woodsia ilvenis, Selaginella pygmaea. June 14 (Sunday) Rained all day. June 15 (Monday) Out plants to press collected on Friday. Looked over Baine and Arenaria treatments by Gray, and drawings by Mrs Purdy. Visited local flora section: Leptochloa, Arenaria squarrosa, Centtiera fruticosa, Carex phylloscoides and Eleocharis paludellus are outstanding. June 22 (Monday) To New Jersey with Mr. Silvers. Station to Egg Harbor City and May Landip. At Mullica River collected Nartberium americanum and Darthonia epilis. Sophila just coming int bloom; Avenaria squarrosa in full bloom. June 23 (Tuesday). Examined Polium and Carex [illegible] collected at Lafayette, N.J. on June 20. Three species of Polium of the South, small-flowered group are represented here: 1) G. tinctorium (G. Claytonii Michx.) a northern plant of slender nature; grassy stems retuse zebrum // and slender : (2) G. obtusum Bigel. (G. tinctorium Wrigand). Evidently of southern range, extending northward to this region. Stems glabrous. Pedicels more ascending, and a little thicker than in G. tinctorium. Teeth at midvein and leaf margin more aculeate. var. — with narrow leaves seems to be transitional on Staten Island and southward (3) G. jalestre L. Probably of European derivation, but more abundant than supposed. Characterized by large number of flowers and slightly sectioned stem, with occasional latterly opposed teeth.