I JCHENS OF :\rOUNT MONADNOCK, NEW 

 HA.A1PSHIRE 



UKCIXALD HEBER HOWE, .ITXIOH 



Mt. M..NAi)X(.( K (3166 feet), the typical iv|.iv>rntative ..f tlu- 

 moiiadnock type of worn-down mountain, is situated in the south- 

 eastern corner of Cheshire County, X. H.. in the townships of 

 Jaflfrey and Dublin. It rises from well watered, rolling- meadow 

 and woodland country of the Transition zone, and though sur- 

 rounded by several prominent hills, (nip (lOOO feet) for example, 

 it stands well isolated. The l.>wer sloj.cs of xhv mountain "are 

 covered with upland pastures and woodlot.. while l.ctwctMi the 

 ahitiules of 2000 and 3000 feet of the Sul)-( 'anadian zone, its 

 sides are well wooded with both coniferous an.l d<'ciduon> -rowths. 

 Above 3000 feet the fauna and flora of its wearhcrcJ. rounded, 

 and rocky summit of resistant ledu'es are chara^t(■ri^ti(• of the 



the ba>e of the mountain on the Trov >idc. and on Bi-eiow Hill 

 (1702 feet ,, and a-ain ..n April (i. l'.»(Hi. durin- one a.eent to the 



the veritication of dju-rnunati..n> of the -enus Cla Ionia, an.l of 

 several other specimens I am indebted to the kindne» of I'rofes- 

 .sor Bruce Fink of (irinnell. loua. To Mr. Ib.Ilin M. (;allauher 

 I am also hidebte.l for assistance in c-olleetiiii:. 



1. Ramalina calicaris fraxinea Fr. — One specimen c!)ile; fe i on 

 a cherry tree, Hi.irelow Hill. Fertile. 



2. Ramalina caUcaris fastigiata Fr. Coininon in the 'l^-aiisi- 

 tion zone. Found on cherry, elm. and on Hi-^elou- Hill on a rock. 

 Fertile. 



3. Ramalina calicaris canaliculata Fr.— ( )ne specimen collected 



