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It is not uncommon to find plants with one or even two lateral 

 umbels in addition to the terminal one. The number of flowers 

 in the lateral umbels is generally less than the number in the 

 terminal umbel of the same plant, and when there are three 

 umbels the lowest one has the smallest number of flowers. They 

 vary usually from three to six in the lateral umbels. In one 

 specimen there were six flowers in the lateral and twelve in the 

 terminal umbel. One plant had five large leaves. 



SCLERIA VERTICILLATA, Muhl. 



A small form with but three clusters of flowers is common in 



Bergen swamp. 



CAREX ALOPECOIDEA, Tuckm. 



This species is rare in the eastern part of the State. It occurs 

 near Lansingburg. E. C. Howe and H. C. Gordinier. 



CAREX FLAVA, L. 



An extremely variable species, even in the same locality and 

 apparently surrounded by the same circiimstances and influences. 

 At Hewitt's pond in the Adirondack mountains, specimens were 

 collected which were but four or five inches high and which bore 

 but a single small fertile spike each. Near these, others were found 

 which were fifteen or sixteen inches high and bore five fertile spikes 

 each. Another form, intermediate in size, had three fertile spikes, 

 two approximate and a lower distinct one. 



CAREX LONGIROSTRIS, Torr. 



Rocky places. Keene. A rare species with us. 



ALOPECURUS GENICULATUS, L. 



Green Island. H. C. Gordinier. Lansingburg. E. C. Howe. 



These specimens are nearly erect, not geniculate at the base. 

 On the other hand, specimens of Alopecurus pratensis, a species 

 described as erect, were collected by myself near Albany, in which 

 the stems were decidedly geniculate at the base, thus exactly 

 reversing this character as given in the descriptions. 



AGROSTIS VULGARIS, With. 



A form with very many of the flowers developed into leafy buds. 

 Hewitts pond. 



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