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plant. The scape is very constantly and conspicuously curved at 

 the base, as if its growth at first was at right angles to the stem and 

 after a time it had changed its direction and grown upward parallel 

 to the axis of the stem. This feature is present in all the specimens 

 I have seen from the eastern and northern parts of the state. The 

 species is not as common with us as D. rotund i folia. 



Valerianella locusta (L.) Bettke 

 Williamsville, Erie co. May. J. Peter. Introduced. 



Aster lowrieanus bicknellii Porter 



Roadsides about a mile west of Minnewaska. This variety differs 

 from the type in having all the leaves lanceolate. Its close ally, A. 

 lowrieanus lancifolius Porter, which differs from it in hav- 

 ing a few of the lower leaves cordate lanceolate, was found growing 

 with it. Neither variety was abundant. 



Aster novi-belgii elodes {T. & G.) Gray 



A linear-leaved aster scarcely distinguishable from this seacoast 

 plant was found in Bonaparte swamp. 



Solidago macrophylla Pursh 



The range of this beautiful mountain goldenrod extends southward 

 in the Catskill mountains nearly to the southern limits of Ulster 

 county. A slender form with numerous flower heads was found near 

 Denning. 



Solidago odora Ait. 



Plentiful about Minnewaska, where a form occurs in which the 

 leaves are blunt and slightly mucronate. I find no such form noticed 

 in our descriptive manuals. 



Bidens laevis (L.) B. S. P. 



Abundant along the banks of a creek about a mile north of Savan- 

 nah. It also occurs sparingly on the marshes near that place. 



Nabalus trifoliatus Cass. 



Common about Minnewaska, where it is the prevailing species of 

 this genus. A form occurs occasionally in which the leaves are 



