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tonia Lily ; Streptopus roseus. Rose -col- 

 ored Twist stalk; S. &mp!exifolius, Smooth 

 Twist stalk. [Smilacina stellata, Starflow 

 ered Solomon's Seal ] I am sure I detec- 

 ted all these, and they should be not rare. 

 I did not analyze and do not like to in- 

 clude them, except questionably). 



Smilacina racemosa. Wild Spikenard, 

 Clustered Soloman's Seal. — Common in 

 dry or damp woody places. May 20-30. 



Smilacina bifolia, Two leaved Solomon's 

 Seal.— *May 23, not rare on the Fishkill 

 mountains. 



Smilacina trifolia, Three leaved Solomon's 

 Seal. — I saw a few specimens of this on the 

 mountains ; it is probably not rare in May. 

 Uvularia perfoliata. Perfoliate Bellwort.— 

 Rather common in most situations all along 

 the base of the mountains. May 8-15. 



Uvularia sessilifolia, Serrate-leaved Bell- 

 wort — Not rare at Melzinga at the base of 

 the mountains, the last of April. 



Xyris bulbosa, Yellow-eyed Grass — 

 Rather common, in fields and along mead 

 owy places May 31. 



Equisetum arvense, Field Horse-tail. — 

 Common sandy soils, and nearly always 

 along the railroad tracks. April 17-28, 

 with Equisetum sytvaticum, AVood Horse- 

 tail. — Which is rather rare, comparatively. 

 (I did not analize the other species of this 

 grass.) 



Botrichium virginicum, Moon-wort, Rat- 

 tlesnake Fern. — Rather rare, as yet found 

 in only one situation at the foot of the 

 mountain. June 16 in a moist thicket. 



Osmunda regalis, Royal Fern.— *' "May 

 29. rare." 



