Field notebooks : Newfoundland, 1927-1937

Kennedy, Rae Casena Baldwin,1879-1952,author
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Newfoundland 1927 September 4 - September 21 1929 June 18 - September 17 R. B. Kennedy RB Kennedy 3
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Gray Herbarium Harvard University R B Kennedy (3)
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To Gray Herbarium 10-8-29 Collected Newfoundland 1929 (#18 at North Sydney N.S.) Names all verified by M.L.Fernald + name supplied by M.L.F. - new to Wfld. No.1-129 112 Aeer rubrum L 9-13-29 20 fl. 2 ft. 48 Achillea 7-20-29 fl. no note as to species 9 Actea rubra Willd forma neglecta Robinson 8-6-29 fl. 10 Actea rubra Willd forma neglecta Robinson 8-6-29 ft 12 Actea rubra Willd forma neglecta Robinson 9-13-29 ft. 11 Actea rubra willd 8-6-29 ft. 13 Actea rubra willd 9-13-29 ft 45 Agrostis alba L var. maritima B.F.W.Mey 7-17-29
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+46 Agrostis alba L. var vulgaris 7-29-29 + 47 Agrostis alba L. var. vulgaris 8-31-29 Nonote made 10-8-29 17 Amelanchier oligocarpa Poem 6-18-29 106 Ammophila arenaria Link 8-19-29 + 91 Anemone riparia Fernald 7-23-29 +103 Asterisia canadensis Michx 8-11-29 +14 Aspidium spinulosum Sw var americanum 6-20-29 123 Asplenium viride Huds. 7-20-29 64 Aster radula Ait 8-5-29 +65 Aster foliaceus Lindl 8-6-29 + 66 Aster foliaceus Lindl 8-9-29
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+85 Botrychium rutaefolium - 9-13-29 44 Brassica juncea Coss 7-12-29 102 Corylus rostrata Ait 8-8-29 fs. - 58 Crepis biennis L. 7-27-29 70 Cryptoteris fragilis Bernk 7-20-29 +1 Draba incana L 7-3-29 +2 Draba incana L 7-10-29 +3 Draba incana L 7-17-29 127 Drosera longifolia L 8-28-29 + 24 Eleocharis palustris RVS. 6-28-29 + 25 Eleocharis uniglumis Scheltze var halophila Fernald vs Brechetty. 8-13-29 fs. See Rhodora Aps. 1929. M.L. Elae spec from same vicinity
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4 Epilobium latifolium L between 7-22 & 8-11 1929 128 Euphactis repens Crantz var. ovalioides AA Eaton 8-31-29 129 Euphactis tessellata AA Eaton 9-10-29 =very withered. 108 Erigeron racemosus B.S.P. 8-23-29 68 Eriophorum virginicum L 8-5-29 fl 69 Eriophorum virginicum L 9-13-29 fr +35 Festuca rubra L 7-8-29 +36 Festuca rubra L 7-17-29 +37 Festuca rubra L var juncea Richter 7-17-29 +38 Festuca rubra L 7-17-29 125 Gentiana Amarella var acuta Herdes 8-19-29 +5 Gentiana mesophila Holm 8-19-29
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105 Gnaphalium sylvaticum L 8-19-29 117 Habenaria hyperborea R.Br. 7-10-29 118 Habenaria hyperborea R.Br. 7-15-29 121 Habenaria obtusata Richards 7-13-29 122 Habenaria obtusata Richards 8-5-29 70 Hieracium canadense Michx 8-11-29 71 Hieracium Canadense Michx 8-31-29 92 Holcus lanatus L 7-27-29 - 89 Hydrocotyle americana L 7-12-29 fl - 113 Impatiens pallida Nutt 9-13-29 flv fr 31 Iris versicolor L 7-2-29 32 Iris setosa Pall var. Canadensis Foster 7-3-29 32a. Iris setosa Pall var. Canadensis Foster 7-3-29
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33 Iris setosa Pallus canadensis Foster 9-17-29 109 Juncus militaris Bigel 9-3-29 fl. 111 Juncus nodosus L 9-5-29 fs 77 Ligustrum Scotticum L 8-19-29 49 Listera auriculata Wiegand 7-27-29 50 Listera auriculata Wiegand 8-1-29 51 Listera auriculata Wiegand 8-31-29 male fs. 119 Listera cordata R.Bs. 7-12-29 120 Listera cordata R.Bs. 8-5-29 +6 Lobelia Kalmii L 8-23-29 +7 Lobelia Kalmii L 9-15-29 fl v fs. - 93 Lotus corniculatus L. 7-27-29 114 Matricaria suaveolens Buchenau 9-17-29 fl
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98 Melampyrum lineare Lam 8-5-29 +60 Mentha arvensis L 7-27-29 +61 Mentha arvensis L 8-14 -29 62 Mentha arvensis L 8-6-29 +63 Mentha arvensis L 8-11-29 83 Menyanthes trifoliata L 8-26-29 20 fls fz. 86 Microstylis uniflora BSP 9-15-29 fl very without. 99 Monotropa uniflora L 8-6-29 100 Monotropa hypopitys L 8-6-29 84 Muhlenbergia racemosa BSP 9-5-29 fz 18 Myosotis arvensis Hill 6-15-29 41 Parnassia pariflora DC 7-10-29 42 Parnassia pariflora DC 7-15-29
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43 Parnassia pariflora 7-20-29 184 Phalaris arundinacea L. 8-11-29 + 76 Plantago major L. 8-13-29 34 Poa being studied 7-6-29 + 57 Poa saltuensis 7-26-29 Formerly inc in P. debilior Tors. + 75 Polygonum Rayi A 8-13-29 + 78 Potamogeton subnitens Hagström 8-23-29 (on authority of Prof C.H. Ostenfeld Copenhagen) + 79 Potamogeton foliformis Pers. 8-26-29 + 80 Potamogeton natans L. 8-31-29 fl and very young fr. + 81 Potamogeton alpinus Balbier 8-31-29 specife pl. + 82 Potamogeton gramineus L. (= P. heterophyllus Schreb.) 8-31-29 167 Potentilla Cererina L var Cineraria Des 8-19-29
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26 Primula mistassinica Michx 7-3-29 27 Primula mistassinica Michx 7-20-29 28 Primula mistassinica Michx 8-6-29 +29 Primula laurentiana Fernald 7-3-29 (has hitherto passed as P. farinosa L.) Europe See Rhodora Apr. 1928) +30 Primula laurentiana Fernald 7-20-29 32 Prunus pennsylvanica L.f. fl. 6-28-29 33 Prunus pennsylvanica L.f. 7-15-29 52 Pyrola asarifolia Michx 7-27-29 53 Pyrola americana Sweet 8-3-29 54 Pyrola chlorantha Sw. 8-6-29 20 Pyrus melanocarpa Willd 6-20-29 Bud 31 Pyrus melanocarpa Willd 8-9-29
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94 Ranunculus recurvatus Poit. 7-29-29 + 97 Ranunculus Macounii Britton 8-1-29 59 Rhinanthus 8-5-29 (thought by R.B.M. to be R. stenophyllus Schinz & Telling. M.L.F. makes no decision.) 72 Rynchospora alba Vahl 8-9-29 fl 73 Rynchospora alba Vahl 8-28-29 flr fr. 74 Sagina nodosa Fenzl var. glandulosa Rock. 8-13-29 1204 Saxifraga aizoides L. 7-20-29 67 Senecio Balsamitae Muhl 8-11-29 110 Sparganium minimum Fries 9-5-29 fr 39 Stellaria borealis Bigel 7-11-29 styles often mbretian 4 40 Stellaria borealis Bigel 8-31-29 styles 3-4-5-6. 115 Streptopus amplexifolius DC 6-20-29
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15 Streptopus roseus Mieli\x 6-18-29 Reduncles\n2-fl. 16 Streptopus roseus Mieli\x 8-6-29 Reduncles\n3-fs. 101 Thlaspi arvense L. 8-6-29 95 Trisetum melicoides Vasey 8-1-29 96 Trisetum melicoides Vasey 8-11-29 116 Artica urens L. 7-2-29 F\x 1 1/3 - 2 1/4 in high 19 Viola labradorica Schrank 6-18-29 87 Viola cucullata Ait 6-28-29 fl. 88 Viola cucullata Ait 7-15-29 ft. and\nclim. flo. 8 Viola Selkirckii Pursh 6-20-29 +55 Viola nephrophylla Greene 7-27-29 +56 Viola nephrophylla Greene 8-1-29 126 Xyris montana Pies 8-28-29
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Newfoundland. 9-4-27 sanguisorba canadensis L. & 494 RvBII 265 Very common along R.R. bet. Corner Blk v Spruce Blk. Calyx tube greatly constricted at throat so as to make ovary seem inferior. Sepals greenish stripe in center, broad white edges. Peduncle ridged with sparse, short brownish hairs. 9-5-27 Cirsium muticum Michx & 858, RvBII 553. Swamp Thistle. Trail up Spruce Blk. 9-5-27 Neioclem lanatum Michx & 631 RvBII 635 Fromly Spruce Blk by log cabin 9-5-27 Angelica atraparenea L. 4622 RvBII 637 Fromly with above 9-5-27 Ribes lacustre Pois & 452 RvBII 236 Fz R28 up Spruce Blk near beginning. 9-5-27 Ranunculus repens L. & 397, RvBII 113 Fl. Trail up Spruce Blk. Very common in places.
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corresponds with desc of less than 1 in broad v tip Pray not as long as will. Acclene might indicate Creeping by runners. Achene margined. Lowmost Hothed (See 9-10vii-27 9-5-27 Viburnum pauciflorum Ref. #457 BvBIII 270 Fr. Near Pikes lacustre Lvs shallowly lobed at tips Fr. always red like currants. 9-5-27 Taxus canadensis Marsh. #62 BvBI 67 Trail up Spruce Rk. Prob both & v of this or not very evident as to parts. Petiole decurrent on st. broadening to look like b. 9-5-27 Geum macrophyllum Willd #485 BvBIV 271 Fl & young fr. Trail up Spruce Rk. Fl not more than 4 lines broad. Achene long-hairy on back. Elongated style gland-persistent. 9-5-27 Geum strictum Ait #485 BvBIV 371 Fr. Trail up Spruce Rk
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* [to 5mm. wide. Lvs. on attile offshoot to 7mm. wide. Hyaline tip ? bract brownish as well as spot below.] 9-5-27 Anaphalium sylvaticum L. A839, BvB47 456 Spruce Bk in fields near saw-mill [9-10-27 R'd from Highlands Camp to Butter Tbks. Stem lvs. 3 mm. wide, linear. Basal lvs. oblanceolate* ] 9-5-27 Nieracium canadense Mielx A844 BvB 329 Spruce Bk 9-5-27 Polygonum lapathifolium L. A360 = Persicaria ----a BvBI 666 Spruce Bk. Racemes erect (as in 6) 9-5-27 Strepofagus soaeus Mielx A372, BvBI 526 Spruce Bk trail near Taxus, Fr which large mostly in pairs (BvB says
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9-5-27 Onoclea Struthiopteris, H.Pn #45= Mattenicia — Todaro Bv BI // Spence Bldg Rail bet sawmill bridge Fr. "Elevated receptacle v indusie not evident. 9-8-27 Campanula rotundifolia. #167 Bv BIII 295 Fl. Bet Crabbs Station v Highland Pond. 4 in high above /in/ reclining at. wth /fl (large in proportion) corolla 7/8 in long. 9-10-27 Ramunculus acris L #392 Bv BII III Fl. Highland Pond. 9-10-27 Ramunculus repens L (See 9-5-27) Tofts H.P. Low slotted 9-10-27 Prunus pennsylvanica Lf. #498, BvBII 338 Fr. near H.P. Lo more rounded at base than ill. suggests. 9-10-27 Phegopteris Dryopteris Fee #45 = Dryopteris— Britton Bv BI 23 Butter Brook below mill site.
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9-10-27 Scirpus atrovirens Fernald #195 BVBI337 Swamp near route to Butter Bk [BV B. considers this may be variety of S. erythropus Knuth which P.B.T had under- lined in this instance. 9-10-27 Conioselinum clinense BSP #622 BVBI 636 Flo[?], ft Butter Bk at mill. Frequently only 1 seed developed giving [?] a distorted shape. Two flo[rs had] 3 styles or 3 ovules only in each case maturing. In one case inflo. irregular being pedicellate flo appearing on 2nd pedicels below ulti- mate umbellate. Peduncle somewhat papillosa or retia at top & primary pedicels the same on inner side. Flo[rs] very small. 9-10-27 Veronica serpyllifolia L #428, BVBIII 302 Butter Bk above dam. Flz L [?] 10 x 8 mm. 9-10-27 Moneses uniflora Gray #628, BVBI 671 Fz with remains of stamina Butter Bk above dam (See 9-14-27 9-10-27 Pyrola secunda, L & 628, BVBI 671 Fz. Path #0
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Butter Bk slnly east of brook. 9-10-27 Halenia deflexa Kraus & 659 BvB III 15 Fr v within ed fld Butter Bk field near James scales. 9-10-27 Spirantles Romanzoffiana Cleam & 814 See Abidium strictum House BvB I 564. Dryfl gland- pubescent. Path to Butter Bk east of brook 9-10-27 Lycopus Fr. Long very slender stolons from base, Base not tuberous hence might be. Virginiana except that NYfld is not given as locus. Walks to Butter Bks. 9-10-27 Smilicina trifolia Desf & 391 = Vagnera — among BvB I 516 Fr. Path to Butter Bk x common road bet Camp vs school house. 9-12-27 Lobelia Dortmannana L & 770 BvB III 300 Fl. Highlands Pond. Fls white. Plant wholly under (high) water. Maturing ovules purple.
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9-12-27 & filofina. Same as 9-16-27 soft fr and spit above inlet to Highland Pond. 9-12-27 Artemisia canulata Michx #84#8. BvB III 533 H.P. sandy point in river above inlet Heads rarely nodding but lvs are too long, with divisions too narrow & heads too small to be A. canadensis Michx. lvs before unfolding are silby, later glabrous. Achenes very few & not well developed altho flying season over. Plant had been under water for several days owing to flood. 9-12-27 Utricularia ---- prob. V. vulgaris var americana Gray G. 737 = V. macrostigma de Cote BvB III 229. Large. Many bladders. Wrist buds numerous. 9-12-27 ? Lapsinachia terrestris BSP # BvB#II 712. Soft fr. H.P. Plant submerged, poss only because of high water. lvs 1¼ x ¾ in, broadest in middle & tapering almost equally to both ends; sessile. Upper lvs not conspicuously smaller than lower. St. convex on 2 sides & grooved on others alternating with nodes. In each axil 2 small bracts and an elongated growth (⅜-½ in) with small flap scales, reddish. 9-12-27 Scirpus validus Valld #193 BvBT 331 # S. occidentalis Chase #193 BvBT 332. Highland Pond. Query: what does & mean by "bractelete"?
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"If they are the small bracts that sheath the bases") the rays they are prof:"red dotted, lacinate finfrriate" but as far too dry to see if "racemate tip." Sometimes with long acuminated tip sometimes short & rounded. Spikelets 5-8mm void rather than subcylindrical, more like ill ) S. validus (A) Reddish. Scales dis- inctly red dotted, finfrriate & in some cases with rib excurrent. Rheme 2mm wide shorter than scale but flattened on one side while convex on the other. Infl. nut lax. Prof. S. occidentalis (Plants had been completely under water for more than a day. Allan Mc Isaac said used to pack salmon for shipping) 9-13-27 Potamogeton natans L.# 12, BVB I 75-N.P. Does drupelet & nutlet & seed mean the same? If so put on sides not evident. If seed & nutlet mean something inside (as A says p 90) P.BX not able to remove pericarp. 9-18-27 Water memorialis cf & 8/6 BVBII 432 F.X. Dear H.P. Rose pink. Perhaps this is rose pink & numerous but Spence & Co Cable seen from R.R. 9-8-27
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9-13-27 Tryphea latifolia L. #68, BV B I 68 H.P. unripe fr. Q. inc D. Days down used for below pillows 9-13-27 Sarracenia purpurea L. & BV BI Behind Camp H.P. 3 almost complete fls fresh & taction one scape! If had 6 sepals & 3 fracts, the other 4 sepals v no fracts. Petals & stamens fallen. Ovaries & styles seemed normal. 9-14-27 Monesea uniflora Gray (see 9-10-27) Fl. Right lands River west of bridge, so side gid. Peduncles in or less high much shorter than those of fr same patch. 9-14-27 Vaccinium pennsylvanicum Lam #639 See V.augustifolium &X BV BI 201 Fr behind Camp H.P. 9-14-27 Mitella nuda L. #448, BV BI 229 Highlands River abvz bridge Fr. Capsules wide open v slightly recurved Seeds smooth, shining black in 2 groups at base but near edge largest if nearly lin wide.
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9-14-27 Sanicula marilandica L. #610, BvB#628 Fr v flo Highlands Pond, just at outlet. 9-14-27 Polystichum Braunii Fee #41, BvBI 17 High- lands River above bridge. 9-14-27 Potentilla fruticosa L. #489 = Dasiphora Rydb. BvBI 262 H.P. Calyx lobe yellow-violet on upper side 9-14-27 Viburnum Opulus var americanum et Fr. Prol at outlet D H.P. "Trash berry, not so good for jelly as squash berry as not so much juice" D, meD. Cyme more heavily fruited & fr. much more solid than V. pauciflorum D 9-16-27 9-14-27 Fern Highlands River above bridge. Looks like ill D Aspidium Bootii Clute 142. Indusium prosgland- ular. Spi very much smaller than those D A. spinulosum var dilatata found in same vicinity (Indusium & frond seemingly glabrosa) But frond somewhat glandular on back, hence ? pos.
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9-14-27 fasc. P. opulifolium var intermedius (Also 9-18-27) 9-16-27 Populus candicans Ait. &329 BvBI 588 Nth of fr. Whitecliff, Crabbe River. Bark smooth v papular-like above, rough below. L to 4+ x 3 in, decidedly cordate. Smooth, ciliate with short hairs. Petioles finely v slightly pubescent on upper, channelled side. Short wings (bearing buds) slightly hairy. Buds resinous volarize. Scales slightly long-hairy. "Bam" R. McT. 9-16-27 Rosa virginiana Mill &497. BvBI 583- Fr. Crabbe River near Whitecliff, st. prickly below but not on young growth. Infra stipular spines 1 to 2 slightly curved or straight. L to 7 with often an add. pair (much smaller ones). Stipulae narrow serrate, sometimes with lft-like appendages. Calyx lobes hairy inside, glandular hispid outside, very long, often broadened at end v often bearing lfts or otherwise cut. Fr. smooth. 9-16-27 Shepherdia canadensis Nutt &576 = Lepegyrea — Greene BvBI 576 Crabbe River Whitecliff
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"Lvs and lf buds v to buds ? next year. 9-16-27 Radícula Nasturtium-aquaticum Britten v Rundle & 451 = Sisymtrium. L.R.B BTF/62 Fr brook from spring Whitecliff Cabin. Whole plant 10 in high. A few lf lower lvs with 3 lfts, the letid one small v oval, the terminal 3-cleft as suggested ill BvB. Deeper lvs up 1 lft. like terminal one on lower lvs. Pod after dropping seeds more erect v more definitely bent from pedicel than ill BvB suggests. Pod 5/8 in long, pedicel 1/2 in long Seeds minutely reticulated or papillose! 9-16-27 Smilacina stellata Deaf & 391 = Vágnera. Morong BvBTF 516 Fr. Crabtree Rives at brook just below Whitecliff. Fr with 3 very prominent purplish black stripes. 9-16-27 Callitriche palustris L. & 550 BvBTF 498 Flou fs. Ditch pond beside road bet Crabtree Stk & Crabtree Rives Fr 2 1/2+ mm high. Lvs look to some degree punctate but (38x) not with stellate scales, upper broader lvs 3-nerved only indistinctly. No lflets recog. nized.
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9-16-27 Epilobium Fr. Crafts River in little forest Whittingford upper cabin v on beach at Whitecliff. On grassaceous because seed have tuft of silky hairs Epilobium. Plant conspicuously grayish green with short incurved hairs (hairs A longer plentiful enough to account for color) & spright or decumbent, very leafy & branched. St. purplish. Loos appx oval, sessile lanceolate, entire, largest 3 1/8 x 5/4 in but mat loo 1/2 x 7/6 in. Margins not revolute. Capsules short pedicelled & 2 1/6 in w/8 hairs like rest of plant. Cona white. Seeds keeledge and (38x) minutely roughened in lines. F. molle Torr & 576 = E. strictum Nuttall BvBH 692 seems best guess. 9-16-27 Betula Fr. Prob bet. Crafts Rd. & Whittingford lower camp Crafts River. Very like all B. manal. Bv BI 612 (not in #) one of fruiting bracts 3-lobed. Twigs pubescent & only very sparsely (if at all) glandular waxy. Lo not obviously glandular dotted below, hence prob not B. glandulosa Michx. Wings nutlet thick & not wider than body of fr. Bract glabrous, ciliate, covering only body of fr. Wings of fr. project ing on both sides), prominently embossed below, then curved in and tip curved outward
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again. Scales at base of fr. as brown, as long as petioles, fanberulent & ciliate. frs 1 cm long vs triple broads, glabrous both sides, reticulate veined, flat on top v decidedly concave at base. 9-16-27 Pinquicula vulgaris L. A 739, BvBIII 2206 Empty seed pods. Crabbs River bet R.R bridge & Whitecliff. 9-16-27 Juniperus horizontalis, Moench A 67 BvBT 67 frs of fr. Pasture or way to Crabbs River Camps. 9-16-27 Juniperus Communis L. var depressa Pursh. A. 67 = J. Leberica Burgod. BvBII 66 9-16-27 Viburnum pranciflorum Raf. A. 759, V. Pylaia BvBIII 270. Crabbs River "Squash Berry makes excellent jelly or jam. Has much wine" says Alan McDeane v others. frs often obovate v not lobed, uppermost lanceolate to oval. 9-16-27 Agrimonia striata. Michx G. 494; BvBT 268. Crabbs River. Has general look of ill BvB rather than A. gryosepala. Fruiting calyx
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9-16-27 Calyx 7mm. long. No bristles reflexed. Hairs often more white elongate than short brownish. Somewhat for A. gyrocalpa. 9-16-27 ? Utricularia - ? Crabbes River. possibly V. intermedia Hayne G 737, BoB III 228 No fls ye. Leaves in insect. Ill. Winter buds pre- sent. 9-16-27 Vaccinium - Robb V. Oxycoccus L. G 641 = Oxycoccos - Mac M. Bo B II 704 Fls. En route to Crabbes River Camps, near Juniperus. Fls. ter- minnal objects below middle of pedicel. "Maliseet berries" A. McD. v slopshupes at Carner Brook. "Better for pie or sauce than Partridge Berry" says latter (9-21-27) 9-17-27 Rubus Chamaemorus L. G 487, BoB II 276. Plant & remains of ? fl. Near Camp at Highlands Pond Calyx lobes hairy on outside. Rest of plant very slightly hairy.
