as Luzula campestris, var. acadiensis.] 



LILIACEAE. 



Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. Found throughout, on the drier 

 dunes that are anchored by a covering of larger vegetation. J. 

 Dwight, Jr.; J. Macoun; H. T. Gussow; H. St. John, no. 1,183 (H). 



Fr. August, uncommon. 



IRIDACEAE. 



Iris versicolor L. Common by the wet pond margins. John 

 Rose, in 1633, saw "flags by the ponds" (Winthrop, John: Hist, of 

 N. E., ed. James Savage, i. 162 (1825)). J. B. Gilpin records 

 (G. p. 18), "The wild rose, blue lily and wild pea enamel the valleys." 

 It has seemed evident to me that Gilpin's "blue lily" must be Iris 

 versicolor. J. Dwight, Jr. (D. p. 14) refers to the "blue lilies," 

 "that are said to bloom later in the season, I failed to obtain any 

 specimens." J. Macoun; H. T. Gussow; H. St. John, nos. 1,184 

 and 1,185 (H). 



FL, Fr. August and September. 



Sisyrinchium gramineum Curtis. Abundant in the wet dune 

 hollows all over the island. Recorded as S. graminoides Bicknell 

 by Bicknell, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, xxvii. 239 (1900). J. Macoun 

 (C. nos. 76,855, 76,856, and 76,857); H. St. John, no. 1,186 (H). 



FL, Fr. July and August. 



[S. ANGUSTIFOLIUM Mill. All records of this from Sable Island 

 should be interpreted as S. gramineum.] 



ORCHIDACEAE. 



Habenaria bracteata (Willd.) R. Br. In boggy spots near 

 Island Pond. Found only by J. Macoun (C. no. 22,614). This 

 specimen has been recorded by Ames as H. viridis R. Br., var. brac- 

 teata Gray, in his Orchidaceae, iv. 24 (1910). 



Fr. July. 



[H. VIRIDIS R. Br., var. BRACTEATA Gray recorded by Ames is 

 //. bracteata.] 



