1895.] The Flora of Mt. Mansfield. 73 
To Dr. Morong we owe the discovery on the Sterling side 
of the Notch of Primula Mistassinica, found there only by 
him. Although the mountain and Notch have been so 
thoroughly explored by Pringle and others there still remains 
opportunity for new discoveries and plenty of work for an en- 
thusiast in the relocation of old stations. For instance; 
Prof. Torrey found Deschampsia atropurpurea, specimens of 
which he has left in the university herbarium at Burlington, 
Vermont, but it has been found by nooneelse. Besides, the 
peaks are covered with ledges which have never been 
thoroughly explored, and to the south is a small pass, Under- 
hill Notch, in which there are cliffs quite similar to Smug- 
glers Notch and which have been visited, I think, only 
by Pringle, Horsford and myself, and by no one for more 
than an hour or two. I went through this notch July 11th, 
1894 and found new Stations for Aspidium fragrans, Woodsia 
Slabella, Pellea gracilis and Habenaria fimbriata. 
The complete flora of the mountain would probably com- 
Prise three or four hundred species about ninety of which are 
Mountain plants, and about forty of these of especial interest. 
A few of these plants can be found both on the peaks and in 
the Notch. Among them are Alnus viridis DC.,Pyrus sambu- 
ctfolta C. & S., Amelanchier oligocarpa Roem., Aspidium acu- 
ealum Brauntt Koch, Aspidium fragrans Sw., and Woodsia 
hyperborea B. Br. and glabella R. Br. These, however, are 
€xCceptions, as the floras of the Notchand of the peaks show a 
wide difference and very little resemblance. 
he peaks from the distance look like great mountain past- 
ures, but after one has spent a day climbing the ledges he 
will conclude that they are goat pastures, if any. 
The rocks are carpeted with Arenaria Groenlandica Sp. and 
Vaccinium uliginosum L., along with great quantities of 
ium Gray, Carex rigida Bigelovit Tuck. and C. debilis 
Rudgei Bailey, ¥uncus trifidus L., Hierochloa alpinaR. & S.., 
Agrostis canina alpina Oakes and Lycopodium SelagoL. The 
sphagnum bogs with which the summits are dotted are filled 
With Empetrum nigrum L., Vaccinium Oxycoccus L., Carex 
Magellanica Lam. and C. pauctfiora Lightf. Among the 
more local or rarer plants are Prenanthes Boottit Gray and 
‘apensta Lapponica L., found upon the bleak exposed sum- 
ms Vaccinium cespitosum Mx. found in less exposed places; 
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