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9-18-27 Filipendula Ulmaria Maxim. G485, BvB II 249. Garden ? Mrs. Alan McDoae 9-18-27 Nicotiana — ? Indoor plant ? Mrs. McS. Stem los sessile, very decurrent, obovate 6 x 3 in. Upper ones lanceolate to oblanceolate 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. Flower white, 2 3/4 in broad, tube 3 in long. Anterior stamen shorter than others 4, which extend just to mouth of tube. Anthers purplish, reticulate (38x), heart- shaped but cleft below. Calyx 1 in long. Tube slightly longer than narrow acuminate lobes 9-21-27 Vaccinium Vitis Idaea L. var minus Lodd. G641 = Vitis Idaea — Button BvB#699 Fz. (no plants) sold in shop at Corner Brook as "Partridge Berry". Miss - (on boat) furnished twig from St. Anthony. "Good tone in sauce like cranberry" says also keeper. Miss - mentions as used for food at St. Anthony: Partridge Berry; Capellaire (Chirogenes hispidula); Bake Apple; Squash Berry (Viburnum paniciflorum) "excellent jelly somewhat like currant" and Black Berry (speci- men looked like Empetrum nigrum)
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6-18-29 Actaea Fl. Spruce Brook, northw. along R.R. #407, BuBII 90 (see note in BuB 9-5-27. Perhaps A. subtva Willd forma neglecta Robinson (see #408) (see BuB 90 un- der A.alba). Stamens 6-8mm. Petals 4-5mm, slombic spathulate, acute, not truncate, at apex. Upper part of plant, esp. peduncle v pedicels v lbs beneath, pubescent. Ovaries white (Also 6-20-29 Spruce Bk Trail.) Stalks 19½ into joint branching. 6-18-29 ?? Viola pallens Brainerd G584, BuBII 556, Fl. Spruce Bk R.R.track northw. Fl.white with purple lines on 3 lower petals, not noticeably fragrant. Lateral petals beardless (except in case out). Of the 3 sp recorded from Nfld: renifolia, incognita v pallens, this would make it renifolia. But, the some plants have more or less hairs on petioles, peduncles v underside of lbs. (If few hairs on upper side), more as hairy as all V. renifolia v some entirely glabrous. Lf like larger lf Gill but most are pointed at apex like the lower lb. Gill. Plant 3in high; fl well above lb. Lb about 1inxint. Plant brought in by Miss Whittington (no fl.
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but (prob the same) with the same vertical white hairs on peduncles & back of flo., had long slender runners. (See 6-20-29) #19 6-18-29 Viola labradorica Schrank G586; BvB II 561 Fl. Sparse Bk R.R. northward. But style has no beard. (BvB # 547) stipules are not entire ex- cept at base (BvB#547 v 561). Some low hispidulous above, others quite glabrous. (G 586; BvB II 561. low 1/2 -3/4 in. 6-18-29 Viola cucullata Kit G.581, BvB#552 Fl. Sp. Bk R.R.northw. Beard of lateral petals strong. lby knobbled v odd petal shorter than lateral petals v glabrana. But petals are lighter not darker at throat. Petals bluish violet, lighter than preceding spec. 6-20-29 Cult field east & bridge over Sp.Bk. #15 6-18-24 Streptopus roaeus Michx G 292, BvBI 520 Fl. Sp. Bk R.R.northw. 1 spec (out of 3) had a few 2-fld peduncles (Peduncles 3/8-1/2 in long v pedicels at its end 1/4 -3/8 long. (See 9-5-27). 6-20-29 Sp.Bk trail. The 2 spec. collected (many observed) had several 2-fld peduncles pedicle being to 1 in long
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6-18-29 Arabis nudaecaulis L. G 606, BuBII 618 Bud Sp. Blk. R.R. northw. Inv. still bronzy colored. 1fl double bearing 11 stamens and 11 or 12 styles. Also 6-20-29 Sp. Blk Trail. 6-18-29 Sambucus racemosa L. G 761, BuBIII 268. Bud. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. Also 6-20-29 Sp. Blk Trail [8-1-29 Fl. Trout Brook 6-18-29? Sanguisorba canadensis L. G 494, BuBII 265 R.R. No fls fr. Sp. Blk northw. Base downy. Petioles sheath- ing at base. No stipules evident. Petioles wooly pubescent toward base v reddish on top. 1fts purplish tinged beneath. Petiolutes sometimes bearing small stipule-like member above base. [8-11-29 Fl. Common at F. le P. Cabin. 6-18-29 Ribes triste Pall BuBII 237 Fl. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. R.—Pall var. albinervium Fernald G 452 since los beneath are not white [somewhere] but pubescent or nerves. Also 6-20-29 Sp. Blk Trail. 6-18-29 Ribes junceastrum L'Her G 452 = R. glandulosum Grauer BuBII 238 Fl. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. Calyx white. Anthers v glands red. Pubescence on los. beneath softer than in above. Also 6-20-29 Sp. Blk Trail
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6-18-29 Lonicera caerulea s.nas.villosa T.G. G755 = L.—L. BvBIII 281 Fl.Sp.Blo R.R. northward. # / 7 6-18-29 Amelanchier oligocarpa Roem G460 = A. Bartramiana Roem BvBII 293 Fl.Sp.Blo R.R. northward.(Seen in profusion, bushes 3 ft. high from Trains Port aux Basques to Spice Birds 6-16-29) Flo in groups of 3 or less. Petals 10 x5-7mm. Ivs. sometimes acute but usually obtuse or rounded at base (as in ill.) Lizzie, waitread at Hotel calls it "Wild Plum". Inside calyx lobes wooly pubescent. Base of style and ovary very densely so. Very young lvs quite glabrous except for long wooly hairs on edges or few on mid-rib above. Petioles long wooly on upper side.The most mature lvs (at this time) have lost most of these hairs. Stipules long hairy. Also 6-20-29 Sp.Blo Trail. Stipules narrowly lincea, 6-8mm. long. 6-18-29 Viburnum parviflorum Raf. G.759; BvBIII270 Flo bud Sp.Blo R.R.northw. Petals tinged reddish on f. side. lvs still bronzy v pubescent or being beneath, Also 6-20-29 Sp Blo Trail. lvs glabrous except the hairy edges. I've remained of 1/4s.
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6-18-29 Maianthemum canadense Desf G391 = Unifolium — Greene BvBI 57. Bul. Sp. Blk R.R. northward. 6-18-29 Clintonia borealis Raf. G 291, BvBI 574. Bul. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. Frequent. Also 6-20-29 Sp. Blk Trail. 6-18-29 Fragaria. Fl. Spence Brook. Seen everywhere since Port-aux-Basques. Not studied. 6-18-29 Epigea repens L. G636. BvBI 629. Flo. going by Spence Blk R.R. northw. Also 6-20-29 Carolla Tabe 5/6 in high. limb ¾+ in across. 6-18-29 Ledum groenlandicum Oeder. G630, BvBI # 677 Bul. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. Stamens 6. Beads of mfr. resinous dotted finely ciliate. Also 6-20-29. 6-18-29 Cornus canadensis L. G624 = Chamaeperi- claygium canadense BvBI 664. Bul. (Not as abry as at Passaconaway) Spence Brook R.R. northward. Also 6-20-29 Spence Brook Trail.
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6-18-29 Linnea borealis L. var americana Rehder G 757 = L. americana Forbes No fls fr. No brds. Sp. B'k R.P. northw. Also 6-20-29. Frequent 6-18-29 Osmunda Claytoniana L. G 46, Bo BI 8 Fertile frond unfolding v fruiting. Sp. B'k R.P. northw. Rachis densely covered with loose rusty wool 6-18-29 Rubus triflorus Richards G 487, Bo BI 278. FR (white v pink) Sp. B'k R.P. northw. Also 6-20-29 Sp. B'k Trail east f bridge v elsewhere. 6-18-29 Alnus crispa Pursh G 336 = A. Alnobetula K. Koch Bo BI 612. O'fls, & fls last yrs fr. (with thin winged seed) v young lvs. Sp. B'k R.P. northw. Stigmas red. 6-20-29 Sp. B'k Trail not frequent. Bark duller v less smooth than A. micana (6-20-29) and no conspicuous lenticels 6-18-29 Ranunculus acris L. G 398, Bo BI II III. Bud Sp. B'k. R.P. northw. Lvs dark in centers.
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6-18-29 Ramunculus repens L. G 397, BoB II 118. No flo or fr. Sp. Blk R.P. northw. Also 6-20-29 6-18-29 ? Populus Canadensis A.y. G 329, BoBI 589, No flor fr. Sp. Blk R.P. northw. Close to lake. Young lvo. & bud scales resinous to touch & smell. Very young lvo. finely hairy beneath & more evidently so on margins. Petioles channeled finely puberulent. [6-28-29. No flor fr. Barcelois Blk at bank just above R.R. bridge, prob same as above has petioles finely puberulent.] (See 7-15-29) 6-18-29 Equisetum sylvaticum G. 52, BoBI 46. Spires all shed. Sp. Blk R.P. northw. Spinules very small & not evidently (20x) recurved. Also 6-20-29 Sp. Blk Trail. 2 fertile stems smooth, no spinules shining. 1 sterile stem spinules more or less recurved. [7-20-29 Fertile Sbl. Post-au-Post near lime quarry. R.Wb in ravine to westward.] 6-18-29 Equisetum fluviatile L. G. 53, BoBI 41 Flexible & sterile stems. Sp. Blk R.P. northw. Spires undeveloped. [8-12-29 in large patches in Harry's Blk below White's Bridge] 6-18-29 ? Pyrus americana DC. G 459: Sorbus — Marsh. B.B II 287. No flo or fr. Sp. Blk R.P. northw. Young lvo
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with longish white hairs above on mid-vein beneath; same hairs on upper side of petiole 6-18-29 Kalanica augustifolia L. G633, BuBI683. Last yro. f. Sp. Bk P.R. northw. Pedicels hardly re- curved. [Also found this 6-20-29 Sp. Bk Trail, 2nd marsh west of Gladys Camp.] [8-1-29 Foose-le. Plain Marsh. FL.] 6-18-29 Cornus No fl or fr. Sp. Bk P.R. northw. Bark reddish-bro. just appearing. Might be either C. Ammonum, Willd or C. stolonifera Michx (the only 2 reported from N'fld). [1939 C. Stolonifera very frequent in this region. C Ammonum never found by R.B.T.] 6-18-29 Salix f? fls on young br. Sp. Bk P.R northw. Thought foss. S. balsamifera Barratt G324 = S. populifolia Anders. BuBI596 but outline of young br. is oblong-olate, sharply acute at apex tapering to base, St. reddish brown (a little browner than the Cornus (above). Young br thin v reddish, low serrate(or crenate) with incurving gland-tipped teth. Stipules small, obov orate glandular on margins. Base of young twig has copious long white hairs. Thigs upper side of petioles white hairy but even very young br.glabrous veining. Aments 1 in long or short young
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6-18-29 young twigs w/ lvs. below, Rachiis v scales long white hairy. Stamens 2. Noodor of balsam noticed the vague whitish dots on upper surface of lvs. Observed (20x) 6-18-29 Fraxinus nigra Marsh G 651, BvBI 737. Of buds. Lvs just unfolding from bud. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. Petioles broad at this stage. If. buds scales very dark. Lfts 9. Infl. Crowded panicle. No calyx. The 2 purple anthers sessile on pedicel which bears at its apex (bet. the anthers) what seems to be rudimentary ovary with 2-3p style [8-1-29 No lf or fr. Harry's Blk at "Biggerlow's Farm" Lfts pubescent beneath esp. on veins, basile. Young twigs light green w/ black sp.ts at leaf axils] 6-18-29 Abies balsamea Mill G 65, BvBI 63 No lf or fr. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. Lvs minutely 2-toothed at apex [Also 6-20-29 Sp Blk trail. Scales of lf-buds tinged ery- pink & faintly striate] 6-18-29 Taxus canadensis Marsh G 62, BvBI 67. Sp. Blk R.R. northw. No lf or fr. 6-18-29 Fern. Sporangia showing as from undersd. Stipe dark at base v. chaffy. Rachis v. mid-sib of pennaes
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with stalked glands, esp. on fertile frond. [Psb. Asplenium Filix-femina Bernk. G60: A thyrium — Roth. BvBI30, in light shade 9-6-29, Barachin] [8-19-29 Asplenium-Filix-femina Bernk etc. Mature spores. Butter Brook on James Gleip] 6-18-29 Carex Fl. Sp. Blk P.P. northw. 7-10 in high, slender, solitary with stolons like quackgrass or creeping root stock. Spikes tops culm, with 2-3 slender peduncles, few-fld sp. spikes below. 6-20-29 Larix laricina Koch G65, BvBI60. No fl/fr. Sp. Blk Trail. Note: under side of Y whitened each side mid rib as in Abies. Some tw. solitary bet. the fascicles at tips of twigs. 6-20-29 Lycopodium annotinum L. G56, BvBI46 Last yr. sprangers. Sp. Blk Trail at Camp just east of fold. [7-31-29 Merrill west of F.G.P. Cabin. Date/place possible but not perfectly remembered] 6-20-29 Mitella nuda L. G448, BvBI 229. Fl. Sp. Blk Trail bet. sawmill bridge [Also 6-21 to 7-10 at Barachin Brook]
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6-20-29 Coptis trifoliata Salieb. G 484, Bu BII 88 Fl. Sp. Blk Trail Sp. Blk Trail 6-20-29 Ranunculus abortivus L. G 396, Bu BII 110 Fr. 6-20-29 Smilacina trifolia Desf. G 291-Vagnere - Moring. Bu BI 516 Sp. Blk Trail, 2nd marsh beyond "Blady's" Camp." Low 2, above the sheathing scale at base. Smilacena purple dotted (20x). Rootstock horizontal [8-28-29 occasional specimens in fl. Highlands Camp region] # 8 6-20-29 Viola Selkirkii Pursh. G 584, Bu BII 555 Fl. Sp. Blk Trail, poso. in swampy ground at edge of cult. field east of bridge. 2 1/2 in high. 6-20-29 Angelica xispurpurea L. G 622, Bu BII 627. No fl or fr. Sp. Blk Trail. Frequent 6-20-29 Chilogenes hispidula T.v.G. G637, Bu BII 768 Bud off. Sp. Blk Trail. Calyx tube white-hairy Corolla almost translucent below opaque tipped lobes. 6-20-29 ?? Viola pallens Brained G 584, Bu BI 556 Fl. (Poss same as 6-18-29). Sp. Blk Trail, poso at wet edge of cult. land just east of bridge. All spec. have a few hairs on lateral petalae. Some plants quite glabrous; others show a few of the vesti- cial white hairs (on petiole blade) young leaves.
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"noted 6-18-29 6-20-29 Anaphalis margaritacea Burt G822, BvB # 452. Young blote v remains) last yrs. inflos. Sp. Bk Trail. 6-20-29 Onoclea sensibilis L.G45, Bv BI II. Sterile fronds Sp. Bk Trail Unfolding fronds very woolly both sides 6-20-29 Onoclea Struthiapteris Nym. G 45= Mattenceia - Britton Bv BI II. Sterile fronds 18in high v still curl at tip Remains) last yrs. fertile fronds. Sp. Bk Trail, frequent esp. at east end. Sterile fronds clear green, lobes glabrous but slums (20X) remains) hawny surf v stalked glands which are found on youngest part. Stipe, deeply grooved, has few brown scales. Stipes) both sterile v fertile fronds broadened v flattened v dark colored at base. On sterile frond focumae serrile so that lower lobes seem to clasp rachis, the one above being twice as long as one below v falcate. [7-22-29 Frequent F.-lot. Cabin. Sterile fronds] 6-20-29 Ferns in various degrees (maturity No spores. Sp. Bk Trail One mature (prob from last yr) One mature (prob. from last yr.) suggests some var. (Aepidium spinulorum S.W. G 43. Perhaps all are
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6-20-29. #14 [A. spinulosum Sw. var. americanum was among these. Pennae distant. Spslanzia showing a fronds unroll] 6-20-29 Phlegofoleris Dryopteris Fee G 35 =Dryopteris Britton BvBI 23. No spores. Sp. Blk Trail [7-15-29 Up. Baradris RK from meadows to Bill Cob's home] 6-20-29 Rubus Chamaemorus L. G 487, BvBI 276 Fl. Sp. Blk Trail, 2nd marshal beyond Gladys Camp (Only Colony seen bet. Log Cabin & Ford.) Loos have yellow stalked glands above beneath. Calyx similarly glandular v pubescent. Stals glandulae v finely pubescent! No pubescent beneath. [7-31-29, 10th Fl. ripe, seen in Marsh west & F.-G-P Cabin] 115 6-20-29 Streptopus amplexifolius DC. G 292, BvBI 520 Early bud. Sp. Blk Trail. I place only found [8-1-29 ripe fr. Red Rock Pool, Harry's Rbk; 8-31-29 Fz. Highlands Rbk above Pond. 6-20-29 Trillium cernuum L. G 294, BvBI 526 Fl Sp. Blk Trail. Not frequent. Several seen near Camp just east of Ford [7-22-29 unripe fr. F.le P. Cabin, Harry's Rbk. 6-20-29 Thalictrum ---- Early bud. Of fls only. Sp. Blk Trail. Sepals toothed. PrsB.T. polygammum Nubll G 400; BvBI 120]
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??? 6-20-29 Seneio Early bul. Sp. Blk Trail. If S. pass. S. discoidens G854, BvBII 544. Glabrous except for brown wooliness edging petioles basal v lower lo. v whitish wooliness in axils upper lo. v similar hair (prob. a. condensuora) on young lo. v in inflor (perhaps bracts of invol). Basal lo 1x1½in. reniform volicules, rounded at apex v cordate at base (hence not like ill. discide S. St. distant by eff. to top lo. becoming lysate (number of lateral segments increasing toward top.) Petiole upper lo. narrowly winged v expand- ed at base into toothed, clasping ears. Heads discrep. Bracts of invol. woolly ciliate v purple at tip [N.B. 8-2-29 Since this was in early bud it may have had rays not yet distinguishable. The rounded, cordate lo. strongly suggest S. aurea which is common on Darby's Blk. ep. in clearings. See 7-22-29 6-20-29 Chamaedaphne Calyculata Muench G 636, BvBII 687 Fl. Sp. Blk Trail, 2nd marsh west of Gladys' Camps. 6-20-29 Kalmia polifolia Wang G 633, BvBII 684 Bud. Sp. Blk Trail with above. Fls in axils of small lo.
