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bloom, the calyx remaining prominent upon the berry. Low forms 
with a similar berry are also found. 
Var. atrococcum. 
A very distinct form with smaller, flesh-colored flowers and very 
dark berries withoutabloom. The calyx not prominent. Common. 
Chiogenes hispidula, Torr. & Gray. (CreerpInc SNOWBERRY.) 
Pleasant pond, Wenham (Dr. Charles Pickering); Georgetown 
(Mrs. Horner); Essex and Middleton woods, etc. Rather rare. 
Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi, Spreng. (BEARBERRY.) 
Peabody, Gloucester, Andover, Lynn. Exposed rocky hills. Fre- 
quent. A variety with red flowers is collected by Mrs. Horner. 
Epigeea repens, Z. (May FLOWER.) 
Near Ship-rock, Peabody, 1860; Lawrence; Gloucester (once very 
abundant); Topsfield, Boxford; several places in Salisbury (J. G. 
Whittier, Proc. E. I., Vol. III); Haverhill (Mrs. Downs); Marble- 
head Neck (Ed. Marblehead Messenger, G. F. Flint). The careless 
manner in which collectors gather this plant is the cause of its en-. 
tire disappearance in many localities, and its scarcity in others. 
Gaultheria procumbens, LZ. (CHECKERBERRY. ) 
Woods. Common. 
Leucothoé racemosa, Gray. 
‘Near Mineral spring pond or by Tapley’s brook” (Dr. Chas. Pick- 
ering); Danvers (Dr. Osgood’s list); Magnolia Swamp, Gloucester 
(Proc. E. I., Vol. II, p. 35). Rare. 
Cassandra calyculata, Don. 
Borders of boggy ponds. Common. A charming spring flower, the 
buds opening in winter in the house, if collected in December. 
Andromeda polifolia, LZ. 
Cedar pond, Wenham, 1824 (Dr. Chas. Pickering). Rare. This 
station still exists. 
Andromeda ligustrina, Muhl. 
Common. Damp woods and roadsides. 
Clethra alnifolia, Z. (CLEeTHRa.) 
Roadsides. Common. A form only ‘a few inches high with ra- 
cemes of full size” was found at Rockport by Mr. G. D. Phippen. 
Calluna vulgaris, Salisb. (HATHER.) 
Discovered at Tewksbury (see Am. Nat. Vol. X, Aug. 1876) a very 
short distance from the county line by Jackson Dawson, about 1865. 
This station would be considered small even for the most scarce 
plants. In 1876, a single plant was noticed, in Andover, by William 

