94 EiaHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE CABINET. 



HOUGHTONii, Torrey & Gray. Discovered by Houghton. 



Damp moss and marl bogs of the swamp in West-Bergen, Genesee county ; 

 in company with a number of lake shore plants, Comandra livida, Juniperus 

 sabina, Juncus balticus, Scirpus torreyi, and others. 



Leaves sheathing opposite sides of the stem at its base, rigid, narrow, 

 ciliate, all clasping, two to six inches in length, deep green; stems slender, 

 purple; heads large, rays sometimes spreading three-fourths of an inch, in a 

 drooping corymb. A peculiar and beautiful plant. Rare. July. 



NEGLECT A, Torr. & Gr. Unnoticed Solidago. 



Marshes. Bethel, Ontario county, Sartwell in herb. Ham. Coll. Uncommon. 



PATULA, Muhl. Spreading Solidago. 



Swamps. Common. 



ARGUTA, Aiton. Sharp-serrated-leaved Solidago. 



Borders of woods and fields. Frequent. 



var. JTJNCEA, Torr. & Gr. Reed-like Solidago. 



Schenectady, Pearson. Frequent, 



MUHLENBERGii, Torr. & Gr. Discovered by Muhlenberg. 



Bogs, shaded wet bottoms. Schenectady, Pearson. P<?nn-Yan, Sartwell in 

 herb. Ham. Coll. Rare. 



LiNOiDES, Solander. Linum-like Solidago. 



Marshes, sphagnum swamps. Junius, Seneca county, Sartwell in herb. Ham. 

 Coll. Rare. 



ALTissiMA, L. High Solidago. 



Along fences, bottoms of ravines. Common. 



ULMIFOLIA, Muhl. Elm-leaved Solidago. 



Thickets, river-sides. Frequent. 



ODORA, Aiton. Sweet Goldenrod. Fragrant Solidago. 



Open woods, hillsides. The earliest one in blossom, Knieskern. Rocky banks 

 of Seneca lake, Vasey. Uncommon. 



NEMORALis, Alton. Hoary Goldenrod. Woodland Solidago. 



Barren soils. Common. 



CANADENSIS, L. Canadian Solidago. 



Roadsides, fences. Everywhere without limit. 



var. PROCERA, Torr. & Gr. Towering Solidago. 



"Walls, banks, hills. Common. 



SEROTiNA, Aiton. Late-Jlowering Solidago. 



Ravine-sides and thickets along streams. Frequent. 



GiGANTEA, Aiton. Giant Solidago. 



Meadow-fences, open bottoms of ravines. Common. 



LANCEOLATA, L. Bushy Goldcnrod. Narrow-leaved Solidago. 



Flats and banks of the Mohawk. Abundant. 



INULA, L. Enula Campana. Common Elecampane. 



HE LE NIUM, L . The Ancient Helenion. 



Roadsides, extensively naturalized. July, August. 



