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" Barren sandy fields and copses on a ridge at the head of Oneida 

 lake, parallel with the shore, beyond which are swamps. It is most 

 abundant around the mouth of Fish creek. Here are the ruins of 

 an old fort, which may account for the introduction of the plant. 

 Two hybrids between this species and V. thapsus, one resembling 

 the latter with a simple stem and yellow flowers, and the other the 

 former with paniculate branches and white corollas, were observed 

 by Kneiskern." 



The ruins of the fort mentioned have disappeared, but the " wihite 

 mullin " is still abundant there as are the hybrids mentioned, which 

 may be described as follows : 



Verbascum lychnitis x thapsus, hyb. nov 

 Flowers pale yellow in long terminal spikes or loosely panicled ; 

 leaves somewhat decurrent, stems angled ; the two lower filaments 

 of the flowers beardless like V. thapsus, the three upper ones 

 clothed with whitish wool; flowers about 1.5 cm broad. 



5 ONONDAGA COUNTY 

 Mariscus mariscoides (Muhl.) Kuntze 

 Salt marshes, foot of Onondaga lake. Miss Mary Oliva Rust, 

 September 19, 1883. 



Ruppia maritima L. var. onondagensis Fernald & Wiegand 

 Onondaga lake, J. A. Paine, jr, 1864 (in herbarium of New 

 York State Museum), Dr J. V. Haberer, September 1878. The 

 specimens collected by Paine are quite likely duplicates of the type 

 of the variety onondagensis, described by Fernald and Wiegand in 

 Rhodora 16: 126. 1914. The differences between the plants col- 

 lected by Paine and Haberer and one from Coney island (T. F. 

 Allen, 1864) are so slight, that the plants from Onondaga lake can 

 scarcely be regarded as a distinct variety. 



Plantago major Linn. var. intermedia (Gilbert) Des. 



Salt marshes near Onondaga lake. C. S. Sheldon, July 22, 1880. 

 Also collected at Saranac lake and at Eastport, Long Island, by 

 Peck. 



Carex eburnea Boott 

 Limestone ledges and open places. Green lake near Kirkville. 

 H. D. House, June 6, 1914. No. 5478. 



