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ticular as to soil or surroundings. It grows in sandy, clayey or 

 gravelly soil, in places wet or dry, on naked ground or among 

 grasses and exposed to the full rays of the sun or protected by 

 the shade of trees. It already has a foothold in at least three 

 counties 



Vaccinmm stamineum L. 

 The fruit of this species sometimes attains a diameter of five 

 or six lines. Its flavor is similar to that of the cranberry for 

 which it might be made a substitute. 



Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi Spreng. 

 Abundant in sandy soil in the eastern part of Long Island. 



Primula Mistassinica Mx. 

 This rare and local plant is still an inhabitant of the rocky 

 cliffs along Fish creek above Taberg. Its flowers vary in color 

 from white to pink or lilac. 



Phlox divaricata L. 



!N^ear Sanford's Corners, Jefferson county. June. 



Mimulus moschatus Dougl. 

 IS^ear Middle Grove, Saratoga county. July. Wihbe. 



Conopholis Americana Wallr. 

 Woods near Shokan. 



Rumex verticillatus L. 

 Head of Lake Champlain growing in water two or three feet 

 deep and emitting from the submerged joints of the stem 

 numerous rootlets. 



Polygonum amphibium L. 



In the pond and river which form the outlet of the Fulton 

 Chain of lakes, this species forms circular patches, which, from 

 a little distance, might be taken for small islands. The plants 

 are densely matted and in the central part of the patch they rise 

 above the surface of the water and send up erect shoots, thus 

 giving the as])ect of an elevation in the center. Contrary to the 

 Manual description, these plants have flower spikes from one to 