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6-28-29 small ls., each pedicel issuing from bet. 2 concave bracts 6-20-29 Rhododendron Canadense B.S.P. G 631 = Rhodia canadensis L. B.B # 684. Bud Sp. Blk Trail, with above. #20 6-20-29 ? Pyrus melanocarpa Willd. G 459 = Aronia - Britton. B.B # 71. Bud. Sp. Blk Trail. prob with above. Lvs just appearing. Mid-rib gland. ulose above, glabrous beneath except on edges x pedicels. Inflo. almost glabrous. Calyx lobes very woolly inside. 6-20-29 [?] Vaccinium pennsylvanicum Lam. G 639] Ericaceae. Prob a blue huckleberry. Buds very young lvs. Spec. wildy twig 5 in. long. Sp. Blk Trail. Perhaps with Kalmia polifolia (above). St. green, warty with whitish spots, with minute pubescence which seems to be in 2 lines. The bracts at base of pedicel are ovate, glabrous, with an awl-like appendage just back of tip which is concave & minutely (20x) toothed. Bract, exclusive of appendage, 2mm x 1mm. Pedicel 1mm, pubescent. Calyx glabrous entirely, glabrous, its ovate lobes 1mm deep. The 10 stamens on short flattened filaments which show no signs of pub- escence. Anthers prolonged in tubes upward but not awned. Corolla still green with brown tinge & red on
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edges. Fl. Cluster on short peduncle, terminal on twig last year, the winter scales Aculeus some, at least, acuminata. Peduncle glabrous (not pubescent like pedicels). Bracts about 3 mm. orbicular, glabrous, minutely (20x) ciliate on edge; pinkish on edge, the single obscure nerve making low tip just behind minutely toothed apex (but not awl-like as in the bracteoles). Drufl. consists of 5-fld bud (2 more had evidently formed but not devel- ped.) Lvs appearing on upper inch of twig only (be- low that twig bare, its buds not [yet, at least] devl. going. Lvs entirely glabrous except finely (20x) & sparsely ciliate, but its edge bears very noticeable (20x) stalked glands (or perhaps these should be con- sidered very minute teeth with glands at apex). Corolla gamopetalous. No resinous dots evident on pedant. [See 6-28-29 6-20-29 Ribes lacustre Poir. G 453, OV II 236 Fl. Sporus. Borla Trail. Glands on pedicels & ovary purple. Stigmata bright white [Also 6-28-29 Barachois Bla, St bank just above P.R bridge Stigmata have not the white exudation] [6-20-29 (Perhaps because studied soon after collected?)] [8-19-29 Fz. R2 from Highlands Pond toward mouth] [Butter brosle] 6-20-29 Rubus idaeus L. var. aculeatissimus Regel. Tiling G 4 86 = R. strigosus Mielch Bv B II 377. Early bud, Sp. Bib. Trail. Calyx bristles gland tipped; calyx hairy. Lvs still bronze (veins green) are pubescent ceps. or veins beneath
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6-20-29 beneath but hardly whitish-downy. St. not glaucous, thickly beset with weak bristles. [7-13-29 BxJ Bill Coles Barachois. Low whitish downy beneath] 6-20-29 Alnus incana Moench. G 337: A.—Will. BvB I 613. Fl. ripe v ripening, young lvs. St. Blo Trac. Frequent. Bark smooth, brownish gray with con- spicuous white lenticels. No remains of flo found? lvs. elliptic oval v rounded at base. Youngest growth v veins lvs have whiticle (resinous?) dots which seem to turn brown later. Charlie Legge calls it "Red Alder", 6-20-29 ? Acer Young lvs. No fls. Twigs red or reddish, smooth be- low but pubescent toward tips (looking as tho it had a bloom). Lvs. tip. suggests A. spicatum Lam. BvB II 497 in shape except for 2 more small lateral lobes at base v lobes long acuminate. Pedicle v underside lvs soft white pubescent. (like 6-20-26 Passaconaway note). lf-bulvaecola pubescent. [6-28-29 A. spicatum Lam. G 558, BvB II 497 Fl. Barachois Blk. St. bank bet. P.R. bridge & Gillams Por. Antlers pimpled. Ovary pubescent.
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6-20-39? Acer Very young lv. No hairs. Twigs reddish, smooth v shining to tip. Lvs opp, suggest A. rubrum. BvBII 459, having straight sided long central lobe, glabrous v shining above v beneath ex- cept for yellowish, easily detachable, rather gland-like hairs or scurf. lf bud scales glabrous except hairy margin. Spruce Brook Trail [See 7-13-39] 6-20-39 Cornus (See 6-18-29) Fl buds v half grown lv. Sp. Rk Trail. Twigs reddish, smooth except very youngest which have short appressed white v brown hairs. Petioles v lv. Both sides with short ap- pressed white hairs. Petioles beneath v mid-rib beneath, similar brown hairs 6-20-39 Viburnum Cassinoides L. G 760, BvBII 372 Fl buds v half grown lv. Short o lv, both sides, esp be- neath, brown scurfy punctate[8-5-29 Very young fr. Marsh bet. F. & P. Cdd]v RR. 6-20-39 Caltha palustris L. G 404, BvBII 85 Fl (falling) Spruce Brook Trail 6-20-39 Geum macrophyllum Willd G 485, BvBII 271 Trail. Spruce Brook Trail.
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6-20-29? Epilobium angustifolium L. G596: Chamaedendron - Sept. B1B# 570. Shoot 18 in high. No flr fr. Sp. Bl Trail. St. red at very base. The lower 11 inches bears lvs. very much reduced (to bracts). Mid-vein lvs. very distinctly white. Young lvs have margins very revolute. [Very common as observed 1429, 1430 v/1937] 6-20-29 Trientalis americana Pursh. G646, B1B#7/15. Bud. Sp. Bl Trail. In 2 spec. col. Pedicels finely gland- ular. 6-20-29 Galium No flr fr. Sp. Bl Trail. Lvs in 6's, slightly rough on mes- gin v mid-rib. Angles of st. roughened backward. Lvs D. lanceolate but not very narrow at base. Possibly G. triflorum Michx. G950, BvB#262 [Common in this region v found frequently later] 6-20-29 Gaylussacia Very young lvs. No flr fr. Sp. Bl Trail, 2nd marsh beyond Glady's Camp. St reddish brown, smooth looking but pubescent toward tip. Outer lf-bud scales red-brown, in- ner, longer ones yellowish at base with rich red tip (very striking just now) glabrous except for more less resinous dots v ciliate. Lvs glabrous above and beneath, ciliate, copiously yellow resinous
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dotted beneath. Prodr G dumosa T.V.G, or G. Baccata K. Koch - the only Gs listed for NFL. 6-20-29? Equisetum arvense L. G 52, BvBI 39. Steile St. Sp. Blk Trail. Found near a fertile st. of E. sylvestri- cum (branches compound) but branches are simple, 3angled winged, their sheaths with 3 teeth, solid. Sheath teeth on main st. 10, sharply acuminate, brown tipped. Cross section like E. pratense Ellis or E. arvense L. G 52, but apices of silex not distinguish- able as "flat arranged in Bo. Centrum is 1mm i.e. slightly less than diam of stem. Sheaths of st not tight fitting. Would be thought E. pratense if reported from NFL (See 7-6-29) [X These in original but surely a fraction omitted] 6-20-29? Eriglosum angustifolium Rotte G 197, BvBI 325. Fl. Sp. Blk Trail. Prodr 2nd march west of Gladys Camp. Since livs at base are 7mm wide, perhaps var. majus Schultz. Plants 3-4 1/2 dm. 6-20-29 Heracleum lanatum Michx G 631, BvBI 635. No NFL sp. Spence Blk Trail, fragment 6-20-29 Plant looks like Trifolium repens L. G 509, BvBI 358? NFL sp.
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6-20-29 path slightly above saw-mill. Matted, long runners, rooting at nodes. Almost entirely glabrous. Lvs 3-foliate, veins distinct projecting in sharp but low teeth. Lfts short stalked, pet- iolules slightly hairy but stipules form a tubular sheath both at above & where nerves prolonged into 2 subulate teeth on back. (See 6-15-29) [6-31-29 No flr frs. Lvs less def. toothed. Stxstipules reddish. Some lfts showing whitish meal in cutes] 6-31-29 Poa annua L. G 155, BvB I 253. FL. Field near P.R. from Hotel Spence Brook. Palea hairy on beaks. Lemma hyaline at tip. 6-21-29 Anthoxanthum odoratum L. G 121, BvB I 171. FL. Spence Bl with abrs. Midrib of lg hardly dis- tinct from other veins. 6-28-29 Primula mistassinica Mielx. G 644, BvB II 708. FL. Very common at Barabois Camp. (Sugl 6-31-29) lvs beneath slightly (sometimes very little) v calyx lobes inside copiously covered with very pale sulphur (almost white) colored meal. Scape, bracts v outside of calyx also slight traces of mealiness or possibly very minute projections that seem neither hairs nor glands (84x). Scape 2-3-5 inches. Pedicels 1/4-1/2 in long. Bracts 4mm
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lanceolate - not auriculate. Calyx 4-5mm, hence shorter than any 2 pedicels. Scape 1-8 fl. Corolla tube yellow, exserted 1mm. above calyx tip. Corolla limb 1/2 in diam, white (usually as white as Trientalis; occasional ones pale lavender) with yellow eye, definitely notched. Lvs not longer than 15mm (including the broad or narrow petiole) nor wider than 3mm and are mostly smaller. [See 7-3-29, 7-26-29, 8-6-29, 8-14-29 Fl. White & Butter Blk] 6-28-29 ? Veronica humifusa Dickson G 727, BvB III 202. Fl. Wet hillside behind Barcelois Camp. Upper part gracilis v pedicels have longer gland tipped hairs among the pubescence. Calx 7-8 mm wide. Ovary hairy, wedge as ill. B&B. 6-28-29 Veronica serpyllifolia L. G 728, BvB III 202 Fl. With above. 6-28-29 Potentilla Anserina L. G 484 = Argentina — Rydb. BvB II 358. Very common Barcelois Camp. (In fl. 6-23-29) 6-28-29 Pinguicula vulgaris L. G 739, BvB III 226. Fl. Wet hillside backy Barcelois Camp. Scape ± 3 in Scape v Calyx outside glandular hairy. [As 7-24-30]
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# 22 6-28-29 Prunus pennsylvanica L. G 498, BvB II 328 Fl (falling) lvs almost full grown. Basaltic Blk, st bank bet P.P bridge & Gillam's Pool. lvs con-duplicate in veneration. Petals not more than 7 mm long. But note: as indec. J P. nigra"lvs doubly crenate-serrate, the stell gland tipped w often 1or 2 red glands on petiole at base of blade". But calyx lobes entire! Stipules ovate-lanceolate v deeply toothed. Ovary longer than broad. [See 7-15-29 6-28-29 Rhipanthus Crista-galli L. G 735, BvB III 223. Bud. Meadows on st bank of Basaltic Blk just above Camp. [7-12-29 Fl. Common in fields of Bill Rock etc. 6-28-29 Betula alba L. var papyrifera Spack G 335= B. papyrifera Marsh. BvB. 609. Basaltic Blk above P.P. Bridge lvs only studied. 6-28-29 ? Viola pallens Brainerd G 584, BvB II 556 Fl. Basaltic, south end of Ford road (then swampy road just beyond R.R track). No hairs on lateral petals but sometimes"scattered hairs on petioles". # 87 6-28-29 Viola cucullata Ait G 581, BvB II 552 Fl.
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Frequent along Barachois Bk [7-6-29 Cleistogen. ous fls are long slender, erect. Normal fls on diff plants vary greatly in color - dark to very pale. 6-28-29 ? Vaccinium pennsylvanicum Lam G 639 = V. angustifolium Ait. Bv BI 70 Fl. Barachois Bk south end & Ford Road thre swamps. Same as 6-26-29 The bracteoles at base of pedicels (see 6-25) seem to be deciduous glands on both fls seem to be missing on the more mature lvs (tho found on others). Filaments are pubescent [7-6-29 St. distinctly puberulent in lines. Fls white or more or less tinged pink. 6-28-29 Carum Carui L. G 614 = C. Carui L. Bv BI 659 Fl. Barachois region. A common troublesome weed in hay fields which are sometimes white with it. Called "Caraway" or "Caraway Seed" by natives. Seems same as seen 6-15-39 at North Sydney. ? 6-28-29 Poa pratensis L G 156, Bv BI 253 Fl. Fields from Camp to Carterville. Tufted with running rootstocks hence P. pratensis (see G 155). Culm only 6 in or less (presumably because in grazed field) Intermediate nerves of lemma not distinct from outside. Otherwise as desc except ligule only 1 mm long lemmas
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6-28-29 Lemmas ten purple at tip [Probably this was same as #34] 7-6-29 or which M.L. Fernald 18-8-29 "reversed decision" ] 6-28-29 junceus foliformis L. G 273, B.O.B I 467 Fr. Muddy flats Barachois Blk. prob. just above R.R. bridge. Stamens 6; anthers shorter than filaments (not as in J. balticus) but perianth more coppery colored than green in color. #24 6-28-29 Eleocharis Fr. Barachois Blk in mud on rt. bank. Culms alabaster, somewhat flattened, 5 in high, tufted. Spikelet thick er than culm; style 2-cleft, upper sheath not "loose with white scarious tip." Hence prob. E. diandra; E. ovata; E. obtusa or E. Engelmanni G 183. Scales purple brown, the green mid-rib extending to tip, edges not conspicuously hyaline. E. palustris Ryd. G 183, B.O.B I 314 6-28-29 Cardamine pennsylvanica Muhl. G 436, B.O.B II 184 Fr. Barachois Blk rt. bank shortly above R.R. bridge. 6-28-29 Capsella Bursa-Pastoris Medic G 426, =Bursa Britton B.O.B II 158; Barachois. Fields at Bill Cooke. [7-2-29 Fr when only 1-2 in high. Robinson's along roadway]
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6-28-29 Hydrostyle americana L.G 64, Bv BI 650 No Fls? Baraelois Blk at bank shortly above R.R. bridge [See 7-12-29 6-28-29 ? Equisetum palustre L. G 52, Bv BI 48 (Should be studied again) [See 7-6-29 6-28-29 Vaccinium Oxycoceva L. G 641, = Oxyococcus- Mac M. Bv BI 704 Bul Ditch east side of R.R. track Castyills 6-28-29 Baraelois Blk ford road. Kalina polifolia Fl ; Kalma augustiflora NoFl. Ledum groenlandicum Fl; Rhodendron canadense Fl. Dark to light colored. [N.B. Season evidently later than 1930 or 1937. 6-30-29 Iris setosa Pall var. Canadensis Foster. G 306 = I. Hookeeri Penny Bv BI 536 Fl (1st Iris seen here) slive, at bank, Baraelois Blk. Scape 5 in high to glauous; none over 5 1/6 in wide. [See 7-3-29 6-30-29 Juniperus horizontalis Moench G 67, Bv BI 67 Fls. Bluff, south side mouth of Baraelois Blk. Forms a dense carpet.
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6-30-29 Draba incana L. Flygg.f. Gravely headland at rt. bank, mouth of Barahois Blk. All br., stem, pedicels various stellate pubescent. Leaves also longish simple hairs on edges towards base on upper side, most hairs are simple. Sepals less densely pubescent with some stellate & some simple hairs. Plant 4 in high [See 7-3 6-30-29 Potentilla Tridentata Ait. G 483 = Sibaldiopsis — Rydb. B.V.B.II 262 Fl. Plateau on rt. bank at mouth of Barahois Blk. 7-2-29 ? Ranunculus Cymbalaria Pusl. G 394 = Halerpestes — Greene B.V.B.II 117 Fl. Left bank Robinson's Blk at mouth. (Or, since largest lf is only 8mm wide valuate all are about 5mm. wide.) Many with only 3 teeth at apex, this maybe var alpein- ns Hook. G 94). Lower 1/2 of petal is less yellow than rest. Nectar pit seems naked & no scale (R. acris 7-4-29 has a very definite scale). Achenes too young to show striation. [7-3-29 Fl Barahois Blk at south end of baraloves in mud on bluffs to south. All have a
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more or less definite dark spot in lvs. These on bluffs have some lvs 4013 mm. wide. 7-2-29 Sagina procumbens L. G 379, Bu BII 51 Fl. Robinsons Blk, rt. bank at mouth and in moist ditches along roads Robinsons village. Sepals always 5; petals 0-5. Sepals with very narrow edge of white [7-10-29 Fl. Common seaward bluffs south } Barachois Blk. 7-2-24 Stellaria media Cyvill G 382-Aleine-L. Bu BII 43 Fl. Robinsons, moist roadsides. Flowering when less than 1 inch high & general appear- once not much as generally seen but ans. dsc. esp. a sline of hairs down stem. 7-2-29 Bellis perennis L. G 799, Bu BII 402 Fl. One plant only in ditch approaching Robinsons from Ferry. [7-6-29 Growing luxuriantly in garden} Martha Jane Hulan on opp. bank] Brook where "if covered with snow they survive the winter perfectly" 7-2-29 ? Galium trifidum L. G 749, Bu BII 264 Bud Small & inadequate spec. from ditch, Robinsons near 2nd store [7-15-29 Fl. Meadow at bank Barachois Brook.
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#116 7-2-29 Urtica urens L. G 348, Bu BI 635 A Roadside Robinsons 1/2-2 1/4 in high. #31 7-2-29 Iris versicolor L. G 299, Bu BI 537 Fl. Robinson bet Ferry to the 1st store beyond P.O. [Later found plentiful along Barachois Blk] #32 #32a 7-3-29 Iris setosa Pall var. canadensis Forster G 300 = I. Hookeri Penns Bu BI 536. Fl. v last yro. fr. Very frequent on barachois at mouth of Barachois Blk as near as any vegetation to the close. Longest scape 6 in to base infl. No lvs. longer than this, widest lf. 7/8 in. No observable diff. in color or veining if fl. from lvs. I. ver-sicolor (1) 7-2-29]. Petals slight v tubular as desc., also slightly pointed. Style branches def. toothed (in I. v. entire or obscurely toothed) Sepals abruptly widened below middle into an almost orbicular blade lobes 1 3/4 in across (I. v. widens above middle into oval lobe 3/8 in or less across). Fl. 2 (some times 3) at end of scape v, in one case ob-served, a fl.-bearing peduncle issuing from the spathe which is lower on scape (all in I. v.). Plant purplish at base. Dried pods 3/4 in high, no signs of transverse
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veins. Seeds 3mm wide #1 7-3-29 Draba Fl. Profuse on roof of old building on Barcelois at mouth of Barcelois Bk (See 8-30-29) Plants to 5 ½ in high. No distinct rosette of basal lvs as in all D. stylaris. Some of basal lvs entire but the numerous stem lvs with 2-3 sharp teeth on each side. Remains of last yrs fruiting stem show pods probably twisted. D. incana L. G, Bu BII/150 #26 7-3-29 Primula mistassinica Michx. G 644, Bu BII 708 Fl. Large plants had scape 5 in. fls 8, largest of with follicle 3 cm long. 7-3-29 Plantago decipiens Barnoud G 745, BuB = P. maritima L. Bu BII 24-7. Bud. So mouth Barc- chois Bk, sandy bluff facing sea. Tufts of whitish hairs among the bases of the lvs. Broadest ly 7 mm. Some lvs toothed. Corolla shows no pub. esence at this stage [7-6-29 Fl Bluffs Pt banks at mouth of Barcelois Bk. Corolla pubescent out- side
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[P. laurentiana Fernald. M.L.F on 10-8-29 says P. farinosa is European only See Rhodora Apr. 1928 # 29 7-3-29 Primula farinosa L. G644, B & IL 708, FX. Barcelois Bl just so. ) mouth on gravelly velvist bare bluff facing sed. (Cld with P. communs around camp, see 6-28-29 & 7-3-29) This corresponds more nearly to desc. ) P. farinosa. Scape 3 1/2 in. to base ) pedicels, stvtes v darker than P. at camp whos scape is slender v light green. Lvs beneath scape v outside calyx (as well as inside) conspicuously mealy (sulphur-white). Calyx rattle inflated (P. at camp, slender), its lobes purplish dotted at tips. Corolla a distinct lavender with yellow core and about 1/6 in. less diamere than P. at camp. Pedicels almost equal, short ie. not more than 1/8 in (instead ) slender v ) lengths varying on one scape from 1/4 to 1/2 + in.) hence shorter than the 1/2 in Calyx. Corolla tube exerted about as in P. at camp, perhaps a trifle more to almost 2 mm. Lobes of corolla straighter on sides than P. at camp (ie. less diff in width. ) narrowest part at base) lobe and widest parts Margin corolla entire except for left at apex. (P. at camp has corolla undegine at apex more v lso toothed or sinuate besides being cleft) Lvs show indented veins on upper side (as P. at camp does not), are more definitely pet- ioled than many lvs. ) three at camp v margins are sinuated while those at
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camps are def. toothed or rounded apex [8-19-29 No fl of month ? Buttes Rk less common than P. micasinica] # 35 7-3-29 Festuca Early fl. Baraclois at mouth of Baraclois Rk. Culm 3-7 1/2 in. Sheaths overlapping. Those of lower low on culm v of all los on sterile shoots pubescent (the lowest ones purplish), some unquestionably closed, others open as usual. Blades very narrow v involute, glabrous v shining outside; ridged v hairy inside. Spikelets and 1/2, bright green, somewhat glaucous, the tips yarrow some- times purplish. Lemmas 5 mm., slightly rough toward apex on back, terminating in sharp point or a awn 1-3 mm. Palea almost as long as lemma, minutely 2-toothed at apex, ciliate on keel v minutely pubescent on upper half of back. First glume 1-nerved; 2nd glume, 3-nerved. Lemmas (not prominently) 5-nerved. Sta- mens 3. Plants from creeping root-stock. Seems not to be F. rubra or any var. of Fovina. See G 161, BvBI 269. F. rubra L. G 161, BvBI 270
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7-3-29 Arenaria lateriflora L. G 380= Mochringia— Fenzl Bv B II 57. Bud. Barachois on Barachois Bla. Filamenta pubescent. Antlicae white. [7-6-29 Fl. Meadows & bank Barachois Blk bet. Campsford. 8-14-29 Fr. Dunn, Stepelenville Crossing Appendage at hilum clearly seen. #34 7-6-29 Poe (See 6-28-29) On 10-4-29 M.L. Fernald "reserves" decision. 7-6-29 Mimulus moschatus Dougl. G 934, Bv B III 191, BM g.C.P. 681 Fl. Roadside highway left side Robinson's Blk near mouth. "Started from post & fls thrown out many yrs ago. Called House Musk is very sweet scented when grown in house." Says Miss Nolan who lives nearby. 7-6-29 Triglochin palustris L. G 80, Bv B I 92 Fl. Marsh (prob not saline) at bend of road bet. Barachois Blk & Robinson's Blk. 5 in high [7-16-29 Fl] young fls. seaward bluffs bet. Barachois & Crabbes. Tallest scape 7 ins. 7-6-29 Stellaria graminea L. G 382= Alsine— Britton Bv B II 45 Fl. Roadside, left bank Robinson's Blk [7-20-29 Fl. Meadow, Putnam Port
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7-6-29 Stellaria borealis Bigel. G 381 = Alsine — Britton. BvB II 46 Fl. Spruce grove west of Bill Cook's, Barachois. Petals none. Agrees with desc. except styles, oftenally 4, are usually 5 quite distinct or with one of the 4 divided part its length into 2 parts giving the appearance of 5. St. angled much less in S. graminea. Lvs. larger to 1¼ x 5/₁₆ in. & more uniform width throughout, less firm & zone, esp. upper ones, ciliolate. Petals none. Sepals narrowly white-edged on edges. I see 7-11-29 7-6-29 Veronica americana Schwein G 129 BvB III 200 Bul. Cross'd near turn at no. end. 7-6-29 Leonodon autumnalis L. G 863 = Apargia autumnale (aic) BvB III 316. Fl. Meadows, N.E. bank Barachois Rd. bet. Campsford. Involucere a smoky green, tips of bracts dark, somewhat webby with white hairs, otherwise glabrous ex- cept for straight darkish hairs on mid-ribs of some bracts. Lvs. like ill BvB. [See 7-10-29 7-6-29 Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum L. G 847, BvB III 518. Fl. Meadows, Barachois Rd. 7-6-29 Drosera rotundifolia L. G 440, BvB II 303 Bud Along road • left bank • Robinsons • Brooks.
