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Origanum vulgare L. 

 A white flowered form occurs at Trenton Falls. 



Tetragonanthus deflexus (Sm.) Kuntze 

 This is Halenia deflexa of the Manual and is a rare 

 plant in our State. It was found many years ago near Trenton 

 Falls by Dr J. V. Haberer. In company with him, I visited the 

 locality in August last and found the plant still there but in small 

 quantity. A specimen in the herbarium represents another local- 

 ity for it in Sullivan county. In New York State Flora Dr Torrey 

 credits it to margins of lakes in the northern part of the State on 

 the authority of Dr Hadley. It is desirable that any one finding it 

 within our State should guard as far as possible against its ex- 

 termination. 



Physalis heterophylla ambigua (Gray) Rydb. 

 Sandy soil. Karner, Albany co. June and July. J« our 

 specimens the anthers and their short, thick filaments are purple 

 when young. The greenish yellow corolla has the brown central 

 spot lobed, and from the lobes brown lines radiate, giving the 

 spot a fringed appearance. The lower leaves are often orbicular. 



Polygonum convolvulus L. 



A form having a short, erect, sparingly branched stem occurs 

 in sandy soil about Karner. It corresponds to variety b r e v e of 

 P. cilinode. 



Lilium canadense L. 



The Canada lily was found growing in great abundance in a 

 low, wet meadow near Mount Kisco, Westchester co., by W. P. 

 Judson. The plants were small, the stems short and slender, each 

 bearing, in most cases, a single small flower, and the leaves were 

 smaller than usual. In an adjoining meadow on higher and drier 

 ground the usual form of the species was plentiful. The two 

 forms afford a good illustration of the influence of soil and mois- 

 ture on plant development. The cold, wet soil of the low meadow 

 was evidently unfavorable to the proper development of this lily, 

 and suggests the importance of a well drained soil for plants that 

 do not like cold, wet feet. 



