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found in other situations before many more seasons. Of great local 

 interest were the hare figwort (Scrophularia leporella) and the white 

 flowered variety of the moth mullein (Verbascum Blattaria var. alti- 

 florum). The typical form of the moth mullein still eludes us, but 

 this variety was welcome as much for its beauty, as for its botanical 

 interest. Several plants of the garden Valerian (V. officirmlis) were 

 found in a field on the Billings estate. 



In the composites some interesting species were collected, one not 

 before reported so far as we know. The ray-less fleabane (Erigeron 

 ramosus var. discoideus) was collected on the edge of a "mowing" 

 which showed many plants of the common form. Mr. Ridlon reported 

 this variety from near Bennington in the last Bulletin. The two king 

 devils {Hieracium Horentinum and H. pratense) were found in abun- 

 dance in a meadow in West Woodstock. They had been found on 

 the Billings farm two years previously, but only two or three plants of 

 each and they were promptly removed. The cat's-ear (Hypochaeris 

 radicata) was found in the Dana grounds at the time of the Nature 

 Club meeting and a few days later on the roadside a mile or so from 

 the Dana place. Specimens of what I have taken to be the red- 

 seeded dandelion were collected and sent to several correspondents 

 who had requested them, and E. J. Winslow of Auburndale, Mass., 

 wrote that while my plants had the red seeds they were not Taraxacum 

 erythrospermum, and he suggested they might be hybrids. As I lack 

 material for comparison, I am sending specimens to New York Botan- 

 ical Garden and Gray Herbarium for examination. Many species of 

 hepatics, lichens and mosses were collected and have been determined 

 at the New York Botanical Garden, but have not yet been checked up, 

 so it is not known if there are any of special interest. 



A VARIETY OF MAIDENHAIR FERN NEW TO 



VERMONT 



L. Frances Jolley 



Adiantum pedatum var. aleuticum was first found by me two years 

 ago in Canada at the foot of Orford Mountain. There it grows in 

 great abundance and from 12 to 18 inches high and nearly as far 

 across the fronds. I showed some specimens to C. H. Knowlton and 

 he agreed with me that it certainly was different from the common 



