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Ifriclium . cernuum (L.) House, var. ochroleucum (Rydb.) comb. 



■ ■ nov; • . ... ' 



Gyros tachys oc'hroleuca Rydb., in Britton, Man. 300. 1901 



Differing from the ordinary form of the species by its greenish 

 yellow or creamy white flowers and longer floral bracts. Inter- 

 mediate forms, however, are not unusual. The typical forms of 

 I . cernuum are confined to bogs or their borders, while the var. 

 ochroleucum occurs more frequently in pastures and on grassy 

 slopes. Both are common in Oneida county. 



Blepharoglottis Blephariglottis (Willd.) Rydb. var. halopetala 



(Lindl.) comb. nov. 

 Platanthera halopetala Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 291. 1830-40 



A rare variety with narrower petals and the toothing of the lip 

 obsolete, the lip less fringed or subentire. North pond near Boon- 

 ville, Oneida county, from whence it was also reported many years 

 ago by Paine. 



Polygala polygama Walt., forma albiflora, forma nova 

 Corollas white. Sand plains north of New London. House. 



Verbascum Lychnitis L. 



In sandy fields about the eastern end of Oneida lake, this European 

 species has long been a familiar sight. Occasionally plants are seen 

 with white instead of yellow corollas, and these representing V . 

 album Mill. (Gard. Diet. Ed. 8, No. 3, 1768) may be designated 

 as forma album (Miller) comb. nov. 



Verbascum Blattaria L. 



The Moth Mullein is one of the common naturalized plants in the 

 sandy fields east of Oneida lake, and as elsewhere in the State 

 individuals , are occasionally seen with white corollas. This was 

 described by G. Don (Gen. Syst., 4: 497. 1838) as var. albi- 

 f 1 o r u m , but may more properly be recorded here as forma 

 albiflorum (G. Don) comb. nov. 



Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb., var. galetora (Greene) 



comb. nov. 



Eutharriia galetorum Greene, Leaflets, 2: 151. 1911 



Stems, mostly simple, with a narrow corymbose inflorescence of 

 several Or few heads ; plant entirely glabrous ; leaves' shining green 



