NEW YORK 

 bJTANICAL 



TORREYA 



Vol. 36 January-February, 1936 No. 1 



Plant records from southwestern New York 

 Irving William Knobloch 



During the course of a season's botanizing in a very carefully 

 botanized area of New York state, a small number of plants 

 were turned up which had better be reported upon at this time. 

 All published records of plant life in this area were examined and 

 it is felt that the following plants will prove valid additions to 

 our flora and in one case adds a new station for a well-beloved 

 shrub. 



Thelypteris spinulosa (O. F. Miill.) Nieuwl., the spinulose 



shield fern, is listed as "infrequent" in this area being known 

 only from "Rock City" north of Salamanca. I have found it in 

 two places this past summer in the Allegany State Park in 

 Cattaraugus county thus adding two stations in this county. 

 Near Rushford, in Allegany county, I found a single plant this 

 summer. This appears to be the first record of this species from 

 Allegany county. Mrs. Charles Congdon of Salamanca, N.Y., 

 found a single plant near Chautauqua Lake some time ago, 

 which appears to be the first reported record from Chautauqua 

 county. Since there are few amateur botanists in this area famil- 

 iar with the distinctive appearance of this species, it may be 

 that it has been confused with the abundant variety ivterme- 

 dium. Dr. Edgar Wheery has passed upon the specimens in my 

 possession. 



The variety jructuosa of the above species, said to be a 

 leafy form of the variety intermedium by some, was located by 

 Mrs. Charles Congdon in the Allenberg Bog in Cattaraugus 

 county. As can be imagined, it is a very attractive fern. I can 

 find no record of its being found previously in New York state 

 but it may have been. Mr. Charles Weatherby identified this 

 specimen for me. 



Poly podium virginianum L. forma deltoideum (Gilbert) Fer- 

 nald was located in the region just west of Allegany State Park 



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