4g Effort of the State Botanist. 



ticular as to soil or surroundings. It grows in sandy, clayey or 

 gravelly soil, in places wet or dr}'^, on naked ground or among 

 grasses and exposed to the full rays of the sun or protected by 

 the shade of trees. It already has a foothold in at least three 

 counties: 



Vacciniuni stamineum L. 



Th( fruit of this species sometimes attains a diameter of live 

 or six lines. Its flavor is similar to that of the cranberry for 

 which it might be made a substitute. 



Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi Spreng. 

 Abundant in sandy soil in the eastern part of Long Island. 



Primula Mistassinica Mx. 

 Tliis rare and local plant is still an inhabitant of the rocky 

 cliffs along Fish creek above Taberg. Its flowers vary in color 

 from white to pink or lilac. 



Phlox divaricata L. 



Near Sanford's Corners, Jefferson county. June. 



Mimulus moscliatus JJougl. 

 Near Middle Grove, Saratoga county. Jul}^ Wihhe. 



Conopholis Americana Wallr. 

 Woods near Shokan. 



Rum.ex verticillatus L. 

 Head of Lake Champlain growing in water two or three feet 

 deep and emitting from the submerged joints of the stem 

 numerous rootlets. 



Polygonum amphibium L. 



In the pond and river which form the outlet of the Fulton 

 Chain of lakes, this species forms circular patches, which, from 

 a little distance, might be taken for smaU islands. The plants 

 are densely matted and in the central part of the patch they rise 

 above the surface of the water and send up erect shoots, thus 

 giving the aspect of an elevation in the center. Contrary to the 

 Manual descri[)tion, these plants have flower spikes from one to 



