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BotfycJiiiim ncglcctiiui Wood. This species is abundant in leaf- 

 mould on the wooded mountain slopes. 



Pellaca atropurpiirca (L.) Link is commonly met with on lime- 

 stone ledges by roadsides. Fronds fourteen to sixteen inches long 

 frequently are found. 



AsplcniuDi Riita-nmraria L. A ledge of limestone and gneiss 

 fully one third of a mile long is literally covered with this dainty 

 little fern. No other stations were found. 



Filix bulbifcra (L.) Underw. is mentioned because of its great 

 abundance. Not only is it found upon limestone and other 

 ledges, but in many places where one naturally would not look 

 for it. 



Finns rcsinosa Ait. One tree found at an altitude of about 

 1,300 feet. This is several miles from the station reported in 

 Bishop's list of Connecticut plants, which, we are informed, was 

 over the line in New York State. 



Picea Mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. A large number of trees, vary- 

 ing in size from seedlings to a foot or more in diameter at the 

 base, were found at an altitude of about 2,000 feet. 



Sparganiniii niinimuni Fries. The first known station in Con- 

 necticut was found in Lake Washinee. 



Poa )icnioralis L. The finding of this grass in Salisbury ex- 

 tends the range south from northern New England. 



Sagittaria graminca Michx. was found thickly established in 

 mud on the edge of Lake Washinee, where it is crossed by the 

 C. N. E. R. R. 



Cypripedium reginac Walt, grows abundantly in some of the 

 more inaccessible swamps. This most beautiful of the lady's- 

 slippcrs is gathered in great bunches by residents and is in danger 

 of extermination. 



Ac/iroanthcs nionopliylla (L.) Greene. A few plants found in a 

 damp hemlock grove. No other station is known in Connecticut. 



CoralloyJiirM multijlora flavida Peck. Three plants were found, 

 one of which was deposited in the herbarium of the New York 

 Botanical Garden. This variety has been observed only in New 

 York State, and in 1903 in iMaryland. ' 



* Walcrs, C. E. nanl World, 6 : 264. 