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7-6-29? Equisetum palustre L. G52, B0BI40. Sterile stems. Meadows rt. bank Barachois Bk and sterile v fertile (spores very young) pasture @o. side) road, left bank of Robinson's Bk near mouth. TB2 of type with long unbranched tip. Teeth 9, hack with hyaline white margins, branches 5-7 angled same design in cross section as stem! But sheath on st. very little if at all "widened up- ward" or "loose fitting" vs the central canal is certainly more than 1/2 diam of st.-more nearly 3/4-1/diam? Patern. 7-6-29? Equisetum arvense L. G52, B0BI39 Sterile st. only. Meadow rt. bank Barachois Bk. Branches 3 or 4 angled, these teeth long acuminate (See 6-28-19) Centrum about 1/2 total diam. 7-6-29 Carexa alpina L. G602, B0BII611 Flv bud. Com- mon in Cool's woods v along Barachois Bk's. N.B. Stigma not capitulate but 2-parted [8+24 Harry's Brook at F-ld. veterans]. To/2in triple. 7-6-29? Viola pallescens Braineed G548, B0BII556 Fl. So. end of ford road Barachois. Vigorous clumped edge of running water had one plant with lvs beneath sparsely hairy with straight white hairs as on petiole. Other plants lvs. glabrous beneath. Aruncus bears 1/2 cleistogamous fl.
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7-6-29 Callitriche Fl. Ditch near mouth J Robinson's Bk left bank Fls (at least some) perfect or perhaps to be con- sidered as 1♂ fl & 1♀ fl in axil of same lf. 7-6-29 Moneses uniflora Gray G628, BvBII 671 Fr No - east corner J cross rd (at cross) 7-6-29 Carex aurea Nutt. G 232, BvBI 397 young fr. Rt. bank Barachois Bk shortly above Camps. Amlige Perigynium globular, 3½ mm diam, orifice seems closed except for protruding (2) stigmas, fleshy, pale translucent green. A cluea leuculae. Stalks of spikes sometimes direct thru an empty per- igynium sessile in axil of bract. Scales broad, white or brown, with green mid-rib. [See 8-19-29] 7-6-29? Glycyria nervata Trin G 159 = Panicularia — Kunze BvBI 264 Fl. Meadows, Rt bank Barachois Bk. But 1st glume almost (certainly more than ½) as long as 2nd. Stamens 2. 7-6-29 Phleum pretense G 129, BvBI 191 Fl with above 7-8-29 Taraxacum officinale Weber G 865 = Leontodon Taraxacum L. BvBIII 315 Fl. Camps Barachois
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7-9-29 Euphrasia americana Wettst. G 733, BvB # 218. Fl. Common around Barcellos Camp. Flowering when less than 2in high. Anther cell fringed along the opening edges, as well as mucronate at base [8-5-29 Fl. P.R. At Black Duck; 8-7-29 Fl. River bank in front of F. & R. Cabin] # 41 7-10-29 Parnassia Adv. bud. Coast bet Barcellos Blv & Crabbs River. North of the runlet with buildings & boats at its mouth & just north a bit of overhanging fence via slide on lower part of bluff. No sedges more than 2 1/2 in.; scape angled, usually (at least) with small sessile oval lf. well below middle (often near base scape looks leafless). Largest lf basally. 5/8 x 1/2 in (often slightly cordato); petiole 1/2 in or less, rather flat & broad. Staminoidea 3-5 alenda, united below. [See 7-15, 7-20, 8-19-29 P. paniculera D.C G+44, BvB # 213 # 119 7-10-29 Habenaria hyperborea P. Br. G 308 = Limnorchis Rydt. Bo BI 554. Fl. Field near coast shortly no. of Crabbs River 7-10-29 Gentianaceae See G 6 54, BvB II 1. Very early bud. Seaward bluff 20. of Barcellos Rk. 1 in high, light green, glabrous lvs & sp. narrowly oblong 1 x 1/4 in., sessile, clasping, rounded
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at the apex, 1-nerved, the lower narrowed somewhat into petioles. Fls. solitary in axils upper lvs. Calyx with 4 deep lanceolate acute lobes. Corolla with 4 rounded almost entire lobes. Stamens 4, inserted at sinuses of corolla. Ovary almond shaped, flattened. Style none. Stigma 2-cleft. No signs of spurs or finbricate crown etc. Stamens with no peculiarities; anthers (at this stage) more than twice the length of flat filaments. St. internodes very short lvs. being close together with shallow, narrow groove [?] down each side from edges? lvs. Calyx in bud with lobes upright, flattened, 2 lobes with faces together, the other 2 (a trifle longer & perhaps narrower) each folded on mid. rib over the edges; the inner 2 [See 7-19, v 8-19-29 (Gentiana mesophila Holm G), BvB III?] 7-10-29 Gentianaceae. Very early bud, general locus above. 2 in high. Differs from above in darker color; internodes longer; St. wing-4-angled; lvs. obovate-lanceolate, several nerves from base. Fls mostly 5-memous. Corolla lobes with signs of finbricate crown at base of lobes. Stamens much smaller than in above. Calyx lobes spreading in bud, not flattened as in above. Prob. Gentiana Acanrella L var acuta Needer. G 657 = G. acuta Michx BvB III? [7-17-29 same locus.
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7-10-29 locus. Buds large, vident, sure 7-16-29? Hateraria fimbriata P.B.G311=Blephari- glotlis grandiflora Rydt.BvB1538 Bud. Edge meal- dry at top, 2 seaward bluff as.) Baraclois Bk.(2nd swale beyond the one with road leading to shore) Lip broadly fan-shaped,v fringed.Petals cut-notched. Bud white but since it is very small (only 1/2 in. exclusive) apus. probably this. [7-17-29 Same locus. Buds still white. Largest is 3/4in. (when freely open) from tip upper sepal to tip of lip. 7-10-29 Scirpus subrotinctus Fernald.G193=S. microcarpus Presl.BvB1335 Bud. Near above 7-16-29? Lentodor autumnalis L.G863=A pargia autumnale Hopfn BvBIII 3/6 Bud with ?Haben- aria fimbriata in tallish grass in wet spot. Cfd.with form like one col,7-6-29.1/0 to 10in upright (instead of less than 1/2 that length v flat on ground) hisute. Scape 401/2in with lf(3 3/4in long) where branched near top, but no scales toward top of scape. Invol.bracts more wooly on edges & inside of tip than in other form.
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7-10-29 Plantago major L. G 345, BvBIII 245 Fl young p. Sands of coast bet Barachois Blk v Crabbs! 7-10-29 Ranunculus repens L. G 397, BvBII 1/3 Fl Sands of coast bet Barachois v Crabbs Rives. Seen in fl. 7-6-29 near Robinson Blk. 7-10-29 Spergula arvensis L. G 377, BvBII 57 Fl young p. Field bet. Barachois v Crabbes. Upper st, peduncles, pedicels & outer sepals gland-tuberculent. Seeds papil- llose. [8-19-29½ Rd to North of Buttes Brook (Crabber Station)] 7-10-29 Campanula rotundifolia L. G 767, BvBIII 395 Very young bud. Field bet. Barachois v Crabbes. Aspect diff. than remembered but undoubtedly C. and axils runners at base have the round cordate lvs. But lvs. many, lanceolate, all but those at very top narrowed into petioles remotely very low toothed, 1¾ in (inc. petiole) ½ in) × ¼ in. [7-13-29 Fl Bill Cork’s fields. Lower lvs of some plants are like those seen for 7-10-29. 7-10-29 Hypericum virginicum L. G 575: Triadenum — Ref. BvBII 537 Early bud. Side by “big road” bet. Barachois v Crabbes. Lvs distinctly purple beneath.
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7-10-29? Brassica arvensis Ktze G 428:2 Sinapis—L. BuBII 193 Fl. Field on “high road” bet. Barachois Crabbies. 6-18 in., very slender (with small lvs. toothed but unlobed) to very stout (with large lvs. somewhat lobed esp toward base). Plants hispid with scattered stiff hairs. No lvs. clasping. Ovary beaked, with seed in beak. Fls 1/2-5/8 in. across. Petales 11-13 mm x 6-7 mm. The 4 green glands at base of sepals prominent. #2 7-10-29 Draba incana L. (See 7-3-29) #39 7-11-29 Stellaria borealis Bigel G 381: Alsine — Bettlton_x (See 7-6-29) BoBII 46 #44 7-12-29? Brassica juncea Cosson G 429, BuBII 193 Fl. Wedin potato patch, left side Robinson’s Blk near mouth. Fl. about same color & size as “B. arvensis (b) 7-10” but plant quite glabrous v somewhat glaucous. Pods have not the flattened beak f.? B.a. (Spec. brought in by S.v.Charle; Leggs)[See 9-16-30 #119 7-12-29 Listera cordata R.Br. G 3/6: Dphrys — L. BuBI 568 Fl. In sphagnum, swampy woods east side of ford road from Barachois Blk towards Robinsons
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Fl. 3-4mm across. Segments of lip not ciliate (See BvB). Forward curving teeth at base of lip very definite with a ridge connecting them, making effect of ox-yoke. Of the 2 spec. collected, I had 2 opp. bv, the other had 1½ at expected pt. and 1 on opp. side of scape just below infl. within 1 fl. in axil # 121 7-12-29 Habenaria obtusata Richards G 309 = Lysicella — Richards BvBI 556 Fl. Same swamp as above but not close by. Of 2 spec. collected, one had small lf (or large bract) on st. 1¼ in below girth. Column makes very def. semi-circular collar. [7-20-29 Fl. Portau Pt. Ravine west of line Quarry. Lip to 8mm long] 7-12-29 Geum macrophyllum Willd G 485, BvBII 271 Fl. By stile on path from Bill Cook's out toward station. 7-12-29 Eriophorum callitrix Clam G 196, BvBI 324 Fl. Ford Rd. Basaloids. Scales pale lead color. [7-28-29 Fl. Behren Nighlands Campsv McClennan Ptd] 7-12-29? Juncus articulatus L. G 377, BvBI 477 Fl. Bill Cook's, near stile. 3½-5½ in. lvs. from outside do- not show sepalae. Branches less wide spreading than expected from desc.
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7-12-29 Nemophila mucronata Trelease G 555 BvB #490 ft. Marsh, east side Ford Rd., Baxalis 7-12-29 lf. only from garden of Elsie Cook, called "Bara Gilade" Basal lf. with petiole 7½ in long, triangular with shallow, wide groove on top. Blade oblong 5¼ x 2 in; apex blunt, base inequilateral, finely blub- berrited, light-bright green. Both sides appear pubescent (perhaps glabrous later) & shining oil glands [20x]. The few definite lateral veins branch & rebranch so that the many ultimate veinlets terminate each side of the edge (each tooth having a veinlet). Purplish vols. (St. ridged as observed in garden east of R.P. Castysville 7-15-29) Reported as not flowering. 7-12-29 lf. only "Lad's Love" from garden of Elsie Cook 7-12-29 Linnaea borealis L. var americana Pelles G, 757 = L. americana Forbes. BvB #276 Fl. Woods en route to Elsie Cook's house. Pedicel, bracts, calyx—all glandular pubescent. One pair (the larger) bracts at base of ovary very densely glandular. Elsie calls this "Maiden's Flower". It is blossoming in clots in marsh east of the Ford road.
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7-12-29 Rumex Acetosa L. G357, Bv BI653 # H. Marsheast of road. 7-12-29? Aspidium spinulosum Sw. G43 = Dryopteris spinulosa Kuntze BvBI21. Bill Coles bluff overlooking Robinsons Bk. Indusia entirely glabrous, tho minutely toothed. Scape chaffy with more than "few" scales which have light brown (Certainly have no dark brown centers) "Sori terminal on veinlets. 7-12-29 Phegopteris polypodioides Fee. G33 = Dryopteris Phegopteris B.C. Cla BvBI23. Sp. Near above. 7-12-29 Galium triflorum Michx G750, BvBIII362 Fl o young fr. Bill Coles Ravine near style 7-12-29 Sicyrinchium angustifolium Mill G302 BvBI543. Fl. Bill Coles elsewhere (Seen in fl 6-28-29) # 89 7-12-29 Hydrocotyle americana L. G611, Bv BI 650 Fl. Baradavis Camp New to NH. # 23 7-15-29 Perillus pennsylvanica L., f. G498, Bv BI 328 Young fr from same tree as 6-28-29 #22- Fr. (a.A.s.) ± 5mm diam. Stone a little ridged inside
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7-15-29 Ranunculus Flammula, var filiformis Hosk G 395-inc in R. reflores H. Br B II/07 FL. Rt. bank Barachio Bk in mud, shortly belwo R.R. bridge. Low very filiform. [7-27-29 FL. Trout Bld] #42 7-15-29 Parnassia pariflora DC. G 449, Br B II/13 FL. Rt. bank Barachio Bk. First meadow above camp 1 obsilke P. ? 7-10-29 but Stamina occasionally 3-4 are usually 5-6 (the 6th ± well developed once. St. angled. The sessile lf. which is on most of the stems is almost always well below the middle. 7-15-29 With above. Very early bud. St. 5½ in high, very slender, angled from bases of the alt. lvs., a few hairs at base otherwise glabrous. St. lfy to top. (lvs. few, 6 in all) St-lvs. narrowly oblanceolate 7/8 in x 1/2 in, 1-nerved, very long tapering to base, almost entire but with very low callosus spots like teeth (distant) & a similar callosus at blunt end. The 2 lowest lvs. (within ½ in. of base of St.) similas but broader, 3/8 in, v more def. narrowed into petioles which (like at. at this point) are sparsely hairy. Infl. panicule ter. terminal of few fls. in axile of bracts like lvs but linear. Calyx 5 lobed linear; corolla either 5-petaled or 5-lobed. Stamens 5. Ovary inferior, with 2 cells many ovules on axile.
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placentae. Stigma pers 2-lobed (Above desc. Aug. gets nothing as possible) Redicles have 2 glands at apex. (Possibly Campanula rotundifolia's the "glands" are beginnings of bracts or pedicel "Callus spots" similar found on C. r - 7/17-29). The ovary seems def. 2-celled. 7-15-29 Alnus crispa Ait. G336 = A. Alnobetula T. Koel. BoBI 613, I. young fr. At banks Baradavisator R.P. Bridge II young shoots, Bill Cooks by path. cfl with. III Alnuedra Mureel growing near I. Bark not as unlike as previously this I is grayer as the thin white veil were drawn over it. I've. markedly dif. I has lvs comparatively smooth above with yellowish cast beneath. III has lvs. with veins impressed above & very prominent beneath. lvs rugose above & whitish beneath. 7-15-29 ? Populus Canidiana Ait. G329, BoBI 588. Same area as 6-28-29. Many lvs. as def. cordate v broad as ill. (BoB) this others are narrow & rounded or truncate. Petiols v lvs. beneath very finely pubescent (20x) shows yellowish resinous deposits. lvs dark green above, white beneath. Strongly odorous. Suckers freely from it with lvs oval, rounded at base (not at all like lvs on tree). Bark gray, broken No flw fr.
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7-15-29 Juniperus communis L. var depressa Pers. G67: J. sibirica Burgeal. BvBI66 7-15-29 Polypodium vulgare L.G34, BvBI36 young sp. Barachio. P'd from meadows & Bill Cole's house [6-20-37 Dick Cole, Elsie's father, brought specimen from a few miles up Barachio Bl as a rarity saying people came from a distance to gather it for medicinal use] 7-15-29 Aspidium spinulosum Sw. var. intermediun DC Eatm G49 = Dryopteris intermedia Gray BvBI22 Sp. Near 3rd house east of R.R.Station (Cattsville) P'd young spec. as fronds only 5in long. Scales not noticeably dark centered but indusia are "denticulate and biset with stalked glands". Some stalked glands also on lower surface of frond. Frond has flat effect 7-15-29 Galeopsis Tetralix L. G699, BvBIII 119 Fl. Meadows by Barachio Bl (a very common weed at Bill Cole's) Upper lip of carolla toothed at summit (See note) 7-4-29 Middle lobe of lower lip sometimes only truncate. 7-15-29 Cirsium lanceolatum Hill G857, BvBIII 549 Bud. Common weed around Barachio's region 7-15-24 Cirsium arvense Scop. G858, BvBIII 553 Bud. Common weed around Barachio's region.
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#118 7-15-29 Habenaria hyperborea P.Be. G 308 = Limnorchis Rydb. BuBI 554 Fl. Rt. bank Barcluis Bk. Meadow shortly above camp. #88 7-15-29 Viola cucullata Ait G 581, Bu BI 552. Meadow at bank Barcluis Bk. 7-16-29 Habenaria dilatata Gray. G 308=Limnorchis Rydb. BuBI 554. Fl. Brought in by Charlie Legge from 1st meadow above camp, Rt. bank Barcluis Bk. Cfd with H. hyperborea of 7-15-29 [7-26-29 Fl. Port au Port Meadow in front gate at Line quarry & in ravine west of Line Quarry. 8-23-29 Fl. Highlands Pond, ½ east of cabin into Lotella Kalmii. Note: very often tip of lip remains caught in tip of upper sepal even after pollen is gone] #3 7-17-29 Draba cinerea L (G), Bu BI 150 (See 7-9 and 7-10-29 #33 7-17-29 Iris setosa Pall var. canadensis Foster G 300= I. Hexagonica Pennng BuBI 536 Fl. unisepae fl. Shore, Rt bank Barcluis Brook. (See 6-30 and 8-9-29)
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7-17-29 Halenia deflexa Griseb. G 659, Bv CIII /5 FR. Fields 20. ?Barachois Blk and (in very early bud) on seaward bluffs below. General look suggests Cornus canadensis. Distinguished from Gentiana amarella var. acuta, when not in fl., by its not being auriculate clasping at base and unridged grooves or st. alternating in the nodes narrower v less distinct. [8-19-29 FLOuncipae fr. Fields bet. Highlands Camp and mouth ?Butter Blk. Placentae projectin- ward in 2 woolly folds] 7-17-29 Gentianacea Same as 7-16-29. Same locus. Very young buds only. Cfd with Gentiana Amarella L. var acuta Nelder (? 7-17-29 ident. unquestioned?). Anthers at this stage 2 mm, reaching almost to tips ? corolla lobes while G.A.-a. basanthers 1mm reaching less than halfway to tips of corolla. (very flatter then G.A.a. but stigmas seem the same. Oules many covering most inner surface while in G.A.a. there are 4 distinct rows, 1 row each side ? suture? Filaments affixed only slightly below sinus ? corolla while in G.A.d. they are affixed near base of corolla tube. This is not as common as G.A.a which, in turn, is less common than Halenia deflexa. All spec found were bet. mouth ? Bar- achois v the brooklet where there were a few-
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buildings and a boat beached, low almost beeled at base. Mid-rib apt to be purplish on back. [See 8-19-29 (Gentiana neophila Holm G), BSB III 7] 7-17-29 Seedlings 1/2 in high in a clump. Seaward bluff so. J Barachois Blk. Thought at first to be Ranunculus cymbalariae Turcz. but lvs are often 3-parted to base, each segment with 3-5 teeth, sharper than is us- ual in R.C.- and for each segment sharpness at base. St., petiole edges of lvs pinkish. 7-17-29 Campanula rotundifolia L. N.B. the early round lvs distinguishable from violet lvs by the callus spots which serve as teeth. 7-17-29 ? Lycopeous uniflorus Michx G 769, BSB III 147. Very early bud (not examined) but tubercous st. evident. Seaward bluff so. J Barachois Blk, [8-13-29 Fl. Stephenville Crossing beach back of Dun v elsewhere. 7-17-29 Deschampsia flexuosa Trin G 140, BSB II 216 Fl. Fields on top J bluff so. J mouth J Barachois Brk. Distinguished from D. caespitosa (see 7-26-29) by the very
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7-17-29 very fine bristle-like lvs, the much fewer & slightly larger florets & the twisted awns that are exserted. Culms 1/6 in high [7-2-17-29 Meadow along Trout Bk to 30in high. In both cases prolonged rachilla not found or very minute] #45 7-17-29 Agrostis alba d var maritina G.F.W.Mey. G132 = A. marina Lam. BoBI 208. Fl. So. ? mouth of Baraclos Bk. Perhaps on seaward bluffs. 5-11 in high. Spikelet 2mm long. Glumes equal, the 1st beaked & hispidulous on upper part of back, 2nd broader & rounded & smooth on back. Both 1-nerved. Lemma hyaline, 3-nerved, about 1/2 mm, very finely toothed at huncate apex. Palet 1/2 as long as lemma & also 1-nerved. #36, #38 7-17-29 Festuca Fl. Seaward bluffs so. ? mouth of Baraclos Bk 4-7 in. Spikelets 10mm including awns. Lemma exclusive awns 5mm. (These meas. suggestive rather than exact.) F. rubra L. G161, BoBI 290 #37 7-17-29 Festuca Fl. Perhaps in meadows abor the seaward bluffs. 13-17 in. Spikelets 15mm including
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awns. Lemma exclusive awn 7mm. Florets 8. (These meas. suggestive rather than exact.) 27 7-19-29 Calamagrostis canadensis Beauv. var acuminata Vasey G 135 inc in C. — Beauv BoBI 209 Early fl. Bill Cook's near path. 2 ft. pale green. Sheaths longer than internodes. Glumes downy pubescent. But has, otherwise, main characteristics. Spikelet 4 mm long. [7-26-29 Harry's Brook, common around For de Plein Cabin. Spikelets purplish, 4 mm long (Consides poss. ? C. langsdorfii since lemma seems always dentate)] 7-19-29 Aretlusa bulbosa L. G 312, BoBI 562 Fl. Marsh along west side R.P. no. 1 Stephenville Crossing frequent and seen in profusion from train in various marshes at Carpville & Stephenville Crossing. About 6 in high. 7-19-29 Calopogon pulchellus R.B2. G 312 = Limodorum tuberosum L. BoBI 563 Fl. With abor, in drier spots and much less frequent, only a few spec. found. Leaves 6 in or less with 2-7 flo. [7-31-29 Marsh west of For de Plein Cabin x Question: est mine 1937
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7-19-29 Andromeda glaucophylla Link G635 inc. in A. Polifolia L. BvB II 689. Very young fs. Marsh along P.R. no. 3 St. Crossing. Cfd with Polisia Polifolia same locus. N.B. as dif. that lvs of A. are all very veined above (like some kinds of leathery) [8-5-29 Young fs. Force-a-Plain Marsh. Young lvs usually narrow, green & strongly revolute, like older ones but not infrequently shoots bear pinker/red lvs, much broader (to 3/8 in.) revolute or flat] 7-19-29? Pyrus melanocarpa Willd. G 459: Aronia — Britton BvB II 291 Young fs. Low shrub along P.R. no. 3 St. Crossing (see 6-20-29) but since lvs. beneath, pedicels & calyx are pubescent (hardly tomentose) possibly P. arbutifolia L. f. var. atropurpurea Robinson. Calyx lobes somewhat glandulous. Points of teeth curved inward (on upper side ?) so that only the rounded backs is visible to eye. 7-19-29? Vaccinium pennsylvanicum Lam. var. augustifolium Gray G 639. No flow fs. With bot. largest l. 14 x5 mm. [8-5-29? Young fs. in Force-a-Plain Marsh. cfd with V. pennsylvanicum] same date & locus. 7-19-29 Gaultheria bacca L. C.Koch G 638: G.— K. Koch BvB II 696 Fl. With above.
