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weed in some shady gardens. It has been found at New Brighton, 

 Clifton, Egbertville and Gififord's Lane. 



Asclepias incarnata L. A single plant of this milkweed was found at 

 Bull's Head last August. 



New Localities. 



Pinus Virginiana Mill. For many years a large pine of this species 

 stood in the woods on the westerly side of the Todt Hill Road not far 

 from Four Corners. It is now dead and only part of the trunk remains. 

 On the opposite side of the road there is a living specimen of consider- 

 able size that has not heretofore been reported. 



Quercus nana Marsh. A single specimen of this scrub oak was ob- 

 served last September by Dr. Dowell, while we were examining the 

 hybrid oaks at Richmond Valley, near to which it grows. The other 

 known station for the species on our Island is at Watchogue. 



Duchesnea Indica (Andr.) Focke. The Indian strawberry grows 

 near the Amboy Road and Beach Ave., Richmond Valley. 



Tilia Americana L. A number of young lindens stand in the woods 

 on the easterly side of South Ave. near Lambert's Lane, Mariners 

 Harbor. 



Galuim tinctorhmi L. This species of bedstraw was found near 

 Richmond in June, igoo. It is probably the same as that listed in the 

 local flora as ''Galium trifidum L., var. latifolium Torr. — Clifton, S. I., 

 1870. .(Wm. H. Leggett)." 



Sericocarpus linitolius L. This white-topped aster has been reported 

 from Watchogue and Richmond Valley. At Watchogue but one plant 

 was found, and at Richmond Valley it was not abundant. On "Eygpt" 

 Meadow Island back of Midland Beach it is, however, quite common. 



Taraxacum erythrospermiim Andrz. The red-se.eded dandelion has 

 been found in several places on the Island. In addition to the locali- 

 ties reported in the Proceedings of the Natural Science Association for 

 February, 1902, it has been found on top of an outcrop of serpentine 

 rock on the side of Richmond Hill, and on the 14th of last May Dr. 

 Dowell and I discovered numerous plants near the old lane that leads 

 to the Billopp House at Tottenville. 



Mr. James Chapin exhibited stufifed specimens of the Ipswich sparrow 

 and read the following paper: 



Occurrence of the Ipswich Sparrow on Staten Island. 

 Thfe ' Ipswich sparrow Passerculus princeps Maynard is only 



