— Rather common, April 22d on wet 

 bank near Melzinga. Early May in rather 

 dampish, rocky places. 



Thalictrum cornuti, Common Meadow 

 Rue. — Rather common, June 10th* (and at 

 other times and places) at Orange Lake, New- 

 burgh, I have seen it nearly 6 feet high and 

 over one-half inch in diameter ; found gener- 

 ally in meadows and swampy lands. 



Thalictrum anemonoides, Rue Anemone. 

 — Very abundant during April and May, in 

 places high and low, wet and dry ; some of 

 them immense specimens. 



Thalictrum alpinum, Alpine Rue. — I found 

 a single plant in bloom (and one or two 

 others in leaf on the left ridge of the Hell 

 Hollow road) on the large peak at the south- 

 east of the Fuller house, April 29th, moist, 

 rocky soil, which I can trace to nothing but 

 this species. 



Ranunculus purshii, Pursh's Crowfoot. — 

 A water plant found along the banks of the 

 numerous little inlets of the Hudson ; not 

 rare ; June 2d. 



Ranunculus abortivus, Kidney Leaved 

 Crowfoot. — Not rare in fields and along road- 

 sides ; April 26-30. (Melzinga and other 

 places. ) 



Ranunculus fascicularis. Early Crowfoot. 

 — Rather rare ; in moist fields, April 24th. 



Ranunculus repens, Creeping Crowfoot. 

 — I found this species at Orange Lake, New- 

 burgh, in swampy lands, rather rare, June 

 10th ; variety hispidus, at Fishkill, along the 

 roadsides; not rare ; June 14th. 



Ranunculus palmatus. — I found one spe- 

 cimen, and I think saw others of this species, 

 which really belongs to the South Atlantic 

 States, in a damp, wooded patch at base of 



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