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in the time stated were not collected; very- 

 few of the water plants were gathered, and 

 the Rushes, the Sedges, and the Grasses, 

 which are in themselves a study, any one of 

 them, were not identified. Very few of the 

 Ckyptogamia or Floiverless plants were 

 gathered except the Ferns. Still a large num- 

 ber of orders are left after taking away these, 

 as Botany is an immense field, and one re- 

 quiring years of hard labor in collecting to 

 become even tolerably familiar with. It must 

 also be remembered that the season this year 

 (1880) was two weeks in advance of last year. 



Mr. N. S. Smith, of Newburgh, has helped 

 me in many cases, and the star (*) indicates 

 that the information given was derived from 

 him. 



Clematis verticillaris, Whorl -leaved Cle- 

 matis.* — May 16, rare, Fishkill mountain. 



Clematis Virginia, Common Clematis. — in 

 early May I saw this, it appears not rare. 



Anemone nemorosa, Wood Anemone.— 

 April 23 to last of May, rather rare, found 

 pretty generally distributed in high and marshy 

 or wet lowland. 



Anemone virginiana, Thimble Weed.* — 

 July 9, rare. 



Anemone pennsylvanica. — May 31 and 

 most of June, generally speaking not rare, 

 but found locally. 



Hepatica triloba, Liverwort. — from the 

 middle of April to June, veiy abundant ; var- 

 ieties, obtfsa and acuta ; colors blue, pink, 

 and white ; land high and low, dry and 

 swampy. 



Thalictrum dioicum, Early Meadow Eue. 



