Situations. There is a considerable 
clump of these birches growing at 
Watchogue and a few trees were found 
by me and Mr. Leng near Rossville, 
last Fall. 
Ammodenia peploides (L) The sea- 
- beach sandwort was reported in the 
Flora as not common. Itseems.to have 
disappeared for a few years from the 
South Beach. In 1897 a small clump 
was found. None could be discovered 
again until 1900, when another clump 
was found onthe shore at Oakwood. 
No plants have since been observed. 
Ranunculus delphinifolius Torr. The 
yellow water-crowfoot occurs near 
Luyster Pond, Valley Forge, Westfield. 
Crotalaria sagitialis L. A single plant 
on Richmond Hill. It has been report- 
ed from near Silver Lake. 
Vicia Cracca L. Tottenville. 
Geranium Carotlinianum L. This ger- 
aniuim grows at Tottenvilleand vicinity. 
A new locality for it is the head of 
Simonson Avenue, Mariners’ Harbor, 
where there are a few plants. 
Linum usitatissimum L.. Near Ward’s 
Point, Tottenville. Gardens, New Brigh- 
ton. 
Tilia Americana L, American linden. 
Upper part of Moravian Brook; two 
trees. The trees mentioned in these 
Proceedings for Feb. and Sept., 1891, 
all grew on the westerly side of the 
range of hills. 
Myriophyllum humile (Raf.) Report- 
ed in the Flora from ‘‘ponds near New 
Dorp (Allen in T. C. B.)’’ A definite 
locality in Butler’s Pond. 
Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. The _ ivy- 
leaved morning-glory was found in 
considerable abundance ina cultivated 
field'near the Billopp House, Tottenville, 
in September, 1902. 
Solanum rostratum Dunal. Growing 
in some abundance in a back yard in 
Port Richmond. A single plant was 
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reported from near Four Corners in 
1875 by W. H. Rudkin. 
Sericocarpus linifolius (1..) Dr. Dowell 
and I found several clumps of the nar- 
row-leaved white-topped aster growing 
in a barren field at Richmond Valley. 
A single plant was reported from 
Watchogue in these Proceedings for 
October 14th, 1893 
Inula Helenium L. Elecampane has 
been found near the Morgan Road, not 
far from the Fresh Kill bridge, on 
Karle’s Neck. It was originally re- 
ported as abundant nearGarretsons and 
New Dorp, but seems to be quite un- 
common there now. 
Centaurea nigra L. From the Country 
Club grounds on Todt Hill in 1897. In 
the same year it was found quite abun- 
dant in a field near the Billopp House, 
Tottenville, 
Mr. Davis also exhibited specimens 
of ‘‘flat bugs’? and read the following 
NOTE ON ARADUS. 
The ‘‘flat bugs’’ (Aradidae) are 
Hemipterous insects fitted to live! in 
the narrowest of crevices. They are 
usually found in and under the bark 
and are sometimes mistaken for bed-— 
bugs. Six species of these insects have 
so far been collected on the island. 
On April 10th of this year, a species 
that has been determined for me by Mr. 
Bueno as Aradus similis Say, was 
found in some numbers at Mariners’ 
Harbor. Some individuals were col- 
lected on thefungus Polyporus betulinus 
which occurs so commonly on the white 
birch. As there is still much to be 
learned concerning the habits, etc., of 
these flattest of all bugs, it may be 
well to record the fact that sdmilis was, 
found paired on the date given above. 
SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 
Dr. Arthur Hollick presented a frag- 
ment of a weathered limestone Drift, 
bowlder, found near Egebrtville, con- 
taining fucoid markings; a piece of 
talcose schist from the same locality, 
and a stone adze, locality not known, 
donated by Mrs. A. K. Lauderdale. 
