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my making of the transfer, II. micranthus (Pursh.) in Torreya 

 19:150. 1919. 



1 139. Antirrhinum canadense assiirgens Raf. (p. 155). 



"South New Jersey, Virgfinia]." A large-flowered form of 

 Linaria canadensis (L.) Dum. -Cours. 

 1 160. Tursitis filifera Raf. (p. 157). 



"Louisiana, Alab[amaj. " Evidently a form of Kickxia Elatine 

 (L.) Dumort. Tursitis Elatine (L.) Raf., (p. 156), an introduced 

 Palaearctic species. 

 1 1 74. Melampyrum lanceolatum Raf. (p. 160). 



"Mts. Alleghany, New Jersey to Kentucky." This is M. 

 lineare latifolium (Muhl.) Beauverd. 

 1 180. Scrophularia pectinata Raf. (p. 160). 



"New Jersey and Long Island." The description of leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute at both ends, pectinately serrate or 

 sinuately laciniate, apparently must apply to the species 

 which we have known as 5. leporella Bickn. It is unfortunate 

 to replace the well-chosen name given by Mr. Bicknell in his 

 classic study of our eastern Scrophularias (in Bull. Torrey 

 Club 23:314-319. 1896), but his own action on page 315 therein, 

 giving preference to the vaguely described S. occidentalis (Rydb.) 

 would have made it impossible to retain the same. Before Mr. 

 Bicknell 's paper, no one had fully understood our species of 

 figwort, and that Rafinesque did not is shown by his rec- 

 ognizing seven eastern species, based mainly upon leaf-outline, 

 angling of stem, and differences of flower-color. All his species 

 reduce to Mr. Bicknell 's two: (A) leporella, the plant of early 

 summer, with leaves more sharply cut, narrowed or at least 

 never cordate at base, the inflorescence longer and narrower, 

 of a series of evident fascicles, the corolla more yellow, and the 

 sterile filament yellow; and (B) marylandica, the plant of late 

 summer, with leaves less cut, tending to cordate at base, the 

 inflorescence more ample and lax, not so obviously in fascicles, 

 r the corolla browner, and the sterile filament purple-brown. 



However, there is a still earlier name which needs reconsider- 

 ation. Pursh (Fl. Am. Sept. 419. 1814), claimed to know living 

 two species of Scrophularia in Pennsylvania. His contrast 

 states: (a) 5. lanceolata, with leaves lanceolate, unequally serrate, 

 acuminate, at base acute, petioles bare, fascicles of the panicle 

 corymbose: flowers greenish-yellow; "Aug. Sept."; and (b) 