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N.B. Lilies in blossom at Parkan Post 7-20-29. # 123 7-20-29 Asplenium viride Nuds. G 38, BvBI 28. Limestone cliffs. Portan Post. in ravine just west of quarry. Spores both young and old. Sori flattens confluent covering the pinnace # 90 7-20-29 Cystopteris fragilis. Bernh G 48: Filix — Underw. BvBI/5. Sori with above. Stipe smooth, fragile slender brittle. Blabs 4-6 in. Indusium light green still showing after spores turn black, giving a curious cuplike effect 7-20-29 Aspidium. Prob. near above but not in crevices rock like on slopes below. Tri-pinnatified the pinnules not sessile v deeply cut. Indusura rhachis glandulas. Indusium still intact, white translucent as spores grow through into it 7-20-29 Vaccinium Vitis-Idea L. var. minus Hodd G 641: Vitis-Idea Vitis-Idea Britton BvBI 679. Fl remains last yrs. fs. Portan Post. Blue east of lime quarry called “Partridge Berry” by little girl.
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7-20-29 Polygonum viviparum L. G35: Bistorta vivipara S.F.Gray Bo BI671 FR.Portau Port.Cliffs well bay east of limerduary. 2 fls, at end of raceme (sepals green at base, white above); all the rest of the raceme bears bulblets (green as yet) 7-20-29 ? Phegopteris Dryopteris Fee G35: Dryopteris - Button Bo BI 233 pres. Portau Port, east of limerduary with Vaccinium Vitis. Idea var minus (limestone under the soil) Blades erect. Pinnae starred & withered looking, with segments curled back, perhaps because growing in sun - not at all flat or fresh looking like those growing in shade. But forb not P. Robertiana since no glands discernable. Fronds as pressed did not withered since collecting 7-20-29 Phegopteris polypodioides Fee G35: Dryopteris Phegopteris C.Cls. Bo BI 233 pres. Portau Port, lime Duality, prob on east side. 7in x 7 in. Many s hairs on margins & midrib pinnately branched or ( since, esp on midrib, the central portion is broad) these may be considered as scales with hairy edge (W.B. If scales note that they are white & translucent like hairs, not like the brown chaffy scales whose margins are not hairy), their acuminate tips often turning brown.
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7-20-29 Cirsium muticum Michx G 858, BoBII 553 Bud v, rotter stems, remains of last yrs. ft. Portau Post, above west of Lime Quarry. Ivs white webby beneath. Ivs in the main, possibly only at base. [7-27-29 Ft. Meadow by Trout Bk. 7-5-29 var. subpinnatifidum Fernald Ft. Road east of Highlands Camp.] vs only slightly lobed Main st. had been destroyed so that specimen consisted of a lower branch which may account for ivs of dif. shape than in species. 7-20-29 Geum rivale L. G 486, BoBII 373 Fl. ft. Portau Post. Above west of Quarry [also 7-21 later around Force- le-Plain Cabin]. St. above v peduncles purplish. Pedicels, outside of calyx lower part & style gland-pubescent. 7-20-29 Sanicula marylandica L. G610, BoBII 623 Fl. Near above. 7-20-29 Pyrola secunda L. G 628, BoBII 671 Fl. v remains of last yrs. ft. Portau Post. Down vacant lots across from store at Lime Quarry. Racemes ascund. Petals finely denticu- late. 7-20-29 Corallorhiza trifida Chatelain G 317 = C. Coral- corrhiza Karst. BoBII 574. Fl. very badly withered. Part of part in wet scrubby meadow below store at Lime Quarry, in shade.
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#124 7-26-29 Saxifraga aizoides L. G 446 = Leptasea — Haw. BvB II 2/1 Bud, at foot of gypsum cliff, Kitters River (bunch only, found which part only collected) Studied 7-31-29 when fl fully opened in house. Not glabrous (See BvB) but puberulent. 7-20-29 Vicia Cracca L. G 526, BvB II 409. Fl. Field top. Store Line Quarry. Portau Port. 7-20-29 Myosotis laxa Lelin G 684, BvB III 85 Fl. Portau Port. Rivulet in meadow in front of Store Line Quarry. 7-20-29 ? Arenaria peploides L. G 380: Honkenya — Ehrl. BvB II 58. No fls. Small beach east of Lime Quarry. Portau Port 7-20-29 Allium Schoenoprasum L. var sibiricum Haskin. G 287: A. sibiricum L. BvB I 497 Bud. Meadow in front of Store Line Quarry, Portau Port. Fl. seems malformed as tho' inside the normal (stamen) were some small scales (perianth parts?) each subtending a small stamen. 7-20-29 Empetrum nigrum L. G 551, BvB II 476 Noff
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or fr. Portan Park bluff in front & store at Lime Quarry. lvs. glandulas on what seems to be edge or edges? particles [7-19-29 No fl, 1 fr. March along P.P. north & Stephenville Crossing. 8-29-29 Fr. Between Highlands camp and McClennan's Pond. Fr. soft plasti- cif] #30 7-20-29 Primula laurentiana Fernald Young fr. on limestone cliff in little bay east of Lime Quarry, Portan Park. (See 7-3-29 #27 7-20-29 Primula mistassinica Michx. G644, BvBII708 Further back in meadow than #30 #48 7-20-29 A. clivis Fl. Portan Park. Rocks in bay east of Lime Quarry. 2 1/2 - 6 1/2 in high. Bracts all brown margined. St atilly woolly, lvs beneath less so. Blade frays 2 1/2mm which is fully half the height involucrae. Bsd. only A. millefolium L. G845, BvB#515 but could it pass. to A. borealis Bougead. G845, BvBII576 ? 7-20-29 Cornus stolonifera Michx. G624, BvBII662. Fr. 1 young fr. Portan Park. Revise west of Lime Quarry. lvs white beneath. Both sides has minute short white closely appressed hairs, often 2 hairs arising from same point. Similar hairs on peduncles & pedicels.
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7-20-29 pedicels ovary, these later (and similar hairs on young shoots, petioles & veins beneath) sometimes turning brown [7-23-29 around Force la Plais Cabin. 7-20-29 Brassica campestris L. G 428, Rv BI 193 Fls young fr. Field bd. Stephenville Crossing v Stephenville. Quite glabrous v glaucous except the very lowest (withering) lvs which are hispidulous both sides. Fl bright yellow, about ½ in wide. Petals 11-12mm X 5-6mm. The green glands evident as in B arvensis [7-10-29] 7-20-29 Polystichum Braunii Fee G 44, Bu BI 17 Sp. Kibbers River, foot of gypsum cliff [7-22-29 Common on Harry's Rd around Force-la-Plain Camp # 43 7-20-29 Parnassia pariflora DC. G 449, Bu BI 213 Cliffs of little bay just east of Lime Quarry, Portau Ptd. 5 Staminaidea 5-6. R.B. now thinks earlier Ps per- haps also this [As proved to be true. See 7-16 & 7-15-29] 7-20-29 Fragaria Young fr. Portau Port. Bluff in front gate at Lime Quarry. Scape as high as lvs. Lush, compound. Scape & exo. Petioles markedly spreading pubescent. lfts pubescent & not glaucous above. Cfl with.
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F.J 7-22-29. 7-22-29 Fragaria virginiana Duchesne G 479, BoB II 260. Ripe fr. Harry's Blm near Force le Plain Cabin. Fr. globos albescens imbedded. Scapc glabrous below. Pubescence sparse veilay appressed. Lvs glabrous above ("slightly coriaceous") & glaucous tolt sides. 7-22-29 Senecio aureus L. G 854, BoB III 544. Fl. Force le Plain. Basal lvs springing from rosetch (not at immed- iate base of fl. st.) vary much more deeply cordate than ill. Plant over 2 ft high. Basal lvs 3¼ x 27/8. Tips of involucral bracts dark & somewhat woolly or margined. Fl head 1 in acros x ½ in high. 7-22-29? Senecio Balsamitae Muhl G 854 = S. paniculatus Michx BoB III 545. Fl. near above. 8 in high. Fl head smaller (3/4 in acros x 1/4 in high). Corresponds to disc. BoB except glabrous throughout, not so well to disc. G. Young albescens look as if they would be hispidulous on edges. [See 8-11-29] 7-22-29 Apocynum cannabinum L. var. hyper- icifolium Gray G 663 = A. sibiricum Jacq. BoB II 22 Fl. Rt bank Harry's Brook. South of Force le Plain Cabin.
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#4 7-22-29 Epilobium latifolium L. = Chamaenerion — Sweet BvB II 590 (not in G.), Fl. H at bank Harry’s Rd just below F.leP Cabin. Fl with nearby spec of E. angustifolium in bed. 7-22-29 Salurea vulgaris Fritsch G 706: Clinopod. nim vulgare L. BvB III 138 Fl. Around F.leP Cabin 7-22-29 Shepherdia canadensis Nutt G 590 = Lepasa gyraca — Greene BvB II 5%. Young fs. F.le P Cabin. #91 7-23-29 Anemone virginiana L. G 402, BvB II 99 Fl. Harry’s Rd. F: le P. Cabin. Fl 1½ - 1¾ inches. Sepals more or less lacrate at apex A. repens Fernald New to Arfled [G] Due in A. virginiana L. BvB. 7-23-29 ?Dox weticillata Gray G 538. BvB II 489 young fs. short pedicelled, clustered. Stigmas seem to be 3-parted, sebile (judged by remains on fs. Most have fallen leaving a small, almost circular scar) At stem end is an almost circular disk from which small 3-nerved, lanceolate, acute, not ciliate, thin, dried lobes are falling (number
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not ascertainable) F2. Contains 3 flatish mottled. Lvs. alt. oval or ovate 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. Petioles 1/4in. Stipules small, narrowly linear acum-inate, axil persisting but drying v. red. de- ciduous. Lvs acute or acuminate at apex, obtuse at base, lateral nerves strong (several). lf serrate but tip of tooth turned inward so that only its rounded back is visible to eye...Lfs dark green above, somewhat lighter veining below, glab- rous except poss. on veins beneath. R.H. bank Harry Brook top F. & P. Cabin. [8-11-29 Some fs. has turned thru red. Almost Hick. This is Rhamnus alnifolia L'Her. G 561, BvB II 503 8-19-29 No fls. fs. Rd Highlands Camp toward mouth of Butter Brook; 9-5-29 F2. (poor spec) in 1st marsh east of Highland Camp. 7-23-29 Prunus virginiana L. G 498 = Padus americana Roemer BvB II 329. Young fs. Beriguthin by Charles from near F. & P. Cabin. 7-25-29 Mentha arvensis L. G 711, BvB II/52. FL. Harry's Bk. Shortly below Capt. Campbell's house. Lower lvs oval, rounded at apex, almost sessile. Upper lvs ovate, acute, petioled v much more sharply serrate (serration not "close", see G)
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7-25-29 Scutellaria lateriflora L. G 694, Bv III 106 Bud v/1st fl. Harry's Blk just 2s. J Capt. Campbells. [8-26-29 Fl. west side Nighland Pond 7-25-29 Agimonia striata Michx G 494, Bv II 368 Early fl. Nectar. Resinous dots of beneath foliaki- fuel but visible only mag. (20x). No glands on rachis Root stock with several enlarged projections (prot. buds for next ys.) but buds not at all enlarged-tuberculous [7-27-29 Fl. Trout Blk. Duft. esp. Calyx tube seems minutely glandular. 7-25-29 Bromus Ciliatus L. G 164, Bv BI 20%. Early 1 bet F.le P. Cabin v Capt. Campbells [8-19-29 Young Jr. Nighl. land Pond. Rd thru James Gates place 7-25-29 Sphenopholis pallens Scribn. var major G 138 inc in B.—Scribn. Bv BI 244 Fl. Bet. F.le P. Cabin v Capt. Campbells. [See 7-24-30 7-25-29 Rosa nitida Willd G 496, Bv II 285 No fl or fr. Rt. bank Harry's Blk bet F.le P.Cabin v Capt. Campbells. [8-11-29 Fl. White's Camp below F.le P.Cabin on Harry's Blk] 7-25-29 Senecio vulgaris L. G 852, Bv III 537 FL Bet F.le P. v Capt. Campbells [8-1-29 Fl. Note how at. tip with long wooly hairs often below sparing- ly pubescent with similar tho shorter hairs
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7-25-29 Viburnum Opulus L. var. americanum At G459 inc in V. Opulus L. Bo BIII 270 No fls ft Harry's Blk. 7-25-29 ? Solidago hispida Muhl G189, BoBIII 384 But Harry's Blk. [8-6-29]2. Prob. near building at mouth of Trout Blk. Locality tentative. Young glabrous hairy. 7-25-29 ?? Festuca rubra L. G161, BoBI 238 Fls Harry's Blk bet F. le P. Cabin v Capt. Campbells. Seems surely F., and if so, no other possibility. Culms solitary from glabrous creeping rootstock, to 2 1/2 ft high. Basal leaves narrow folded rather than involute. St. lvs about 4 in long less than 1/8 in wide, flat, strongly ridged above. Suff. glaucous light green. Flt about 10 mm long, lemma about 6 mm with awn 1 1/2-2 mm additional. 7-25-29 Trisetum melicoides Vasey G139 = G. raphispurum melicoides Beauv. BoBI 262 Fls Harry's Blk bet. F. le P. Cabin v Capt. Campbells. Awns 2 mm long [8-6-29 Mouth of Trout Brook awns 1mm or awnless. 7-25-29 Rhinanthus Fl. Harry's Blk bet. F. le P. Cabin v Capt. Campbelli Simple 2 in. high (Prob. in meadowgrass). Corolla yellow without purple teeth or dark spots at base of lateral lobes.
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7-25-29 lots. St. without black markings. This might be considered R. oblongifolius but lv are deltoid lance- olate, long pointed and are minutely softly pubescent above (not scabrous), more nearly glabrous below (7-17-29 R. with no black marks or at all yellow flo found in fields above bluff co.) mouth of Baraelino Rk. Not studied [See 8-5-29 [?]x 7-25-29 Euphorbia Randii Robinson G733, BVB III 218 Fl. Harry's Blk bet Fl & P. Cabin o Capt. Campbells Cordla 5-6 mm, dorsally. Whitish with yellow eye (no blue) slightly pubescent outside, esp on upper lip [See 8-13-29] x[See 7-25-29 Aspidium spinulosum Sw. var. intermedium D.C. Eaton G43= Dryopteris intermedium Gray BVB II 22 Woods bet Sir John Campbell's & Capt. Campbella. Spores. Frons narrow, pinnae not oblique, inclusions and undersurface glandular [See 7-15-29, 8-1-29 7-25-29 Artemisia Canadensis Michx G 848, BVB III- 5-23 Sud. Rt. bank Harry's Blk in sand & gravel St purple 7-25-29 Smilicina stellata Des! G 291=Vagnesia
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- Morning. BoBI 576. Unisetae. Common at F. le P. Cabin 7-26-29 Deschampsia Cespitosa Beauv. G146, BoBI 215 Fl. Edge Harry's Rkt at F. le P. Cabin. Normally involute (some flat) but not at all as finely reflexed as D. flexuosa (7-19-29). Spikelets in this as in D. f., a silvery mauve very beautiful in sunshine. Pedong. ed racillula very evident. 7-26-29 Poa triflora Gilit G 156, BoBI 256 Fl. Common around F. le P. Cabin. # 57 7-26-29 Poa Fl. Bed. F. le Plain Cabin v Siphlen Campbelli, woods path. [R.B.N. thought this v the following might be P. debilis Torr G 157, BoBI 255 but M.L. Fernald 10-8-29 says "Now separated as P. saluensis. 7-27-29? Poa debilis Torr G 157, BoBI 255 (same as #57) Fl. Somewhere along Trout Rd. Very weak, slender. Floret 5mm (not 3-4mm.) 0.5 to 3mm wide (not 2mm.) (See G) but lemmas quite naked except for sparse webbing at base, so this is only possibility
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# 58 [Crepis biennis L. G 870, Bv/Bl/III 327] New to Nfld. 7-27-29 Compositae - Liguliflorae Full fl. Field at mouth Throat Blk. 3 ft in high. St. be- low more or less distinctly purple striped, the lower bin. mostly purplish (or reddish.) Ridged & more or less rough three-out but never with the stellate hairs) Hieracium Canadense (27-28-29). 1ft to top. Low all narrow runcinate, pinnatifid. Basal & lower st-lvs. on long petioles, the upper sessile but hardly, if at all, cleaving. Basal lvs(with petioles) to 7½ in. St. lvs bare & tip progressively (upward) very narrowly elongated. Lvs lacerate below, esp. or veins, almost glabrous above. Infl. Comprombly paniculate. Heads yellow 1/2 in across. Invol. ½ in high. Principal series 1, bracts appressed linear, with thick bases pubescent outside, rosy green colored outside with thick dark hairs from base to about the middle. These bracts sur- rounded at base with bracts about 1/2 as long, spreading esp. after anthesis. These shorter bracts similar to the others but without any of the thick hairs or without thickened bases. Achenes (fs. young) cylindrical, beardless, not conspicu- ously narrowed at either end, glabrous, ridged (12-13 ridges counted) the ridges minutely papillose. Pappus white (a.T.S.), not esp. copious, denticulate but less so than in Hieracium Canadense. Root stock thickish, about ¾ in long. Receptacle flat, min- utely fimbriate. Bv/Bl Crepis biennis L. G 870
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3vBIII 327 #55 7-27-29 Viola 1 fading flv several plants (8) which part taken in gravel on island opp. mouille - downstream some 20 - -6 Trout Bk. Plant glabrous except for tuft of few hairs in axils (some of the keel or upper side) low. Fl. blue with white (bluelined) center. All petals beardless. Fl. large 1 5/16 in from tip of lower petal to end of spur (but spur hardly 3/8 in long). Spur round. Lower petal shallowly 2-lobed at apex. Cleistogamous flo on ascending peduncles, ovoid. Low. cordate, basal sinus rather broad. [ V. nephrophylla Greene G581, BvBII 55 ] #52 7-27-29 Pyrola asarifolia Michx G639, BvBII 670 Fl. Under trees in field at mouth of Trout Bk (numerous there - spot not esp. wet or swampy) Petals very pale pink, the pinkish effect heightened by pedicels & stamens. Most low distinctly cordate not rounded at base. Low only found near F. d. P. Cabin 7-24-29). Plants 6-8 in. high. Fls 3/8 in across. Anther sacs with slight protuberances at end opp. openings. Low. to 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. Scapes bracted.
