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2b.* Cladonia sylvatica f. decumbens Anders, Hedwigia 

 61: 358. 1920. Burlington: New Gretna (Musch, 1928, det. 

 Robbins) ; apparently the first record for North America. The 

 plants grew in depressed, subcircular mats and show a yellowish 

 pigmentation. 



3. Cladonia mitis Sandst. (4, p. 381; 12, pi. 210, f. 5; 18, 

 pi. 1, f. 3). On earth in fields and open woods; reported from 

 the "New Jersey Pine Barrens" by Torrey (18, p. 120). Bur- 

 lington: Brown's Mills (1932) and New Gretna (Musch, 1928, 

 det. Robbins). Ocean: Lahaway (Torrey, 1933, det. Sandstede), 

 Laurelton (Torrey, 1934), Seaside Park (1932), and Davenport 

 Branch of Tom's River (Dillman, 1934). 



3a.* Cladonia mitis f. divaricata Sandst. (4, p. 383). Bur- 

 lington: New Gretna (Musch, 1928, det. Robbins and Sand- 

 stede) and West Plains (1932, det. Sandstede). 



3b.* Cladonia mitis f. prolifera Sandst. (4, p. 383). Bur- 

 lington: New Gretna (Musch, 1928, det. Robbins) and West 

 Plains (1932). 



4. Cladonia tenuis (Floerke) Harm. (4, p. 384; 12, pi. 

 210, f. 3; 18, pi. 1, f. 2). On earth in fields and open woods; 

 the most abundant species of Cladina in New Jersey. Bergen: 

 Closter (Austin, 1864, F., N. Y., listed in 2, p. 164, as C. rangi- 

 ferina and as C. rangiferina var. sylvatica). Burlington: Bass 

 River State Forest (Torrey, 1934), Batsto (1932), Skit's Branch 

 of Batsto River (Torrey, 1933), Brown's Mills (1932), and West 

 Plains (Lutz, 1930, 1932, see 8, p. 12; Evans, 1932). Camden: 

 Atco (Green, 1882, P.). Cumberland: Vineland (Miss Walker, 

 1893, N. Y., distributed in Cummings, Williams, and Seymour, 

 Lich. Bor.-Amer. No. 63, as C. rangiferina var. sylvatica; re- 

 ferred by Merrill, 9, p. 91, to C. sylvatica f. laxiuscula). Ocean: 

 Bamber Lake (Dillman, 1934), near Barnegat (E. C. and G. M. 

 Leonard, 1928), Dover Forge (Dillman, 1934), Hornerstown 

 (Torrey, 1933), Lakehurst (Torrey, 1934), Lakewood (Mrs. An- 

 derson, 1923), Laurelton (Torrey, 1934), Seaside Park (1932), 

 near Tom's River (E. C. and G. M. Leonard, 1928), and Wrangel 

 Brook (Torrey, 1934). Passaic: West Milford (Torrey, 1934). 

 Sussex: Wawayanda Mountain, Vernon (Torrey, 1933). The 



