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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



and much of its interest and value is due to her. Mr A. W. Evans has* 

 kindly aided me in the identification of rare and difficult species of 

 liverworts and given me the advantage of his excellent and critical 

 knowledge of these curious bryophytes. Mr W. VV. Calkins has done 

 me the same favor in the identification of numerous species of lichens. 

 Prof. G. F. Atkinson has kindly communicated to me the names of 

 many species of lichens and fungi collected by him in the vicinity of 

 Lake Placid. 



SEED-BEARING PLANTS 

 SPERMATOPHYTA 



RANUNCULACEAE 

 Clematis Virginiana L. 



Virgin's bower. Virginia V'rgin's bower 



Valley of the Ausable river and at Newman. August. A vine as* 

 beautiful in fruit as in flower. 



Anemone quinquefolia L. 



A. nemorosa var. quinquefolia Gray 

 Wind flower 



Moist shady places. Rare. Along the road to John Brown farm.. 

 May. 



Thalictrum polygamum MuhL 



Tall meadow rue 



Margin of lakes, along streams, in swamps and wet places. Very- 

 common. July and August. 



Thalictrum purpurascens L. 



Purplish meadow rue 

 Dry ground. Rare. Averyville. July. 



RANUNCULUS 



Steaus erect, cauline leaves deeply cleft or lobed 1 



Stems not erect, leaves entire reptans 



1 Flowers 6 lines broad or more acris 



1 Flowers less than 6 lines broad '. 2 



2 Fruit bead oblong ? Pennsylvanicus 



2 Fruit bead globose 3 



3 Basal leaves trilobed recurvatus 



3 Basal leaves generally entire, crenate abortivus* 



