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Melanthaceae 



1. Tofieldia raceviosa (Walt.) B. S. P. The specimens in the 

 collection all come from southern Jersey. How far north in the 

 pine barrens may the plant be looked for ? 



2. Helonias bullata L. With the single exception of one 

 specimen from near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is apparently lack- 

 ing this species. How many of the counties in eastern Pennsyl- 

 vania may be expected to contain the plant ? 



3. Clorospenna miiscaetoxiaun (Walt.) Kuntze. The general 

 distribution of this plant is stated to be Long Island to eastern 

 Pennsylvania, etc. Valley Stream, L. I., is the only station so 

 far known from the island. Do Long Island botanists know of 

 its being anywhere else ? The plant's Jersey and Pennsylvania 

 distribution is about what general works credit it to be. 



4. Oceanoriis leiniantlioides (A. Gray) Small. {Zygadenus of 

 the manuals.) So far as its distribution in New Jersey is concerned 

 the plant is well understood. One locality on Long Island, 

 Rockville Center, has recently been discovered by Mr. Bicknell. 

 Other stations are reported from Long Island but no specimens 

 are in the collections representing these. What is its present 

 distribution on the island ? 



5. Melantldinn virginicum L. The plant's distribution around 

 New York City is fairly well represented in herbaria. There are 

 no specimens from the Hudson Valley above Yonkers and none 

 from Connecticut. With a general distribution of from Rhode 

 Island to New York, Florida, etc., the localization of the plant 

 around the city is undoubtedly false. 



6. Uvidaria grandiflora J. E. Smith. This plant may confi- 

 dently be expected to turn up in the higher Catskills although 

 up to now no record is extant. The stations nearest to our range 

 are Troy, N. Y., and Susquehanna Co., Pa. Has any one ever 

 seen it within the range? " 



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