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TORREYA 
— March-April, 1931 No.2 
Interesting Plant Collections from Somerset County, 
New Jersey 
Haroip N. MOLDENKE 
The famous and picturesque Washington Valley is situated 
between the so-called First and Second ranges of the Watchung 
Mountains in Somerset Co., N .J. It was through this valley that 
George Washington passed in his memorable retreat through New 
Jersey, and many spots rich in historic associations—some marked 
by official bronze tablets—are still pointed out to the visitor by 
local citizens, 
From a botanical standpoint this valley is extremely interest- 
ing, being exceptionally rich in species of both flowering and flow- 
erless plants. Since Somerset County has never been thoroughly 
tanized I was asked to collect in this valley last summer (1930) 
80 as to make up for this deficiency in the Local Herbarium of the 
» Who were among the earliest settlers in Wash- 
I located an extensive colony of over five hundred 
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Pecimens of the vari a eae 
i mn have been 
deposited in the L ous plants mentioned in this article 
ocal Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden. 
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