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Selaginella rupestris. Rare in two small colonies; growing on 

 pun- beach sand among red cedars. The only locality for this 

 species known to the writer for Long Island. 



Fimbristylis castanea. One small colony in salt marsh. The 

 only station in the township of Southold. 



Vagnera stellata. Very common over most of the ridges. 



Polygonum tenue. Rare. Gravelly knolls in salt marshes. 

 Only one other station in the Southold Flora. 



Cheno podium leptophyllum. Rare. 



Aquilegia canadensis. Two localities. The only Orient sta- 

 tions. 



Arabis glabra. Common. Unknown to the writer elsewhere 

 on the North Fork of Long Island. 



Draba caroliniana. Rare. Known from only one other sta- 

 tion on eastern Long Island. 



RobertieUa Robertiana. Rare; growing in beach sand. Known 

 from one other station on eastern Long Island. 



Ligusticum scothicum. Very common This handsome Am- 

 miaceae, a characteristic plant of Orient, if found in three 

 localities on Long Island, and Orient is the only station in the 

 state where it is abundant. It is a growth of brackish borders of 

 woods and higher edges of salt meadows. It is found throughout 

 the park in suitable situations. 



Among the introduced species of interest found on the park 

 are: Allionia linearis, Cerastium semidecandrum, Holosteum 

 umbeUatum, Glaucium Glaucium, Rosa rugosa, Onopordon Acan- 

 thiiun. 



All ferns are rare on the beach, although Pteridium aquilina 

 is general in higher places. Polypodium vulgare and Polysticum 

 acrostichoides are local and rare. 



The following families represent the native flora of the 

 new State Park except where otherwise noted. The nomen- 

 clature follows the order of the Illustrated Flora by Britton 

 and Brown. Second Edition. 



Polypodiaceae 

 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott. Very rare. 

 Pteridium aqiiilimim (L.) Kuhn. Not common. 

 Polypodium vulgare L. Very rare. 



Selaginellaceae. 

 Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring. As noted above. 