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7-27-29 Pyrola minor G 628, BvB#670. Young fs. No side j path along Trout Bk bet our luncheon beach v the trout live. Scape coin high, 6-fl at very tip [8-1-29 FL few at top] scape with young fs. Rt. banks Hairy's Bk, opp Red Roch Hole. Many plants seen just there. Stigma just visible at mouth. J globular corolla. Some plants bore low fs 1/2 in above base of stem. 7-27-29 Pyrola secunda L. G 628, BvB#671 Bud. With above and much more common. Note: hrs instead J all basal as in the 2 species desc above are scattered along an erect st. about 1 in high from top of which scape arises. [8-5-29 FL. Skip woods on path. F.le.P. Cabin to R.R. #49 7-27-29 Listera auriculata Wiegand G316 = Ophrys — House BvB# 568: FL badly faded. Trout Bk in altrula behind our little luncheon beach. No sign J ciliation on lip. Otherwise as desc. 7-27-29? Viola renifolia Gray. G584, BvB#555. Cleist- gamous flow young capsules. Nonormal fls. Trout Bk fars b. near Pyrola. Hrs orbicular or oblong, usually very round at apex; sinus deep but so narrow lobe ftws overlap. Hrs usually pubescent above beneath with scattered erect hairs; petioles the same
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glabrous. Clis. fls. very small on slender horizontal peduncles. 7-27-29 ? Anthoxanthum odoratum L. G 121, BvBI 7/11 Fl. Trout Rk. Indepwoods, just west of limestone beach. (N.B. found in fl 6-31-39 Spruce Rk). 3 ft high. Glumes only very sparsely pilose. Pedicels hairy. Awns 2nd sterile lemma strongly twisted (not bent) at base v dark colored. # 92 7-27-29 Holcus lanatus L. G 137 = Nothoholcus — Nack. BvBI 2/14. Fl. Meadows along Trout Rk. Panicle not "purple" but white, the glumes being bright white with green nerves. Awns not hooked as far as observed. 7-27-29 Festuca Early fl. Dry poor soil, upper part of field at mouth of Trout Rk. Culms 4-9½ in slender wiry looking naked, as the few lvs. are on lower part with involute blades less than ½ in long. Panicles ½ -¾ in long, purplish & more or less glaucous. Culms purplish above. Basal lvs. none longer than 5½ in & often much less. Spikelet usually 7-8mm long in- cluding awns (longest 10mm). Lemma 5-7mm in- cluding the 1-2mm awn. Lemma mostly smooth but one culm from same clump had lemmas definitely glaucous. Perhaps F. rubra L. G 161, BvBI 3/70
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7-27-29 Lolium perenne L. G/165, BvBI 281 Fl Meadow 7-27-29 Alopecurus geniculatus L. var aristulatus Torr. G/129=A.aristulatus MieliX BvBI/93. Flo falling fr. Meadows left bank Trout Rk opp. lunches beach. Panicla very narrow, about 1/4 in wide (1-2 milong.) Spiklets slightly less than 8mm. Anx erecta about 1/2 mm. 7-27-29 Galium palustre L. G/149, BvBI II 265 Flo young fr with above. #46 7-27-29 Agrostis alba L. var vulgaris Thunb. G/132 inc in A. alba L. BvBI 208 Fl Meadow Rt. bank Trout Rk. Culms 12-17 in high. Low narrow, short v tending to become in- volute, at least indrying. Ligules less than 1mm. Spiklet 2 mm long. Lemma 1 1/2 mm. Palea about 3/4 mm. Glumes purplish except at light colored Tip. Whole effect very airy. 7-27-29 Arrhenatherum elatius Beauv. G/141, BvBI 220 Fl Meadows. Rt bank Trout Brook near fishing hole. Callus hairy. Grain globules pubescent. Nodes 1/8 in long enlarged v conspicuous [8-6-29 Meadow at mouth of Trout Rk or near Red Rock Pool on left bank Some spec. had short awn on upper lemma.
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7-27-29 Cinna latifolia Griseb. G137, BoBI202 FL. In woods, rt. bank Trout Bk. near Pyrola minor v P. secunda. FL Prob. Abortively never more than 6mm. wide & palea seems 1-nerved only, hence perhaps C. arundinacea L (not like still BoB.) Awn very slender. Awn 1mm or slightly more. Glumes not more than 1/2 mm dif. in length. Spikelst without awn being not more then 4mm, The 2nd glume about equalling the lemma. Glumes & lemma seem smooth except on beak. [8-5-29 FL, Campbells FL near Black Duck Hx; L2212mm wide. Panicle 12-15 in long profuse. (7-27-29 space prob not well developed) 3 nerves of palea not distinguishable. Lemma seems entire at tip. Looked broad flat look. Panicle shining light green. 8-19-29 FL, Highland Pond on rd thru James Gale's place. 7-27-29 Danthonia spicata Beauv. G142, BoBI222 FL. Meadows along Trout Bk. # 93 New to Nfld 7-27-29 Lotus corniculatus L. G511, BoBI.359 FL on young gf. Meadows at mouth of Trout Bk. One plant only seen. 7-27-29 Festuca elatior L. G162, BoBI 272 FL. Meadow along Trout Brook.
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7-27-29 Oenothera muricata L. G598, BvBII/595 Fl v old fs. Rt bank Trout Bk at fishing hole. To 16 is high. Some hairs have the enlarged (but not red) bases Lower fls are certainly in axils of foliage lvs. #60 7-27-29 Mentha arvensis L. G7II, BvBIII/52 Bad Meadows along Trout Bk, perhaps at fishing hole. Not like M. arvensis of 7-25-29 nor like mint noted at F & P Cabin which is ptsd. M. arvensis was Canadensis [? 8-14-29 Fl. Rt from Crabber Station to Highland River Bridge. But calyx teeth not subulate (BvB) lvs not acuminate (G). Begin- nings of branches in upper axils below inf. Lower lvs purplish beneath. 7-27-29 Potentilla monspeliensis L. G482, BvBII/ 253. Early fl. Meadows by Trout Brook 7-27-29 Betula Well developed fs. Trout Bk. Medium sized tree. All lvs under 6 cm. hence perhaps B. alba L. G335. Otherwise var papyrifera Spach. Fluiting bract has lateral lobes rounded v at sinus somewhat overlapping the narrower ovate central lobe.
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{ ? psycodes Sw 7-27-29 Habenaria } ? fimbriata P.Br Fl. Hayfield at mouth of Trout Bk A. 16 in high, Raceme 3 1/2 cm there. Lip 15 mm wide. Fringe cut to varying depths but on lateral lobes is sometimes cut half the length of lobe. Color not deep. Sinus bet. lobes not conspicuous, no wider than cuts in fringe B. 16 in high. Raceme 3 1/2 cm there. Lip 12 mm wide. Divisions narrower with sinus under them in A. & fringe noticeably less deeply cut, hardly if ever more than 1/3 length of lobe. Color rather deeper than A. has seen perhaps narrower than A. C. 13 3/4 in high. Raceme 3 cm there. Lip 12 mm v like B. But shade of fl more nearly like A. Small pollinia green B vs C prob are H. psycodes Sw G 311 = Blephariglottis Rydlt. BvBI559. A. may be H. fimbriata P.Br G 311 = B grandiflora Rydlt BvBI558. (A looks dif than B & C and evidently fl'd a bit earlier.) (See 7-31-29) [7-31-29 Fl. one of many at Fl. & P. Cabie. 20 1/2 in high.. Raceme 3 1/2 cm there. Lip 15 mm wide. Not fringed more than 1/2. Sinus very wide. Blade about as A. No doubt same species as B & C.
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7-27-29 Alopecurus pratensis L. G129, BvB I 193 Fl. Meadows at mouth of Trout Bk. Cfr. with A. geniculatus var aristulatus ♀ 7-27-29. Panicle ½ as or more wide. 7-27-29 Myosotis scpioides L. G 683, BvB III 85 Fl. Around old house site at mouth of Trout Bk. 7-27-29 Aquaticis alba L. G 132, BvB I 303 Fl. Field, mouth of Trout Bk. 7-27-29 % Isepeeta hederacea Trevisan G 697 = Glecoma —— L. BvB III 114. Fl. In stumps at old house site at mouth of Trout Bk. Erect to 4½ in Sten. brv Calyx reddish superficial Colr. Flo blue [8-1-29 Fl. near plants ♀ 7-27-29. v like them except a dark red color. Mrs Campbell says it grows wild all over Norway.] In 7-27-29 specimens edges of revolute perhaps because growing in dry stumps. 7-28-29 % Hieracium canadense Michx G 874, BvB III 329 Early fl. Near F & P Cabin v seen other places along Harris Bk. 2 ft 4 in high. As desc. except that stems and inflo are minutely fuzzy with stalked stellate hairs. Among these on pedicels are mingled stout dark hairs with long white tips. Stout dark hairs without the long tip on bract of in.
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vulere. 1vs more acuminate than ill & dentate mostly below middle. 7-28-29 Nymphaea advena Ait. G 390 = N. - Island Bv BII 48. Fl (only) brought by Charlie from marsh F.le P. Or, since the outers & much smaller & sepals are green outside & purple inside, p.p.o., var. variegata Fernald. (has not seen). Stigma yellow. Ovary bright red. [8-28-29 Fl. Mc Clennan's Pond (Grafte) Capsels broken apart & floating about. # 94 7-29-29 Ramunculus recurvatus Poir G 397, Bv BII/111 Well adv. fr. by aide @ F.le P. Cabin. Receptacle hairy. 7-30-29 Galium asprellum Michx G 756, Bv BII 265 Just coming into fl. F.le P. Cabin. [8-19-29 Fl. Tops] Huff near mouthle @ Highlands Rives. Noticeably hay- scented 7-31-29 Habenaria blephariglottis Tost. G 316 = B.blephariglottis - Rydt. Bv BIJ557, Pollinia & caudi. yellow. Marsh west @ F.le P. Cabin. Fl.
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7-31-29 Gaylussacia dumosa T.V.G. G638, BuBII 696. F.l. Marshwest J F.le P.Cabin. 6 in high swampl All young growth with stalked resinous glands, esp noticeable on ovary v slining upper surface J loo. Corolla large v open bell shaped, white, 7mm long x 7mm across, glabrous inside & outside. Charlie says fr "black v lining, larger berries than blueberry" [8-5-29 F.l. Same locus. A Same as 7-31-29; B Same with corolla pink; C Corolla reddish-pink v smaller, 6mm long x 4mm across, v less poorly campanulate. Suggestive of G. baccata but prob not since lo are sessile v oblanecolate, corolla not resinous dotted & ovary is glandule. lar. Bracts large. 7-31-29 Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait G641 = Oxycoccus macrocarpus Pusch BuBII 705 F.l. Marshwest J F.le P.Cabin. largest lf. 8x3mm corolla seg. 9mm. 8-1-29 Impatiens biflora Walt. G560, BoBII 446 F.l. Month J Trout Rk (Plants were common at Baraclosis Brook region 8-1-29 Scutellaria galericulata L. G695, BuBII 109 F.l. Trout Rk. Only 1 plant seen (1 seen 7-15-29 in bed on Baraclosis Rk) [8-26-29 F.l. Westside J inlet to Highlands Pond. Note: hrs ] this dif from S. lateriflora
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8-26-29, in very short pistoles, oblong rather than vrate, teeth lower, v upper surface more rugose looking. # 97 8-1-29 Ranunculus Fl. v well adv. fr. Trout Blk. Stem to 3 ft. Rooting at nodes. (Seen & studied from same place 7-27-29 [10-8-29 M.L. Fernald identified this as R. Macounii Britton G 398, Bv BI 112 but see 7m4 = 35 # 56 8-1-29 Viola Fl. Sandy island oppo Cape Campobella (i.e. near # 55) One flwy. Blue. Lateral petals bearded - not heavily v not at all clavately. Odd petal narrow v boat shaped, sparcey bearded. Plant less than 2 in high: 14 7/8 x 3/4 in, glabrous. Growing in pure sand. Other plants in vicinity but none in fr. of fl. V. nephrophylla Greene G 581, Bv BI 551 # 50 8-1-29 Listera auriculata Wiegand G 316 = Ophrys --- House Bv BI 568 Fl fading. Rt. bank Harris Blk oppo Red Rock Hole with Pyxol minus.
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8-1-29 Dactylis glomerata L. G154, BV B I 351 F. Meadows along Trout Bk. 8-1-29 Conioselinum chinense B.S.P. G622, BV B II 6 No. Early bud. Left bank of Trout Brook [8-19-29 FL, Butter Flk west of James Gale's house (see 9-10-37). Agrees with desc. v ill as to at. lvs & fls but at this stage, the stibbache are almost equal, the lateral ribs not at all winged. 8-31-29 Highlands Bk above Pond. Wings of achene not yet developed. 9-7-29 Immature fr. Wet meadows, No. side of Highlands Pond bet. Camps & Gale's Fr now definitely winged. 8-1-29 ?? Glycerea nervata Trin G 159 = Panicularia — Kuntze. BV B I 364. Trout Bk FL. Stamens have shed pollen & lemma & palea are closed. Seems to ans. no other desc. but not as G.n.— is remembered. Slender, 15 ½ in tall. Panicle 4 in. tall, strict. Aikiblet 2-flb, 2 mm long, lemma 1 ½ mm long, 2nd glume 1 mm. Stamens 2. Sheaths closed to tips. Perhaps var Stricta Scrub G 159. Culm greatly flattened, at least below. 8-1-29 Cirsia alpina L. G 602, BV B #611. FLs young fr. At "Biggestone Farm" Henry Brook's Specimen
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12 in. high. Inf. branched w/ stems pubescent, increasingly so toward tip. Fz 1-celled. 8-1-29 Calamagrostis Pickeringii Gray G 134, BvB I 208. Fl. Marsh west of Red Rock Pool on Harris Blk. Callus hairs for ov short. An not yet bent. Fd with C. canadensis var acuminata at door. F & P Cabin lemma seems always erose or toothed 8-1-29 Scirpus caespitosus L. G 196, BvB I 328 Fl. Marsh west of Red Rock Pool. [9-3-29 Fl. Marsh on east side of McClennan's Pond (Highlands)] Achene flat m back, rounded or front but with lighter brown ridge down middle; front like three or lateral edges. In some cases infected with smut. 8-1-29 Saracenia purpurea L. var heterophylla Torr. G 445 inc in S. p - BvB II 262 Fl. Marsh west of Red Rock Pool. No purple in h or calyx (petal had fallen) growing with the typical form 8-1-29 Epilobium adenocaulon Haussk G 577, BvB II 573. Fl young fr. "Biggertons Farm" on Harris Brook [8-5-29 Fl fr Capt Campbell Rd near Black Duck. Comma white; 8-31-29 Frs. By John Hall's bay barn left bank Highlands Blk shortly above inlet. 3 ft. 10 in. high. Pubescence
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8-1-29 [Pubescence glandular above. Small rosette at base with two bright yellow-green above red below (looks artificial); and also 8-31-29 F2. Rd from Highlands Camp to John Hall's. No gland on pubescence. Note: Contraction I need to lay line neck very obscure in all plants examined. 8-1-29? Agrostis borealis Hartin. G/39, Bo B I 205 Fl. Culm to 19 in., very slender. Floret 3 mm., or nearly, excluding awn, exserted 1+ mm. Both glumes 2½-3 ptsd, the 1st slightly longer (about ½ mm.) v more gradually tapered. Both 1-nerved & hispid on back esp above, otherwise glabrous & shining, thin, purplish except for bright green stripe on back. Lemma thin, 2-mm down 3+ mm. Palea ¼- mm, lemma bears tiny tuft of hairs (20x) at base at each side of palea? Fl blade 1½-2½ mm wide. Ligule 2-3 mm. [In 1937 R.B.K came to this ident. (A) 8-1-29? Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis Brquet G 7II = M. canadensis L. Bo B III 152. Fl. "Bigger's Farm". Cfd with (B) M. arvensis Fl. 8-1-29 from 4 Rd. (B) has short recurved hairs on angles of st. sides & st. glabrous.(A) has longer more spreading hairs mangles some on sides, effect to eye.
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being much more hairy. (B) basal lobes darker than (A), with few short hairs above, but hairs mostly on veins below; (A) similar but two lobes perhaps longer, more standard. (A) has fleas much lighter than (B) and all lobes narrowed at base, white at apex, more rounded at base, apex as (B) (Scales 27/25 vs 27-29) (A) seems to be same as Menthia gronytyaile of F. & P. Cabine. 8-1-29 Aspidium spinulosum Sw. var. intermedium DC. Factor G43 = Dryopteris intermedia Gray 3v BI 22. Woods entering "Biggeston's Farm from marsh path. Frond long and narrow, 19 1/2 x 8 in.; basal pinnae no longer than those above (slightly shorter) v without conspicuously elongated pinnules on lower side. Induscia fractus glandulas. Scales on stipe plentiful v darker at their bases. ? 8-1-29 Aspidium spinulosum Sw. var. dilatatum Hook G43 = Dryopteris dilatata Gray 3v BI 21 with above (B) Frond short and broad, 12 x 12 in., the lower pinnae longer than those above, with greatly elongated lower pinnules. Quite glabrous as to induscia v stipe (outline) from that which R.B.T. has been considering correct for var. dilatata) Scales on stipes
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8-1-29 stipes not abundant. (C) like (B) as to being glabrous var elongated lower panicles. But from not as triangular in effect, 20 1/2 in X 2 in. Scales of stipe numerous & darker at base. Panicles in (B) v (C) seem more decurrent than in var. intermedium & 8-1-29 #95 8-1-29 Trietum melicoides Rueltes var majus Hult. C 739 (See Graphophorum melicoides Bedow- BoBI 362). Bud in sand on island opp. mouth D Trout Bk. Tufted, 12 in (or perhaps more in full fl.). Roots fibrous, thickly matted, yellowish. Lower sheaths decidedly pubescent. Blades sparsely pilose on upper surface. Spikelets 7mm long. Glumes unequal, the 2nd floral e longer, equaling the 1st lemma. Edges of glvs hyaline. 1st glume 1-nerved, 2nd 3-nerved, scab- rous on keels. Rachilla prolonged beyond 2nd flt v like callus hairy. Lemmas minutely scabrous on the keel (keel not very definite ap. below), awless or with minute awn (not more than 1/2mm.) placed about 1 mm below the tip. Apex not markedly acute v obtuse. Lemmas obscurely 5-nerved, the nerves often made indistinct by the broad hyaline margins of stipes. General effect silvery-
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green.[Pressed specimen of 10-7-29--but not with microscope--with space 7-25-29 it seems the same. #53 8-3-29 Pyrula americana Sweet GL29, R.BI.668 Fl. Brought by Charlie from R.R. track bet. F.l.P. & Black Duck. 8½-10 in high. 14 to 15-fl( not counting several aborted buds.) low ¼-1½ in. None small, but scape bear only 1 bract, ½ in long, in addition to the 1-several at its base. Low clin- ing. Fls ½ in acros, white (could hardly be called greenish) anthers sacs mucronate at base, no "distinct neck" obvious but the calyx lobes are certainly no more than ⅓ length of petals; tip not very acute but slightly spreading [8-5-29 Plants seen west of R.R. very shortly after leaving mark going from F.l.P. towards Black Duck. See 8-6-29 ?P. chlorantha #120 8-5-29 Listera cordata R.Bs. G316=Ophrys--L.Bb[illegible]68 Fl.(evidently withering) in belt of Spruce woods on path from F.l.P.Cabin to R.R. (varies 4 mm long & swollen so as to be almost globular & split down sides into 6 sections (3 narrow & 3 wide) but evidently not ripe as a few unopened ones remained
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8-5-29 remained on placenta inside. Sepals x petals still free looking tho lip withering or fallen. Sepals 2 1/4 x 1 mm, greenish with lighter edges, more less reflexed. Petals similar, a trifle outalle. Lip withering but darker as tho per- haps purplish, longer than sepals (perhaps 1 1/2 times as long) cleft for at least half its length, at which point it is about 3 1/4 mm wide. Lip with a very def. curved tooth on each side at base. Column short. St. pubescent above the low but upper part of the parts of inf. glabrous. Low narrowed abruptly to sessile base. Must be L. cordata. See 7-12-29, which is remembered as having sepals x petals purplish. But if sepals x petals were spreading instead reflexed, fL would be almost 5 mm across. # 122 8-5-29 Habenaria obtusata Richards G 309: Lyabile - Richards BvB I 556 Fl. With above. Note: Lip sometimes 9 mm long valvas with 2 ridges at base protruding upwards; these not mentioned in desc. but indicated still BvB [7-8-29 unisects. Wooded point on east side of McClennans Pond & left offsets from Highlands Camp] 8-5-29 Utricularia Cornuta Michx G 738: Stomosis - Ref. BvB II 232 Fl. Flasht in marsh west of F & P. Cafin. Air bladdera found on the root-like low vow basa of very fine linear low. Mares? thie
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linear lvs found but mostly not remaining attached at base of scape [8-28] 29 fl. Very abundant aut on far side of McClennan's Pond (Highlands) fl with V. megalis var. americana [8-26-29] #59 8-5-29 Rhinanthus Fl. young fr. Black Duck Station So side beginning road to Capt Campbells Main St, just about almost past flowering. Branches in fl with seemingly normal fls. St black lineate. This suggests R. stenophyllus Schinz & Telling G 735 but bracts & calyx not noticeably purple tinged. [16-8-29 ML Fernald reserves decision to identity of what may be forma of R Crista-galli. Seems inclined to be a "lumper" in this species. #98 8-5-29 Melampyrum lineare Lam G 733, Bu 314 & 24 Fl Woods on Capt Campbells Rd from Black Duck [8-6-29 Path Rt tank Harlys Rk from Red Rock Pk to Capt Campbells. #64 8-5-29 Aster Fl (1st aster seen in fl 1929) West of RR near Black Ducks Sluices. To 27 in. Glabrous below, roughish & puberulent above. St naked at base. Lvs sessile, the upper ones slightly cutendate clasping (not markedly so) lanceolate acuminate
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8-5-29 acuminate, rough above & roughish pubescent on veins beneath. Lower lvs approaching entire but upper ones serrate with low but sharp teeth except at base of tip. Fl 4 or more pec, 9 or so stiles, Corymbose. the lower on long slender branches which bear 1-3 very small br near summit & reaching almost to terminal fl. Fl. lineaceus, violet ↓ (not dark), 32-38 rays. Involucres 7/16 in high, bracts in several series, acute or obtuse tips markedly spreading (very noticeable in buds) lvs green with whitish borders which is not entire nor yet consistently ciliate. Achenes glabrous, pappus prob not pure white (at least ?). Lvs a dark bright green, only a little lighter beneath. Del A. Radula at G 805, BvBIII 425 (thelvs in outline are more like illo & A. nor-belgii). G 813, BvBIII 431 vs pec agrees w desc in G as to scabrous lvs. [Evidently same as 8-18-29 Fl Rd shortly east of Highlands Camp & thus to be A. radula. the lvs proportionately narrower then in ill G and BvB. Trifoliolata 8-5-29? Prenanthes Trifoliata Fernald G 871 = Nabalus trifoliatius Cane BvBIII 336 Fl. Near above, 22 in high. St purplish below & pappus seems likely to be dark enough for P. alba and lvs are more divided, being "angulate or triangulate"
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"halberd-formed." But since P. alba records only as far north as Maine note that inner perianth bracts have broad scarious mar-gins whereas outer calyculate bracts are 3mm only. No fragrance noticed. Bracts 8; flw 11 [8-23-29 FR. Woods beside pond above Highland River bridge. Some flower lvs 3-cleft otherwise as in 8-5-29 justifying assumption that both are P. trifoliolata and not P. alba. 8-5-29 Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald G195, BvBI337 Fr. R.R. track so. of Black-Duck. #68 8-5-29 Eriophorum virginicum L. G197, BvBI326 Fl in all stages on young fr. But stamens seem always 2. Broad white margins to scales, white filaments, w light yellow anthers give this a whitish look at anthesis. (Collected v studied also 8-1-29 from marsh opp. Red Rock Pool) #68 from marsh west of F. & P. Cabin. 8-5-29 Agrostis hyemalis BSP G132, BvBI207 young fr. Prob on Capet. Campbell's Rd near Black-Duck. Spikelts 3mm long. 1st scale. [Prob. 8-18-29 v prob. Rd. shortly east of Highlands Camp. 2ft high. Floret 2½mm long, lemma with dorsalawn.
