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Diplotaxis tenuifolia {L.) DC. 



Erie basin, Brooklyn. August. G. D. Hulst. This is also an intro- 

 duced plant found chiefly in waste places about cities. 



Viola ovata Nut/. 



Dry ground. Saugerties, Ulster co. and Sand Lake, Rensselaer co. 

 May. This violet has sometimes been considered a variety of V. 

 sagittafa, but its specific validity is recognized in Illustrated fora. 



Lespedeza frutescens (Z.) Brittou 



Wading River, Suftblk co., Bethlehem, Albany co. and Dresden Sta- 

 tion, Washington co. August. 



Z. violacea sessilifolia and L. Stuvei ititermedia are synonyms formerly 

 applied to this species of bush clover. 



Lespedeza Nuttallii Darl. 



Dry soil. Poestenkill, Rensselaer co. and on Long Island. August 

 and September. 



Cytisus scoparius (Z.) Lk. 



This plant, known as broom or Scotch broom, has been introduced 

 and is occasionally found in waste places. Richmond Hill, Queens co. 

 G. D. Hulst. 



Onagra cruciata {Nutt) Small 



Roadsides. North Elba, Essex co. August. In the Ma7iual this 

 plant is considered a variety of the common evening primrose and stands 

 as OEnothera biettfiis var. cruciata T. & G. It is easily distinguished 

 from OE. biennis by its much smaller petals which are narrow and almost 

 pointed. 



Galium Claytoni Mx. 



Damp or wet places. Fulton Chain, Herkimer co. July. Related 

 to G. trifidiim but distinguished from it by having five or six stem leaves 

 at a node. 



Solidago erecta Pursh 



Sandy soil. Baiting Hollow, Suffolk co. September. This goldenrod 

 has been reported under the name Solidago speciosa var. angustata T. 

 & G., but it is now classed as a distinct species. 



