THE FLOWERS OF EARLY JUNE. I. 153 
Carex rosea, Schkuhr Sedge. 
Carex gracillima, Schwein. tf 
Carex scoparia, Schkuhr ee 
140 Carex straminea, Willd. 
Carya amara, Nutt. Bitternut. 
Cypripedium acaule, Ait. Stemless Lady’s 
Slipper. 
Rhododendron nudiflorum, Torr. Swamp Pink. 
Potentilla argentea, L. Silvery Cinquefoil. 
Quercus alba, L. White Oak. 
Veronica arvensis, L. Corn Speedwell. 
Brassica nigra, Koch Black Mustard. 
Castilleia coccinea, Spreng. Scarlet Painted- 
cup. 
June 6 Carex debilis, Michx., var. Rudgei, Bailey 
Sedge. 
150 Juglans cinerea, L. Butternut. 
It will be noticed that nearly a third of the above 
list are trees or shrubs, that the genus Carex contributes 
eight species, and that the others are well distributed 
among different genera. Many of them are worthy of 
more than a passing glance. 
In 1602 Bartholomew Gosnold discovered Cape 
Cod and, sailing in his small bark around the cape, 
entered Buzzard’s Bay. On one of the islands, named 
Elizabeth, from his queen, he landed with his men and 
built a storehouse and fort, intending to lay the founda- 
tion of the first New England colony. Trading with the 
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