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8-5-29 [awn] 8-18-29 not more than ⅓ mm which does not reach its tip. No other species seems possible. [? 9-5-29 Ft. Marsh east of Highlands Camp. 2-3 ft. Panicle to 1 ft. the lower branches to 7 in. Prob this but panicle seems larger than expected. Lemma with awn 1mm or less inserted ⅔ distance from base sometimes slightly overtopping lemma. Spikelets 3 mm . See 8-8-30 #446 8-5-29 Anaphalis margaritacea B&H G 822, BvBII 453 or fls. R.R. track near Black Duck (No ? seen) Note; involuceral bracts have definite black band bet the greenish lower part & the white tips, not seen in in- side bract. Style is divided at summit ½ mm. Bristles roughened. 8-5-29 Castalia odorata Woods. v Wood. G 391, BvBII 79 Fl. Marsh west of F. & P. Cabin in little pond just no. 8 entrance to path. Cf with Nymphaea advena (perhaps var. variegata Fernald) from near by. [ 8-28-29 Fl. Near path bet. Highlands Camp & McClennan's Pond. Lvs 5 in. diam have notch 3 in. across. Fl. 3 in., very fra- grant. Peduncle (as pulled up) 5½ ft. Axr channels & petioles & peduncles bear starry hairs (faint) in- side
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8-5-29 Lycopodium clavatum L. G 56, BvB I 47 Sp. Marsh west of F. le P. Cabin 8-5-29? Achillea millefolium L. G 845, BvB III 515 RP track at Black Duck. Surely this: flat topped, Hales rays 2 ½ mm but all tracks brown almost black at tips or margins. [8-19-29 Fl. Bluff near mouth of Highlands River. Infl. flat-topped & st. lfy. Seems surely this but blades of rays are 3mm long i.e. ½ as long as involucre. 8-5-29 Eriocaulon articulatum Noron G 261 =E. septangulare with BvB I 454 Bud. Pondie marsh near F. le P. Station. [8-26-29 Fl. Highlands Pond v 8-28-29 McClernan's Pond 8-5-29 Solidago uliginosa Nutt. G 791, BvB III 387 Early H. Pt of F. le P. marsh. [8-6-29 Bud Marsh just west of Red Rock Pool on path to Capt. Campbell's. None over 12in lower lf. 4 in (including the 1+in petiole) x ½ in. and 8-19-29 Fl. Rd. to mouth of Butter Bluff from Highlands Camp. But achene, at this stage, not entirely glabrous.
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#64 8-5-29 Aater. Same as #65? 8-6-29 and #66? 8-9-29 #65 8-6-29 Aater. Fl. Left bank Harry's Bk bet. Mouth J. Trout Bk & Red Rock Pool. St. dark purple, 13 in high, glabrous below v white-spreading pubescence above, rough at tip, lfy. to base. Lvs lanceolate, acuminate, narrow- ed somewhat to somewhat clasping base. Smooth above v below, except rougher edges, almost entire. Flower heads 7, 1 1/4 in across. Bracts as in #66 but hardly ciliate bracts on inner surface very few. Some of outer bracts long- er v linear foliaceous. Achene hairy. [illegible] thought there might be A. novi-belgii. G 813, 13v B III 421 but acc. to M.L. Fernald they are A. foliaceus Lindl (G), 30 B III 422 #11 8-6-29 Actaea rubra Willd G 407, 30 B II 90 Fr. red. Left bank Harry's Bk bet. Trout Bk & Red Rock Pool Peduncle v slender pedicels patenteulnt #16 Actaea 8-6-29 Actaea rubra Willd forma neglecta Robinson. Within 5 ft of # 11. Fr. white otherwise the same.
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#9 Actaea 8-6-29 Actaea rubra Willd. forma neglecta Robinson. Rt. bank Harry's Brook woods path, Det. Red Rock Pool. Capt. Campbell's (i.e. opp. Noos 110/10, within sketch), less than a mile.) Fl. white; same as #10. #62 8-6-29 Mentha arvensis L. G 711, BvBI 532 Fl. Capt. Campbell's path, so close, towards vegetable garden. #16 8-6-29 Strepitofagus roseus Mielix G 242, BvBI 520 [kept to see if true claspings enough to be S. oreophilus] Fernald BvBI 520. 8-6-29 Iris Pseudacorus L. G 300, BvBI 540 Fl. Grove pond at Capt. Campbell's. Sepals yellow with dark markings at base of blade on claw. Planted and persisting. #100 8-6-29 Monotropa hypopitys L. G 630 = Hypopitys americana smaller or H. lanuginosa Nutt. BvBI 675 Fl. Woods Rt. bank Harry's Brook at Red Rock Pool. St. & bracts glabrous or nearly so. St. somewhat pubescent at tip. Sepals & petals only slightly pubescent outside, ciliate. Petals conspicuously pubescent inside. Stigma
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8-6-29 Stigma "retorsely bearded." See ill D H. lanuginosa Br B#675. [Also 8-5-29 Fl. in strip of woods on path from F & P Cabin to R.R] # 99 8-6-29 Monotropa uniflora L. G629, B0BII 674. Fl. At hauls Harry's Bk. Red Rock Pool. [Also 9-17-29 Woods on path up mountain at Templeina. Fl adv. to stage where capsule is erect. Plant flesh colored ve capsules dif. pale pink. 8-6-29 Chelone glabra L. G723, B0BII/81 Sul. w H. Woods path at bank Harry's Bk bet Red Rock Pool & Capt Campbell's Vat Capt C's Cross Pool with Iris Pseudacorus. 8-6-29 Trientalis americana Purple G 646, B0BII 715 Fl. Along path desc above. (Seen commonly in fl. at Bill Cork's elsewhere at Barachius 6-21 to 7-19-29) Note the white fleshy membrane around seeds # 54 8-6-29 Pyrola chlorantha Sw. G 629, B0BII 669 Fl (See P. americana [8-3-29 # 53] 9 in high. 8-fl. Largest lf 3/4 in. Petiole 3/8 in. All lvs longer than fertile scape with 1 bract 1/2 in long in addition to several at its base. Lvs dull. Fl 1/2 in across, greenish white. Anther sacs mucronate at base v with a distinct necks. Calyx lobes not more than 1/5
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length of petals, triangular ovate, tips not at all spreading. 8-6-29 Viburnum paniciflorum Raf. G 759 = V.— Pylaie BvB# 270 blurple f2. Harry's R'b, left bank no. 1 Trout R'b. Note: some of the tips of the leaves are not lobed. Some of the leaves on V. Opulus var. americanum & Acer spicata. 8-6-29 Solidago macrophylla Pursh. G 790, BvB#3 385 FL. Back of old buildings at mouth of Trout R'b [8-19-29 Fl. Rd from Highland Camp to mouth of Butter Brook. 8-6-28 Geum macrophyllum G 485, BvB# 271 young fr. and Geum rivale G 496, BvB#272 FR Bank of Harry's R'b bet. Trout R'b and Red Rock Rd. Cf'd as above. Note: Some basal leaves of G.r. are very similar to those of G.m. i.e. large, round, cordate terminal lobe with few small lateral lobes. Chief diff. is that leaf veins & petiole of G.r. is less densely pubescent v. Briefly than G.m. But G.r. has also some fr. leaf fr. terminating in 3 large lobes, the middle one cuneate at base, while G.m. never has but the one reniform lobe. Stem leaves of G.r. usually 3-foliate while those of G.m are 3-lobed.
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8-6-29 Aster umbellatus Mill G 814c Doellingeria umbellata Nees BvBIII 443. RdJ. Left bank Harry's Blk bet Trout Rbl v Red Rock Pool. [8-26-29 Fl. Highlando Blk at inlet to pond. # 101 8-6-29 Thelypteris venosa L. G 425, BvB II 168 Fr. Bylance at mouth of Trout Rbl. # 28 8-6-29 Primula Fr. Left bank Harry's Blk bet Trout Rbl v Red Rock Pool Same as P. zo commun at Barachois Cabin Lil P. mistassinica Michx G 644, BvB II 708 # 102 8-8-29 Corylus rosthata Ait. G 333, BvBI 607 Unique fr. F. le P. Cabin. Frequent along Harry's Blk but little fr seen. Bill Cole says they grow on Barachois Blk, just above R.R. bridge. [9-18-29 At Whitecliff on Crabbs River. No fr. Ovaries for next yr. ni axils of loo. No buds showing for & flo. # 72 8-9-29 Pynchostoma alba Vahl. G 200, BvBI 343. Marsh west F. le P. Cabin. Flo immature fr. (Collected & studied also 8-5-28) Stamens 2. Scales white. Heads of few, 4-7, spikelets and the 9-11 bristles smooth.
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except for few, rather longish upward pointing barbs at base suggesting ill f R. olegantha, B0Bℸ 342 except that barbs of plumosa part is at very base only [see 8-28-29 # 21 8-9-29? Pyrus melanocarpa Willd x Aronia -- Britton B0B II 291 Unripe fr. Marsh west of F. & P. Cabin at east end of little pond which lies just no. entrance to path (near Castalia v Cypripedium) (See 6-20 as 7-19-29). But since hs. beneath are sparsely v softly pubescent (not "canescent-tomentose") v pedicels v young fr. more nearly tomentosa possibly this is P. arbutifolia x A. retropurpurea Robins. x [Dr. B. M.L. Fernald's list of June 1930 of those 1929 specimens gave "P. arbutifolia v. retropurpurea Harp's Brook" only that, probably referring to # 21 8-9-29 Cypripedium acaule Ait G 367= Fissipres acaulis Small, B0BI 550. Plants bearing scape v withered. fls. Marsh west of F. & P. Cabin at east end of little pond which lies just north entrance to path about 6 paces from end of pond on little path [Only locus known to R.B.H. in N fld 1927-1937
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#66 8-9-29 Aster. Fl. Brought in by Charlie from near Camp F le P. suggests 8-5-29 #64 in general look. 1 ft high, 5-fl. St. smooth below & noticeably white spreading pubescent above, hardly if at all rough leafy to base. Lvs to 3 1/4 x 7/8 in, lanceolate (or widest above middle), acuminate, narrowed somewhat to sessile base. Smooth above & below, except rough on edges, entire or almost so. Involucre 1/4 in long, tips spreading in bud but less so in fl. Bracts more nearly same length than in #64 & tips linear, thickish, green, with no whitish border, ciliate & sparsely & finely hairy inside. Fl lilac, linaceous, say. 36. Achenes hairy. Fls solitary on peduncles (as usually but not always in #64) and peduncles of lower fls not as elongated as #64 when the terminal fl is open. Hence inflorescence in effect. See 8-6-29 #65 [64,65 & 66 = A. foliacea Lindl (3), Bot III 422 [8-11-29 Aster-Same as #65&66 Fl. R bank Harris's Brook near White's Camp. [8-31-29 Bud. Highlands Bk above pond. Pied- same as #65. 3 1/2 ft high. Lvs to 6 1/2 x 1 in.
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8-10-29 Betula lutea Michx. G334, BURI 610 Ft. mostly fallen, just no. of F.& P. Cabin west of path of St. John's. Conf with B. alba v. papyrifera (which seems to have 8-9 pair prominent veins). Aside from diff in shape of leaf, note that petiole seems always pubescent with longish white hairs. Many the wings nodulose from short annual growth. Petioles shorter than in B. a-p-. Charlie calls this "Witch Hazel," says "good for furniture". 8-10-29 Ribes oxycanthoides L. G451 = Grossularia Mill. BURI 340 Unripe ft. F.& P. Cabin [at hand]- ing path just in front of Cork shed.] Petioles with soft short hairs on edge as well as long branched hairs & sometimes a gland-tipped hairs and sometimes what may be a gland or an insect sting on the upper surface or in the lighter colored groove. Lvs glabrous above, somewhat pubescent esp. on veins beneath. Diff from R. lacustre which its lvs somewhat resemble by nodal spines, shredding bark & branched hairs on petioles (but note R. lacustre has long stiff hairs at base of petiole) & veins at base of lvs less spreading. 29-5-28 Ft. Not marsh east of Highlands Camp
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#67 8-11-29 Senecio Balsamitar Mull G854 = S. janperculus Michx Bo B III 575 Flv f3. Rt bank Harry's Brook. F.l. P.Cabin v down to White's Camp. Essentially glabrous except for wooliness in axils. Lower lvs. Neale x 11. Achenes rich brown, ridges not shining-smooth but not (20x) pubescent. #96 8-11-29 Trisetum melicoides Vasey. G139 = Graphophorum melicoidem B leauz Bo BI 262. Fl. Rt. bank Harry's Brook southward from F.l.P.Cabin. #103 8-11-29 Artemesia caudata Michx Fl. Sand flats at White's Camp. (See 7-25-29 same species) L A. canadensis Michx G848, Bo B III 523 #70 8-11-29 Hieracium Canadense Michx G 874, Bo B III 529 Flv f3. Near F.l.P.Cabin Achenes dark reddish-brown glabrous. Pappus rough tawny. #104 8-11-29 Phalaris arundinacea L. G 121, Bo B I 170 Fl. F.l.P.Cabin Lakes 8-1-29 Fl. Banks Trout Brook
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8-11-29 Thalictrum polygammum Muhl var hebo- carpum Fernald G 406 inc in T. polygammum Muhl B & B II/201 FLV immature fr Common around F & P Cabin Achenes not esp thin-walled (rather thick) but filaments decidedly club-shaped. # 63 8-11-29 Mentha arvensis L. var Canadiana Bequest G 711 = M. canadensis L. B & B III/152 FL. F. le P. Cabin 8-11-29 Angelica atropurpurea L. G 622, B & B III/637 FLV young fr Very common. F & P. Cabin. Note: Rays of inf. rough. (A) 8-11-29 Salix lucida Muhl. G 331, B & B I/573 No flr fr. Rt bank Harry's Brook F., le P. Cabin v belws. Foliage very mistakable. (B) 8-11-29 Salix No flr fr. F. le P. Cabin v belws Twiggs brownish-olive-drab, smooth or perhaps have been hairy at tips. No tip- sules remaining. Lvs linear-lanceolate to oblong 2-3 in long (shorter towards base of twigs) x 3/8-1/2 in wide. Some times acuminate at apex but usually about equally acute at apex & base. Margins revolute, entire. Upper side darkgreen, veiny, leathery & glabrous-looking from early
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8-11-29 early stage but when young has soft sparse pubescence. Under side, when young, densely white, oily-wooly; in older, wo. wooliness gone leaving sur- face grayish pubescent & veiny. Petioles about 1/4 in. Perhaps S. candida Flupge G327, AUBI598. But con- sider S. viminalis L., v S. pellita Anders. v S. humilis Marsh. (C) 8-11-29 Salix No flowers. Fle P. Cabin v below. St. like (B) but less brownish; shorter than (B) & the upper parts densely white tomentosae. Stipules semi-circular v strongly em- care outward. Lvs oblong to 31/2 x 11/4 in; the uppers are veiny v strongly rugose, flocculent wooly both sides. Upper side dark green, under side grayish green, very low toothed. Apex acute, base truncate or semi-cordate. The lower (older) lvs. glabrous or almost so and not puckery rugose like those above. Margins fall too with very few teeth v slightly inclined to be revolute. Lower lvs nar- rowed to base. Petioles 1/4 in. If (B) is not S. Candida perhaps this is, in spite of diff. in shape & from all g. and B v B. [Date] 8-19-29 This agrees better with Gidesc. "a lowry shrub".
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(D) 8-11-29 Salix No fls fr. Same leaves as (A), (B) v (C). Commonly seen on Harris Blk with reddish, thin young lvs. evidently the same as 6-18-29, thought then to be possibly S. balsamifera Barratt. G 324 = S. pyrifolia Andre Bv B I 596. 8-12-29 Aster junicceus L. G 8/14, Bv B III 4/19 Fl. (1st seen) E le P. Cabin. [8-19-29] Fl. Rd Highlands Camp to south of Butter Blk, near James Bell's place. # 74 8-13-29 Sagina nodosa Fenzl var glandulosa Aach G 379, sic in S. nodosa Fenzl Bv B II 52 Fl v fr Occasional in sand of beach behind Inn, Stephensville Crossing [8-15-29] Abundant on flats bet. Inn and dunes Towards bridge 8-13-29 Polygonum Convolvulus L G 362: Tiniaria — Webb Moq. Bv BI 6 74 Fl. Beach bks of Dun Stephensville Crossing 3 in long Achene will be rough. [8-19-29] Fl v fr Rd Highlands Camp to Butter Blk. Note, in anthecis achene smooth & shining but when ripe, granular & dull.
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#25 8-13-29 Eleocharis ovata A.V.S.G182, BVI 818 F2. Brackish marshy flats by R.P. in front of Dun St Crossing (see 6-28-29) Culms slender to sinuigle Scalae adscise. Achene smooth, brown, shining, inverted pyiform but 2 mm long. Tubercle not more than 1/4 as wide as achene, higher then broad. But bristles few v rarely as long as achene. (often about 3/4 as long), downwardly barbed. [E.uniglumis Schultes var. helophila Fernald v Rosellett. See Rhodora Apr. 1929. M.L.F. sees afree from same vicinity 8-13-29 Salsola Kali L.G370, BVI II 24 Eleocharis F2. Beach behind St. Crossing. Calyx wings as yet only strong ridges not as in ill. BVI 8-19-29 Euphrasia Raudii Robinson G133, BVI III 218 FL Beach behind Dun St. Crossing. Cf'd with E. americana common in vicinity. 1 1/4 in. or less high v often much branched into a dense little head. (see 9-25-29) Corolla 3 mm, yellowish [8-19-29 FL Near mouth] Butter Bks. Lvs mostly 7-toothed. Some of lower lvs. 5-toothed. Some of upper ones 9-toothed. Mostly about 6 mm long. Sts to 3 in. branched. Corolla white, yellow eyed, violet veins.
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#76 8-13-29 Plantago Unripe fr. In sand & beach behind Inn St. Crossing Lvs shaped like P. major but not larger than 1/2 in x 1/4 in. Pubescent both sides v soft to touch; right. Scapes to 2 1/2 in. high, noticeably hairy. Pyxis is ovoid, circumsessile rather below middle. Seeds several (7 in one counted). Calyx lobes with thick green centers (narrow in the inner zones) v wide decurive margins. P. major L. G 445; BvB III 2 45 (only small in size) 8-13-29 Atriplex patula L. (or A. — var hystata Gray) G 36 & inc in A. hystata L. BvB II/8 17. Flower very young fr. Beach behind Inn St. Crossing (also 8-14-29 on Plate Set. Inn v R.R. toward Bridge). Purple, to 5 in high. Fls. in glomerules as small (tend to be mostly ♂ with a few ♀.) Fruiting bracts show no tubercles as yet. St. lvs. more or less scurfy v base & glomerules densely covered with crystalline droplets. [8-19-29 Fl. young fr. Bluffs bed months.] Buttes Bk v Highlands River. Prostrate. Some bracts tubercled. 8-13-24 Sagina procumbens L. G 379, BvB II 51 F2. Seeds not smooth but no glands visible (20x). Capsule about length of sepals or not more than 1/3 longer. Sepals valves 4.
