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most were in bloom on May 25, grew in loose, white sand, in which 

 rainfall must quickly sink beneath the surface. It may be a sur- 

 vival from a richer soil underneath, since covered with sand. I have 

 seen it in the Highlands of the Hudson, on moist banks in woods, 

 with J'ayncra racc))iosa, with which it seemed in a natural habita, 

 but its occurrence in this arid marine shorefront locality on Long 

 Island seemed abnormal. 



Raymond H. Torrey 



