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N. Y. Reported from Suffolk Co., unknown elsewhere. 

 N. J. Apparently confined to the pine-barrens; rare. 

 A rare and local species here, more common southward. 



9. R. fusca (L.) Ait. In bogs: Newf. to Del. and Fla., west to 

 Mich. Also in Eu. 

 Conn. Scattered and local over most of the state, increasing 



along the coast. 

 N. Y. Rare on L. I., unknown elsewhere. 

 N. J. Throughout the pine-barrens, rare at Cape May and New 



Egypt, unknown elsewhere. 



Tertiary, common on Beacon Hill, rare and probably adventive 

 elsewhere: Cretaceous, rare and adventive: Older Formations, 

 scattered and local. 189-220 days. About sea level. 



10. R. filifolia Torr. In pine-barren swamps: N. J. and N. C. to 



Fla. Rare. 

 Known only from Woodbine and Bennett, Cape May Co., N. J. 



11. R. gracilenta A. Gray. In pine-barren swamps and bogs: 



southern N. Y. to Fla. and Tex. near the coast. 



N. Y. Reported from L. I., but the record not verified. 



N. J. Known only from the pine-barrens and from Cape May. 



12. R. Smallii Britton. In bogs and on damp hillsides: N. J. and 



Pa. to N. Car. 



N. J. Rare in Burlington and Camden counties. 



Pa. Marshalltown, Chester Co. 



Tertiary, o: Cretaceous, rare: Older Formations, known, as yet, 

 only on Azoic slates, in Pa. 179-207 days. About sea level. 



13. R. cymosa Ell. In moist soil: N. J. to 111., Ark., Fla. and 



Tex. Also in the W. I. and S. Am. 



N. J. Rare in Warren, Hunterdon and Mercer counties, thence 



increasing southward, but not common. 

 Pa. Bucks, Philadelphia, Delaware and Chester counties. 



A rare and scattered species whose distribution is not understood. 



14. R. Torreyana A. Gray. In wet pine-barrens: N. H. and Mass. 



to S. Car. and Ga. 



N. J. Monmouth Co., increasing and common southward. 



15. R. rariflora (Michx.) Ell. In grassy pine-lands: N. J. to N. C, 



Fla., Cuba and Jamaica. 



Known only from near Bennett, Cape May, Co., N. J. 



