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ken, Gerard, and Newfield, Eckfeldt. The specimens upon which 

 these records are based have apparently nol been preserved; 

 there are no specimens from Weehawken or Newfield in the 

 Kckfeldt collection, and neither of the two New Jersey speci- 

 mens in the Austin collection is labeled "Cluster." 



In addition to "vur. ver titillate" Austin lists three other 

 varieties under C. gracilis, namely: var. hybrida Fr., var. elon- 

 gata Fr., and var. symphicarpa Tuck. The first two of these un- 

 listed also by Eckfeldt. The third of these varieties is now re- 

 garded as a synonym of C. subcariosa, but vars. hybrida and 

 elongata are still included under C. gracilis by Vainio, who 

 gives var. hybrida as a synonym under C. gracilis var. dilatala 

 (see 22 2 : 88. 1894). Although Eckfeldt gives definite stations 

 for vars. hybrida and elongata, there are no New Jersey speci- 

 mens referred to these varieties in his collection. The Austin 

 collection, however, contains a specimen labeled "var. elongata'' 

 from Closter, although neither the typical form of the species 

 nor var. hybrida is represented. The specimen in question should 

 be referred to C. nemoxyna (see page 105) and is mixed with 

 immature plants of C. furcata. There is no adequate evidence, 

 therefore, that the true C. gracilis, as at present defined, occurs 

 in New Jersey. 



Austin's New Jersey material of "C. gracilis var. verticil- 

 lata," which came from the "Pines of New Jersey," is in poor 

 condition but apparently represents an immature state of C. 

 calycantha. This species, in some of its forms, approaches C. 

 verticillata very closely, and the line between the two may be 

 difficult to draw. In the writer's opinion, however, the speci- 

 mens listed below represent the true C. verticillata, which seems 

 to be more abundant at higher altitudes than in the Pine Bar- 

 rens. 



27a. Cladonia verticillata f. evoluta (Th. Fr.) Stein 

 (4, p. 459; 12, pi. 212, f. 7). Morris: Green Pond Mountain 

 [Dillman, 1934). Ocean: near Forked River (Dillman, 1933). 

 Sussex: Wawayanda Mountain (Torrey, 1933). Warren: Kit- 

 tatiny Mountain (Torrey, 1933). 



28. Cladonia calycantha Del. in Nylander, Flora 38: 673. 

 1855 {nomen nudum); Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. IV. 11: 209. 1859; 

 Syn. Meth. Lich. 192. 1860. In sandy places and on old logs in 



