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Carex Shriveri, 

 Car ex oblita, 

 Carex scabrata, 

 Carex Barrattii, 

 Carex Buxbaumii, 

 Carex lacustris, 

 Carex Walteriana, 

 Carex lasiocarpa, 

 Carex bullata, 

 Orontium aquaticum, 

 Xyris Congdoni, 

 Eriocanlon septangular e, 

 Chrosperma muscaetoxicum, 

 Smilax tamnifolia, 

 Gyrotheca tinctoria, 

 Arethusa bulbosa, 

 Myrica Gale, 

 Rumex hastatulus, 

 Persicaria Careyi, 

 Amaranthus pumilus, 

 Sesuvium maritimum, 

 Halerpestes Cymbalaria, 

 Adlumia fungosa, 

 Arabis glabra, 

 Drosera filiformis, 

 Rubus Enslenii, 

 Meibomia grandiflora, 

 Lespedeza Nuttallii, 



Lespedeza Stuvei, 

 Cathartolinum intercursum, 

 Polygala incamata, 

 Impatiens pallida, 

 Tilia Michauxii, 

 Kosteletzkya virginica, 

 Rhexia mariana, 

 Kneiffia linearis, 

 Pyrola chlorantha, 

 Asclepias rubra, 

 Onosmodium virginianum, 

 A galinis Holmia na , 

 Agalinis decemloba, 

 Lecticula resupinatu, 

 Vesicnlina purpurea, 

 Utricularia gemin iscapa , 

 Utricularia fibrosa , 

 Utricularia minor, 

 Viburnum venosum, 

 Campanula americana, 

 Lobelia Nuttallii, 

 Solidago speciosa, 

 Solidago rigida, 

 Euthamia floribunda , 

 Euthamia minor, 

 Doellingeria infirma, 

 Helianthus angustifolius, 

 Coreopsis rosea. 



The much smaller size of Staten Island, and its consequently 

 limited diversity of habitat, undoubtedly accounts for the failure 

 of most of the plants in the above list to be found on the island. 

 More knowledge on this point is, however, necessary, before we 

 can assume mere chance or accident to have played such a large 

 part in this curious relationship between the flora of Long Island 

 and Staten Island. 



47. There are still some features of the coastal plain vegetation 

 that demand attention. One of these, the Hempstead Plains, 

 near the western end of Long Island, forms an almost unique 



