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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 

 Ceyptogamia or Flowerless plants wert- 

 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 j x ear 

 (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, very abundant : var- 

 ieties, obtfsa and acuta ; colors blue, pink, 

 and white; land high and low, dry and 

 swampy, 



Thalictrum dioicum, Early Meadow Hue. 



