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Its hybrid origin appears to be the more certain since it is not 

 found in places where N. microphylla is absent. This is 

 true of ponds like those in the swamps known as Fiddler's green, 

 near Pecksport, Madison county, where N . variegata is very 

 abundant. 



Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. 



Low woods near Sylvan Beach. H. D. House, no. S4-57- J un e 5, 

 1914. 



Parnassia caroliniana Michx. 



Mossy dripping rocks and cliffs along Fish creek above Taberg. 

 H. D. House, no. 5663. July 21, 1914. 



Plantago aristata Michx. 



Sandy roadsides near Sylvan Beach, probably introduced. H. D. 

 House, no. 5624. July 20, 19 14. 



• Polygala viridescens Linn. 

 Sandy fields and roadsides near Sylvan Beach. H. D. House, 

 no. 5621. July 20, 1914. 



Populus deltoides Marsh. 

 Low woods about the eastern end of Oneida lake. H. D. House, 

 no. 5473- June 5, 1914. 



Rhexia virginica Linn. 

 Very abundant in a low, sandy meadow north of Sylvan Beach. 

 H. D. House, no. 5611, July 20, 1914. The species was reported 

 from this locality many years ago by Kneiskern, and it also occurs 

 westward along the northern shore of Oneida lake to Constantia, 

 where it was found by Dr George Vasey. These are the only 

 localities in the State north of the coastal region which are known 

 for the species. 



Silene dichotoma Ehrh. 

 Sandy fields near Fish Creek station and introduced. H. D. 

 House, no. 5831, August 10. 1914. 



Verbascum lychnitis Linn. 

 Sylvan Beach. II. D. House, no. so/o, July 20, u/14. It is in- 

 teresting to note what J. A. Paine, jr (Flora of Oneida County, 

 1865) says of this species. 



