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Kneiffia alleni (Britt.) Small 

 In sand near Long Beach. H. D. House, July 31, 19 16. 



Viola brittoniana x rlmbriatula Dowell 

 Hempstead meadows. H. D. House, June 19, 19 16. 



Viola affinis x brittoniana Dowell 

 Hempstead meadows. H. D. House, May 18, 1916. 



Lycopus europaeus Linn. 

 Near Hempstead. H. D. House, September 8, 19 16. This 

 resembles rather closely L. americanus, but the stems are 

 densely pubescent, and it appears to match European specimens 

 of L. europaeus. 



Panicum virgatum cubense Griseb. 

 Along the edge of salt marshes near Oceanside. H. D. House, 

 July 31, 1916. Also collected by Doctor Peck at Riverhead, Suffolk 

 county, several years ago. It has been variously designated as 

 Panicum virgatum obtusum Wood, and Panicum 

 virgatum breviramosum Small. 



8 ONONDAGA COUNTY 

 Amelanchier humilis Wiegand 

 A very distinct 'shrubby species growing on the limestone ledges 

 of central New York. Labrador pond near Apullia, on the limestone 

 ledges east of the pond. H. D. House, August 13, 19 16, in fruit. 

 One to three feet high, irregular in growth, usually spreading and 

 deeply rooted in the crevices of the rock. Leaves elliptical oblong 

 to nearly orbicular, sharply serrate with curved teeth, except at 

 the base. Fruit dark blue without bloom. 



Carex lasiocarpa Schk. 

 11 Old Fly " near Pompey. H. D. House, June 28, 19 16. Also 

 collected near Baldwinsville, June 27, 19 16 and at Carpenter's pond, 

 June 29, 1915. 



Carex buxbaumii Wahl. 

 " Old Fly " near Pompey. H. D. House, June 28, 19 16. Growing 

 with Carex aquatilis Wahl. 



