442 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [DECEMBER 
from central New York ten years ago (Peck, Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 44:[15]. 
1891), and I found it myself in the northern part of this county (Westchester 
Co., N. Y.) in July 1895. It was at that time that I became interested in the 
synonymy of this genus, and Mr. Rehder’s article brought vividly to mind the 
researches which I then conducted upon this subject. 
Since writing the above I notice that the plant under discussion has been 
admitted to Dr. Britton’s recently published Manuva/—Joun HENDLEY 
BARNHART, Zarrytown, New York. 
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