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Sta. 4. J*all Or., ravine t north slope opposite Si^biey 

 College buildings. 



" 5.' West Br. of Inlet Cr., just below Newfleld 

 falls . 



" 6. North Lansing Cr., near lower end, of deep 

 ravine . 



" 7. Ludlowvllle flats, near lower bridge. 

 Which seems to Justify the assertion that D. maxima Is 

 hardly to be called "scarce" In the Cayuga flora at 

 present; and see under "Variation" below. I^/^t^ . 'Sx^nJLx-^ SL 

 Diagnosis and variation: 



Like D. laclnlata , a "variable species", tho the 

 range of variation ascribed will depend largely on what 

 is done with such forms as are described below. Hhe 

 typical form Is very distinct from P. dlphylla a nd 

 laclnlata (See G. M.), but various Intermediate forms 

 occur, some of them similar to D. Inclslfolla and 

 anomala *, as has been Intimated, It seems doubtful whether 

 these forms can be satisfactorily disposed of without 

 study in pedigree cultures. The writer has been some- 

 what tempted to consider D. maxima Itself as of hybrid 

 origin, but this is very doubtful speculation at best; 

 it is a fact, however, that D. maxima has probably not 

 been found by the writer in any locality, except at 



