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MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
Dodecatheon  Meadia,  L. 
Lysimachia  lanceolata,  Walt. 
Epiphegus  Virginiana,  Bart. 
Salvia  legrata,  L. 
Phys-ostegia  Virginiana,  Benth. 
Phacelia  parviflora,  Purrh. 
Phlox  diraricata,  L. 
Ipomcea  lacunosa,  L. 
Nicandra  physatoides,  Gaertn. 
Gentiana  Andrewsii,  Griseb. 
"      8apon;.ria,  L..  var.  lin. 
Bartonia  tenella,  Muhl. 
Bcehmeria  cylindrica,  Willd. 
Spiranthes  cernua,  Bichard. 
Pogonia  verticillata,  Nutt. 
Allium  cernuum,  Roth. 
Heteranthera  reniformis,  Ring,  and  Par. 
Scleria  triglomerata,  Mx. 
Calamagrostis  coarctata,  Torr. 
Aristida  purpurascens,  Parv. 
Eragrostis  pocenides,  Beau  v. 
Festuca  tenella,  Willd. 
Atlosorus  atropurpureus,  Kenzl. 
(Jamptosorus  rhizophyllus,  Rink. 
Onoclea  sensibilis,  L. 
Lygodiuin  palmatam,  Satz. 
Lycopodium  dendroideum,  Mx. 
Teleginella  apus,  Sporis. 
The  Committee  have  also  preserved  fresh  specimens,  this  year,  of  a 
few  of  the  plants  common  in  this  locality,  though,  from  a  variety  of  rea- 
sons, have  not  increased  the  collection  much  in  this  direction  during  the 
past  season. 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
Shortly  after  the  semi-annual  meeting  in  September,  1861,  the  under- 
signed, Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Herbarium,  removed  to  New  York, 
and  in  consequence  of  his  connection  with  the  College  of  Pharmacy  of 
the  city  of  New  York,  will  reside  here  permanently. 
Owing  to  this  removal,  I  have  been  unable  to  take  an  active  part  in  the 
labors  of  the  Committee.  As  soon  as  time  and  circumstances  would  ad- 
mit, I  have  undertaken  botanical  excursions  in  the  neighborhood  of 
New  York,  and  hoped  to  be  able  to  lay  before  the  College  a  report  on 
the  flora  of  this  vicinity,  as  compared  with  that  of  Philadelphia.  My  ex- 
perience is,  however,  by  far  too  limited  yet,  so  that  I  must  confine  my- 
self to  but  few  remarks. 
From  the  proximity  of  this  city  to  the  sea  coast,  it  was  to  be  expected 
that  in  many  respects,  the  flora  here  would  be  of  a  different  character 
from  that  near  Philadelphia.  Many  salt-water  plants  are  growing  here, 
not  to  be  met  with  there,  and  a  large  number  of  exotic  plants  are 
found  growing  spontaneously  or  naturalized,  which  I  have  not  seen  in 
this  condition  near  Philadelphia.  The  following  list  embraces  those 
plants,  which,  from  my  present  observations,  grow  more  frequently  in 
this  locality  ;  some  of  them,  it  will  observed,  requiring  a  saline  soil. 
Ranunculus  sceleratus,  Lin.  Rhus  copallina,  Lin.  (Most  frequent  on 
Long  and  Staten  Islands.)  Dianthus  armeria,  Lin.  Spergularia  rubra, 
Pers.  (Very  frequent  on  the  meadows  of  Hudson  co.,  N.  J.)  Hibiscus 
moscheutos,  Lin.  Berberis  vulgaris,  Lin.  Trifolium  agrarium,  Lin. 
Medicago  lupulina,  Lin.  (Rather  frequent  in  waste  places.)  Melilotus 
officinalis,  Willd.  and  albus,  Lam.  (Both  species  are  spontaneous  on 
Long  Island.)  Yicia  tetrasperma,  Loisel,  and  hirsuta,  Koch.  Poten- 
tilla  argentea,  Lin.  Rosa  micrantha,  Smith.  (Spontaneous  in  West 
Chester  co.,  N.  Y.)  Rubus  odoratus,  Lin.  (Was  found  only  near  Gut- 
tenberg,  N.  J.)  Henea  verticillata,  Kunth.  Opuntia  vulgaris,  Mill. 
(This  cactus  is  very  frequent  in  New  Jersey,  several  miles  from  Phila- 
delphia ;  I  have  found  it  frequently  on  Manhattan  Island  and  in  West- 
chester co.  Pastinaca  sativa,  Lin.  (Appears  to  be  perfectly  naturalized 
in  several  localities  on  Manhattan  and  Long  Islands.)  Cichorium  endivia, 
Lin.  (Spontaneous  in  several  places  on  Manhattan  Island.)  Matricaria 
parthenium,  Lin.  (Is  rarely  spontaneous  near  Philadelphia,  more  fre- 
quent on  Long  Island.)  Anthemis  arvensis,  Lin.  (Rather  frequent 
around  New  York,  while  Maruta  cotula,  DeC,  and  Leucanthemum  vul_ 
gare,  Lam.  are  scarcer  here  than  in  the  immediate  neighborhood  of 
Philadelphia.)    Solidago  lanceolata,  Lin.    (Is  very  frequent  in  moist 
