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reports M. canadense from Floyd Co., Indiana, and this locality is 

 across the Ohio River from Louisville. 



Muscari racemosum ( L. ) Mill, would appear to occur in Ken- 

 tucky since, according to Small (1933), the species is distributed from 

 "N.C. to Miss., Md. and N.Y.", Fernald (1950) gives its range as: 

 "Mass. to Mich., s. to Ga. and Miss." and Gleason (1952) says: 

 ". . . Mass. to N.C. and Ind." No records are to be found to sub- 

 stantiate its presence in the state, however. It is easily separated from 

 M. botryoides (L.) Mill., which is found in Kentucky (Greenwell, 

 1935), by its narrow, grass-like leaves as opposed to the wider, more 

 flattened leaves of M. botryoides. Since M. racemosum is cultivated in. 

 Kentucky, it is reasonable to expect that it would be found in the 

 wild also. 



Schoenolirion croceum Gray occurs on the cedar barrens of central 

 Tennessee (McGilliard, 1955). While this species is not known to 

 occur in Kentucky, it is believed that it might be found in the barrens 

 of south-central Kentucky, and investigation of these areas may reveal 

 its presence. It is not now known from the literature or its presence 

 in herbaria from this state. 



No record is to be found in herbaria or in the literature of the 

 occurrence of species of the genus Tofieldia in Kentucky. One species, 

 however, might be expected to occur in the state. Since T. glutinosa 

 ( Michx. ) Pers. is found in Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Caro- 

 lina and Georgia (Small, 1903, 1933; Fernald, 1950; Gleason, 1952). 

 this species may be found in the mountainous eastern part of the state. 



The American or white hellebore, Veratum viride Ait., would be 

 expected to be found in Kentucky based on the distribution of this 

 species in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee (Small, 1903, 1933; 

 Britton and Brown, 1913; Fernald, 1950; Gleason, 1952 ) . There are no 

 known herbarium specimens in existence, however, or reports in the 

 literature to support inclusion of this species in the Kentucky flora. 

 Should this species be found in the state, it is probable that its occur- 

 rence would be in the mountains of eastern and southeastern Kentucky. 



Several reports are to be found in the literature concerning the 

 presence of Yucca fdamentosa L. (Greenwell, 1935; McFarland, 1942; 

 Braun, 1943), and, while these reports may be correct, it is highly 

 doubtful. During 1961, Yucca was collected in several localities in the 

 state, but the species which was found was always Y. Smalliana Fern. 

 ( Browne, 1961 ) . Since no herbarium specimens of Y. fdamentosa were 

 seen, it is reasonable to believe that although this species may grow 

 wild in the state, it is not as common as the very similar Y. Smalliana 

 upon which the earlier reports may have been based. Persons inter- 



