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deposited in herbaria, have not been collected in the state: Convallaria 

 montana Raf., Helonias bullata L., Maianthemum canadense Desf., 

 Melanthium hydridum Walt., Muscari racemosum (L.) Mill., Schoe- 

 nolirion croceum Gray, Tofieldia glutinosa ( Michx. ) Pers., Veratrum 

 viride Ait., Yucca ftlamentosa L., and Zigadenus leimanthoides Gray. 



The question of the validity of Convallaria montana Raf. as a spe- 

 cies is undecided. Fernald (1950) considers it to be distinct from C. 

 ?najalis L., and the writer is inclined to agree with this treatment. 

 Whatever the relationship is, neither C. montana nor C. majalis has 

 been reported as a wild plant from Kentucky. The native C. montana, 

 which differs morphologically in several respects from C. majalis and 

 grows singly or in small groups as opposed to the large colonies formed 

 by C. majalis, is a plant of the higher altitudes, and, based on its dis- 

 tribution in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee, it might also be 

 found in eastern Kentucky. No records are known of its occurrence 

 there, however. In addition, there are no indications to be found in 

 the literature concerning its distribution in Kentucky. 



There is reason to believe that Helonias bullata L. might also be 

 found in Kentucky, but there are no records to indicate its former or 

 present occurrence. Since this species is distributed in the "mountains 

 of Pennsylvania to nw. Georgia" (Fernald, 1950), there is the likeli- 

 hood that H. bullata may be found in bogs at higher elevations in the 

 eastern part of the state. Since one of the main purposes of this paper 

 is to point out plant species of probable occurrence in the state so that 

 others may be on the lookout for them, the inclusion of this species 

 here is desirable. 



It would not be at all surprising if Maianthemum canadense Desf. 

 were discovered somewhere in the state. This species is to be found 

 in four adjacent states, Indiana, West Virginia, Virginia and Ten- 

 nessee, and its occurence here might be implied on this basis. How- 

 ever, no specimens of this species have been seen from Kentucky in 

 herbaria nor have any collections of it been made by the writer or his 

 colleagues. The range given by Fernald (1950) would exclude Ken- 

 tucky, but in Small's Flora ( 1903 ) , the 2nd edition of Britton and 

 Brown (1913), Gray's Manual, 7th ed. (Robinson and Fernald, 1908), 

 and Small's Manual (1933) Kentucky would seem to be included 

 within the range. In Small ( 1903 ) and Britton and Brown ( 1913 ) this 

 is given as : "Newfoundland to the Northwest Territory, south to North 

 Carolina, Tennessee, Iowa and South Dakota", and in Gray's Manual, 

 7th ed. (Robinson and Fernald, 1908) the distribution reads: ". . . Lab. 

 to N. C. w. to la., Dak. and Man." Belief that this species may occur 

 in Kentucky is further strengthened by the fact that Deam (1940) 



