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and much of its interest and value is due to her. Mr A. W. Evans has 

 kindly aided me in the identification of rare and difficult species of 

 liverworts and given me the advantage of his excellent and critical 

 knowledge of these curious bryophytes. Mr W. W. Calkins has done 

 me the same favor in the identification of numerous species of lichens. 

 Prof. G, F. Atkinson has kindly communicated to me the names of 

 many species of lichens and fungi collected by him in the vicinity of 

 Lake Placid. 



SEED-BEARING PLANTS 

 SPERMATOPHYTA 



RANUNCULACEAE 

 Clematis Virginiana L. r 



Virgin's bower. Virginia virgin's bower 



Valley of the Ausable river and at Newman. August. A vine as 

 beautiful in fruit as in flower. 



Anemone quinquefolia L. 



A. nemorosa var. quinquefolia Gray 



Wind flower 



Moist shady places. Rare. Along the road to John Brown farm. 

 May. 



Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. 



Tall meadow rue 



Margin of lakes, along streams, in swamps and wet places. Very 

 common. July and August. 



Thalictrum purpurascens L. 



Purplish meadow rue 

 Dry ground. Rare. Averyville. July. 



RANUNCULUS 



Stems erect, cauline leaves deeply cleft or lobed 1 



Stems not ereet, leaves eii tire reptans 



1 Flowers 6 lines broad or more acris 



1 Flowers less than 6 lines broad 2 



2 Fruit bead oblong Pennsylvanicus 



2 Fruit head globose 3 



3 Basal leaves trilobed recurvatus 



3 Basal leaves generally entire, crenate abortivus 



