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Mountain. The specimens upon which these records are based 

 are composed largely or wholly of primary squamules. 



38a. Cladonia strepsilis f. glabrata Vainio (25, p. 106). 

 Bergen: Emerson (1938) and Paramus (1938). Ocean: Pasa- 

 dena. Passaic: Franklin Notch (1938). 



38b. Cladonia strepsilis f. coralloidea (Ach.) Vainio (25, 

 p. 106). Bergen: Allendale, Closter, Franklin Lake, Mahwah 

 (1938), Paramus (1938), and Washington. Gloucester: Mullica 

 Hill. Monmouth : Cranberry Hill. Ocean : Pasadena. Union : 

 Seely's Glen. 



38c. Cladonia strepsilis f. subsessilis Vainio (25, p. 107). 

 Bergen: Emerson (1938) and Paramus (1938). Cumberland: 

 Vineland. Monmouth : Morganville. Ocean : Forked River. 

 Passaic : Haskell. Union : Seely's Glen. 



Group 4. OCHROLEUCAE 



39. Cladonia piedmontensis Merrill (25, p. 107). Morris: 

 Green Village. This material is indefinite as to form. 



39a. Cladonia piedmontensis f. lepidifera (Vainio) Rob- 

 bins (25, p. 107). Bergen : Franklin Lake and Mills and Wyckofif. 

 Mercer: Hopewell {Dix, 1939). Somerset: Warrenville. 



39c. Cladonia piedmontensis f. squamulosa Robbins (25, 

 p. 107). Bergen: Franklin Mills. Morris: New Vernon. Somer- 

 set: Warrenville. 



Collections of Cladoniae have now been made in all the counties 

 of New Jersey except the densely populated LIudson County. 

 According to the available records some of the counties are rich in 

 species, whereas others are comparatively poor. This discrepancy 

 is partly due to the fact that certain counties have been more care- 

 fully explored than others ; but it must also be kept in mind that 

 certain parts of the state afford more favorable conditions than 

 others for the development of a Cladonia flora. The pine barren 

 region, for example, with its extensive areas of exposed, unculti- 

 vated land, is far better adapted for the growth of Cladoniae than 

 a region covered with farms, orchards, and forests. 



It is not surprising, therefore, that Ocean County, with 40 

 species to its credit, stands at the head of the list. Bergen County, 

 however, with 35 species, is a close second, and each of the fol- 