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8-13-29 Galium trifidum L. G 749, BvBI 264. Flyfs. At edge of beach behind Inn. St. Crossing. PrB this because ? habit ? growth ? fle. v slender arcuate pedicels. But pedicels (20x) seem quite smooth. St only very slight ly scabrous v low smooth on margins v mid-side. Low in 4's always, 5-10 mm long fle. usually 2 at a node (BvB) v not solitary (G). Plant very weak & reclining. [8-19-29 Flyfs. Bet Highlands Camp v mouth of Buttes Rte. St., low and at least some of pedicels scabrous as they should be. # 95 8-13-29 Polygonum Flyfs. Beach behind Inn at St. Crossing. Since achene are visibly exserted prB. P. maximum or better P. Fowleri Robinson G 358, BvBI 660. Like ill.) P. Fowleri (G v B.v.B) as to plant but more like ill.) P. maximum (G) as bract & achene as sepal tips are "spreading" rather than "closely appressed". Calyx lobes def. green with mostly white or sometimes faintly pink margins. Achene almost 5mm but hardly acuminate. [See 8-1-30 [LP Ray's] Bedington See G 358, BvBI 660 8-13-29 Malva moschata L. G 568, BvBIF 515, BMJCP 484. Specimen from table at Inn. St. Crossing. Grown in a garden in the village. [7-31-30 Found as escape far from any garden.
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#61 8-14-29 Mentha arvensis var canadensis August G711 = M. Canadensis L.BvBIII/52. Bet Crathee Station v Bridge over Highlands River 8-14-29 Stellaria humifusa Roth G 382 = Alsine - Britton BvBIII 42. Flw nearly ripe seed. Blackish marshy spots along R.R. in front of Inn Stephenville Crossing. Seed not rough but may be slightly wrinkled, not as circular in outline as il (BvBI) whle plant like lower branches filled with nodes 1/4 in or less long. 8-14-29 Iris setosa Pall var canadensis Fates G 300 = I. Hookeri Penny BvBI 538. Unripe fr. Inn St. Crossing. (When seen in fl. 7-19-29, this seemed same as at mouth of Gardelvis Brook.) Capsules 1 in, thin (cf'd with I. versicolor) 8-18-29 but seeds in all cases not in 2 rows, irreg in a belt? about 3-4 seeds broad. Seed almost 3mm wide. 8-14-29 Spiranthes Romanzoffiana Cham G 314 = I. bidium strictum House BvBI 564 fl. Rf side of road from Crabbee Station to Bridge over Highlands River. Perianth gland- pubescent outside.
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8-14-29 Habenaria clavel lata Spreng. G 307 : Gymnadeniopsis Rydb. BvBI 583 Fl. with Spirantles. 8-14-29 Drosera rotundifolia L. G 440, BvBI 263 Fls immature fr. Rd. Chables Station to Highland Pond. (Very common Force le Plain marsh 7-26-29 & later) 8-18-29 Iris versicolor L. G 299, BvBI 587 Unripe fr. Rd shortly east of Highlands Camp. Pods 2-2¼ in long. Seeds in 2 definite rows, more closely packed than in I. setosa v. Canadensis ? 8-14-29 8-18-29 Aspidium noveboracense Sw. G 41 = Dryopteris noveboracensis Gray BvBI 178 Immature spores Rd shortly east of Highlands Camp. 8-18-29 Aster nemoralis Ait. G 816, BvBI 432 Fl. Rd shortly east of Highlands Camps. 8-18-29 Glyceria Canadensis Trin G 158 = Panicularia — Kuntze BvBI 263 Young fr. Rd shortly east of High- lands Camp.
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8-18-29? Epilobium palustre L. G 577, BvB III 572 Fr. (Specimen collected bet. 8-11 and 8-18, at Faceola Plain, Stephenville Crossing or bet. Crabbs Station & Highers Pond.) No current lines on st. Poor specimen as main st has been cut & has branched from below. L is not "grayish-velvety" or "canescent" (lateral veins inconspicuous) so per B. this seed 1 3/4 mm long (ie. rather more than "1/2 line" 8-19-29 Lobelia kalmii L. G 769, BvB III 30 B Fr. Rd. bet. School House & Highlands Camp, west side. Corolla blue with conspicuous white spot at base of lower lip. The 2 protuberances at base of lower lip & the tube below with greenish spots (4 in all). But pedicels (all except very lowest) longer than bracts and in young fr., when pod is 7mm long it projects fully 2mm beyond top of calyx tube. Filaments dilicate towards base. Corolla tube 5mm. St. lvs 1 1/2 x 1/6 in, teeth represented by callus spots but not projecting. [See 9-5-29 # 125 8-19-29 Gentiana Amarella L. var. acuta Nees. G 657: G. acuta Michx BvB III 9 Fr. On flat at little Harbor Point and along edge [moving at edge of bluff?] just so. J McClennans Cove. (See 7-16-29) 1 1/4" S in clus. Fls 3/8-1/2 in on slender pedicels (from very short
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8-19-29 short to 3/4 in high) one or more from axils of upper lvs. or from axils of lvs on the slender stiffish appressed branches. Ovary terete, linear, not flattened almond shaped as in #5. #5 8-19-29? Gentiana parviflora Pickard & B.B. III/10 (not in G) Fl. (See 7-10-29 & 7-17-29) Fr. At mouth of Butter Brook & frequent northward along seaward facing Huff towards mouth of Highlands River (very common in places). Plants vary from a simple st. 3/4 in high (inc. a very short peduncle) with a fl. 5/8 in high, to stn 4 in high (inc. a terminal peduncle) 7 in), with a terminal fl. 1 1/2 in high & several similar laterals. St. sometimes branched. Mid-veined lvs. (lvs. seem 1-veined and 3-leeked calyx lobes usually purplish. Corolla lobes slightly denticulate. Corolla gland- ular within at base i.e. 4 green glands alternat- ing with stamens. Ovules inc. 4 broad bands, many seeds wide, almost covering inside of ovary, not in 4 rows, 1 seed wide as in G. A. va. Ovules very rough, not smooth as in G.A.va. Peduncles short, rather than "slender" Capsule almond shaped, rather than "linear?" Corolla lobes very rounded, not at all "subulate- acuminate" (108) or "ovate lanceolate" (106) Dif. in stamens, but this and G.A.va not as marked as in buds.) 7-17-29 tho in this
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filaments are broader attached to a higher point (about middle) [tube] of corolla. [Genista nesophila Holm G], BV B III 9 8-19-29 Elymus arenarius L. G 170, BV BI 376 Remains last yrs flrs. Bluffs bet mouth / Buttes / Hornmouth Highlands Rvrs. Sheaths vs dark green but noticeably glaucous / blades / sterile shoots 40% in wide / leaves 2-8 in long (No fle found). Rootlets thru sheaths / old lvs as sand drifts around plant. # 106 8-19-29 Ammophila arenaria Lindl G 136, BV BI 212 Fl. Bluffs bet mouth / Buttes / Hornmouth / Highlands Not frequently found, at least in fl. Spikelets purplish draged. Rudiment jawns (BV B) 1mm long. Note that in this lvs are narrower than in Elymus, the setaceous tips longer, lvs lighter (more yellowish) green, not glaucous / sheaths esp at top purplish. Rootlets thru sheaths & old lvs as in Elymus. # 77 8-19-29 Ligusticum scoticum L [G 618] BV BI 648 Fls unripe. One spec only seen. On same bluff as above, probably (not certainly) no. Little Harbor. Thought at first to be small strayed spec. Angelica atropurpurea but prob this. 9 in high. Basal petioles purplish & base of stem aromatic [root not collected]. lvs as will.
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8-19-29 ill. (BvB), very shining beneath, finely wrinkled v less shining above. Young axis in cross section like ill. (G) tho dorsal rib perhaps not as narrow cfd. to sinuses*. Involucra 1-2 narrow linear bracts 3/4 in or less; involucella 4-7 sim- ilar bracts to 1/4 in. Calyx teeth not "obsolete" (BvB) but about 1/2 mm v sharply acute in fl. this calls me fr. Tips of petals inflexed, anthers lavender *(Nenace considers the possibility) Coelopleurum actaeifolium Couto Roze G.618, BvB II 646. Prob not because aromatic qualities v the thick lo.) (E) 8-19-29 Salix Prob the same spc. as (C) 8-11-29. Remains of fr. ament. Bluffs bet. mouth & Butter Plk v mouth of Highlands & aments 1 3/4 in. Long on lateral twigs, about 1/2 in, which have scars which may be lf. scars. Capsules acute, about 5/8 in long, tomentose, or pedicels hardly longer than immiscs. Twice as long as glands, subtended by villous persistent bracts. In undeveloped capsules, pedicels no longer than glands. "Style dailed, stigmas short & spreading notched" (G) "Style 3 times" (or perhaps only twice) "as long as stig- mas" (BvB). All this makes S. candida prob. atle. Note: Stipules not broad v concave
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as in (C) 8-11-29, but not "lanceolate subulate" (B5B) nor as long as the petioles" (G) (F) 8-19-29 Salix No flr. No. side rid about 1/2 way from Highlands Ferry to Schoolhouse. Tree perhaps 25 ft. Bark smooth, gun-metal color; Joe calls it "Iron-wood". Lvs oblong or elliptic, acute or abruptly acuminate at apex, rounded or a trifle narrowed at base. Dark green shining & smooth above; glaucous beneath with few hairs along mid-rib. Petioles young lvs. puberulent, as are turges (at least one) young lf., with ferruginous hairs. Lvs vary from 1 3/4 x 9 1/16 ins. to 6 x 2 in. Crevs serrate with very low, distant, gland-tipped teeth much as desc. for B. discolor Muhl. G 325. Stipules semi-cordate, sharply gland-toothed, those at base of large lvs. fully 1 cm long and on distinct pedicels almost 2 mm long. (G) 8-19-29 Salix No flr fr. Shrub about 5 ft., not far from spring at Highlands Camp. Stem & turges brown (perhaps)
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8-19-29 (perhaps) a little purplish, lvs. lance- obleng or slightly oblanceolate, acute or acuminate, narrowed to base. definitely toothed with gland-tipped tooth. turned inward, stiff and inclined to be appressed along branches, dark shining green above, glaucous below, smooth both sides, 2 1/2 x 3/4 in. on petiole of 1/4-3/8 in. Stipules small 4 mm., gland-toothed. Very young twigs or petioles yellowish. Some flowers lvs. obovate valvately. Like. A very young lf. shows remains of short ferruginous hairs on upper surface x several seem to show remains of white arachnoid hairs along edges. Possibly same as F) 8-19-29 8-19-29 Hypericum canadense L. G 576, BV B# 536 Flsps. Road near spring Highlands Camp. Surely this because of linear 3-nerved lvs. x retaceus beats the stamens 15-18 in the 2 cases counted. N.B. The tiny lvs 1-nerved lvs. crowded at base yet are purplish. [9-13-29 Flsps. Path from Crelbo Station to Whiteslip before turn. Stamens sometimes more than 12]. #105 8-19-29 Gnaphelium sylvaticum L. G 823, BV B III 436. Fl. Roadside on way to mouth of Butler's Rk., shortly before Allan's daughter's house. Cfd with the following G. uliginosum L. 9-21-29
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8-19-29 Lathyrus No fls fr Fiddles on road bet Highlands Camp v south of Butler Blk or northward along bluff. Two tiny plants about 2 in high. Lfts 2 with tendril between. Lfls 3/4 x 1/2 in, narrowly oblong or linear, obtuse, 5-7 parallel veins at base but later somewhat reticulated. St. angled, very slender. Since the half saggitate stipules are only 1 mm long, only possibility in manual seems L. tuberosus L. G 527, BvBII 4/6 but evidence very incomplete. 8-19-29 Leonotis autumnalis L. G 863: A paragia autumnale Hoffm. BvB III 3/10 Fl Mouth of Butler Blk v frequently the heratological or pathological form "G". Fl has no aelene tube about as long as in normal form but with fringe | subulate segments at top (Or perhaps this represents a elene vestites. Ray greenish, sometimes tinged purple, 4 mm long above this fringe. Style prominently exerted; Stamens short v seem rudimentary. 8-19-29 Parnassia pariflora DC. G 449, BvB II 2/13. Fls 1/2. Mouth of Butler Blk or northward along bluff. Common. Staminoides 6-7. The lf or scape usually about 1/3 distance of
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8-19-29 distance from base (more less) (see 7-10,15, & 26 per B. all this). Petals 6-7 mm. Fl 1/2 in across. Lvs. more abruptly narrowed than ill. BvB. (almost rounded) 9 3/16 x 8 5/16 in or less. Seed enclosed in a very loose, brown, translucent, reticulated sac. 8-19-29 Fragaria virginiana-Duchesne G479, BvBII 260 Fls. Trip from Highlands Camp to mouth of Butter Rk (also 8-11-29 Harry's Rk near White's Cabin). Achene embedded, scape shorter than lvs. Infl umbelli. form v calyx lobes erect. But note that lvs have appressed silky pubescence beneath. 8-19-29 Potentilla Anserina L. G484: Argentina — Rydb BvBII 258. Fls. Mouth of Butter Rk. Fls. with reddish, almost purplish, pericarp looks very much like a straw- berry. Pericarp grooved longitudinally all around and studded on adf. stalk or protuberance of receptacle. # 107 8-19-29 Potentilla Anserina L. var coccinea See G484 No fla fls. Bluff above McClennan's Cove. Lfts distinctly silby canescent above, tho not so densely so as beneath. Growing with the usual green form. 8-19-29 Polygonum aviculare L. G358, BvBI661 Flw fls. On road to mouth of Butter Rk. Branch-
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ing erect or at least strongly ascending. Stem sometimes strongly striate but not P. Axeneae P. Douglasii. Achenes included, striate granules. Sepal tips bright white or pink. But note that mature sepal lobes are 2-2½ mm. Stamens 8. [8-31-29 Flbfz. At John Hall's place] 8-19-29 Polygonum Persicaria L. G 361 = Persicaria — Small. Bu B.I 668 FL. Richmond & Butter Bk [8-31-29 Flbfz. At John Hall's place] 8-19-29 ? Phleum pratense L. G 129, Bu BI 191 FL. James Gales' place. 2 spike, one with head 3 in. long, the other with less than 1 in., had awns 1½ mm i.e. about ½ as much length of scale but R.B.K. does not think them P. alpinium for all that 8-19-29 Cornus canadensis L. G 624 = Chamaeperi- clymenum canadense Aechb Gracbn BuB II 6744. No fl. or fr. Road from Ferryman's, Highland Park to Scherlhouse Sterile almost branched, 1 row in 2 whorls of 3, or 1 or more whorls with a pair of opp. lvs above or below, or lvs in several opp. pairs. 8-19-29 Carex aurea Nutt G 232, Bu BI 397. Fr. ripe. Mottled Butter Bk. Fr. orange color. 2 mm wide x 3 mm. long. Scherlhouse
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8-19-39 Achene very dark brown, shining, almost smooth. 8-19-39 ? Vaccinium No fl or fr. Rk to smooth( ) Butter Bl beyond James Gale's place. Shrub (prob about 2 ft.) with general look of V. Twig green waxy or pinkish tinged puberulent in lines from bases of petioles. Inv alt thick stiff upright, 1+ x ½ in, ovate oval rounded at apex with pronounced blunt v broad red mucron, rounded at base; irreg serrate with low teeth rounded on back with sharp gland tipped point. Dark green shining conspicuously reticulate veined above, smooth except minute puberulence on mid-rib. Somewhat lighter, shining entirely smooth beneath. Petioles not more than ½ mm. 8-19-39 Chara _______ See Coulter "Plant Structures" p46. No fl or fr found Aquatic totally underwater in little pond at mouth of Butter Bls. Pond prob fresh being near where we took water for luncheon. St. 4 to ½ in long, very slender, somewhat branched. From nodes about 3/8 in apart, arise whorls of 6-8 similar filiform branches (to ¼ in long) which seem in turn ready to bear whorls at nodes (none of these secondary nodes where developed beyond microscopic (20x thin projections). Effect
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is somewhat like a very tiny Equisetum except no teeth at nodes as in Equisetum. Spherical orange-colored bodies found among whorls are probably eggs, not seeds [not like Hippuris] found 8-26-29 [8-31-29 Highland Brooks above Highland Pond. Entirely like ill. in Coutler p.46. St about 6 in long. Inter- nodes) in long towards base to ½ in, or less towards Tip. Nodes toward base sometimes enlarged with conspicuous whitish growth, the whorls of branches at this point not well developed. In upper branches, ovoid spore cases consisting of greenish outer covering & inside it a hard black case spirally marked. Spore case 1¼ mm high, sessile, subtended by 2 small branchlets. Spore case seems later to become soft whitish, perhaps passing thru the yellow form noted 8-19-29 [when thought to be eggs of some insect & not related to this plant] and frequently found 8-31-29 (In some cases these orange bodies seem to be more globules & without spiral mark- ings of spore cases) Query: have the small flat, orange-colored radiate bodies any sig. nificance? Plant has unpleasant fondish odor tho taken from clear running water at edge of brook.
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8-21-29 Gnaphalium uliginosum L. G 823 BvB.III 455 Fl & fr. Highland Camp 8-23-29 Potamogeton bupleuroides Fernald G 75 incr in P. perfoliatus h. BvBI 80. Flumripae fr. Higlandas Blk at pool above bridge. Lilacill (BvB) in all parts. Ls about 11-13 nerved (more more than 15 nerved) but 1-4 cm long. Peduncles as thick as stem, 2 mm widest measurement, vas spongy as stem. Fr. (incr remains) style fully "3, 2mm", poss. more. Style not "slender". No signs of "sides flat v deeply pitted". Sometimes princi- pal nerves seem 3. Sometimes rooting # 78 New to Nfld 8-23-29 Potamogeton Fl. w/ile above (in same handful). Lvs almost same texture throughout. Upper finer; lower sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 7-nerved. Three on st. 2 1/4 x 1/2 in (on branches smaller). The topmost lvs (whose axils bear the peduncles) oblan-ce- plate. 1 x 3/8 in, obtuse, narrowed at base to slender petiole 3/8 in long. Stipules free, 1/2 in long, conspicuous in lvs of branches. Peduncles 10 1 3/4 in, enlarged upward, conspicuously roughened downward hooked projections (tubercles) upper part of st. similarly
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Tuberculate but more sparsely. Spikes more dense than in P. bupleuroides 8-23. Petioled lvs very glining, minutely white dotted (20x) both sides ▾▶ [Identified 10-8-29 by Prof. C.H. OSTENFELD ] Copenhagen as P. subicterus Hagerstom a hybrid ] P. bupleuroides Fernald? v P. gracilina 8-23-29? Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC. G 603, BvBII 615. Noft a fr. with Potamogetons. Lvs in whorls of 3's, about 1cm. long; divisions capillary [see 9-7-29 # 108 8-23-29? Erigeron ramosus BSP. G 818, BvBIII 440 Fl. Bank near pool above bridge on Highlands River. Seems unquestionably E. v has double pappus. Ray white, so no alternative but this unfamiliar ras look. St. slender to 1/8 in., definitely angled or ridged, with appressed hairs on edges, other- wise almost glabrous. Lvs. all entire, those on basal ?foot oblong tapering to slender foot. coles having 3 distinct parallel nerves which give a palm-vein-like look. Upper lvs. spatulate to lanceolate, sessile. All more or less hairy with short appressed hairs. Rays very many as long as involucre, i.e. 5mm.
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8-23-29 Aspidium cristatum Sw.G. 42 = Dryopteris Gray B. P. I 19. Sterile v fertile fronds. Rd shortly east of Highlands Cabin. See Clute 139. Fronds thick, coriaceous, veiny v darker v more bluish green than Osmunda cinnamonea growing near by. 8-23-29 Aspidium Sp. By pool above bridge Highlands Bk. 3 pinnatifid v indusia v raelis glandular. Hence would seem to be A. spinulosum var intermedium but general aspect unlike the form often found in woods around Forest Plain and suggestive of Asplenium Flix femina in yellowish green color, pinnae narrow, less deeply cut than var. intermedium, curved backward. Only the lower pinnae notice- ably spinulose toothed. This has been frequently collected v puzzled over before (e.g. 8-6-29 near land- ing to old houses at mouth of Trout Bk but not recorded in notes). If not a form of var. intermedium, the only possibility seems A. Bottii. But see Clute 142. It does not suggest A. cristatum v this somewhat like it. Is definitely 2-pinnate (3-pinnatifid) almost to the very tip. #6 8-23-29 Lobelia Kalmii L.G 769, B.P.III 303 Fl Rd between School House v Highlands Camp. (See 8-19-29 4-9-5-29
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#83 8-26-29 Menyanthes trifoliata L. G660, BvB III/18 No fls. Marshy spot behind point westside inlet to Highlands Pond. Like all except that fls are low- but definitely crenate. St. succulent, spongy in cross section with whitish center ( ). St. creeping on surface & mud v freely rooting in salt. Petioles to 10 in. long, sheathing v overlapping. Lfts. thickish, gray-green, glabrous. [9-5-29 Fls. (delapidated)] at inland end of Highlande Camp, westside road. Capsule thick. 8-26-29 Utricularia vulgaris L. var americana Gray G737 = U. macrophyza Le Conte BvB III/239 Fls. Highlands Pond. 8-26-29 Utricularia intermedia Hayne G737, BvB III/239 No fls but undoubtedly this because & bristle rooted by segments v bladders borne on separate branches cf'd with U. var. am. [Also 8-28-29 No fls at Far side of McClennan's Pond. But tho' bristle rootl on margins not as evident in many lvs. 8-26-29? Lysimachia terrestris BSP. G645, BvB IV/712 No fls at. Highlands Pond. Bulblets in axils
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8-26-29 Hypericum boreale Bicknell G574, BvBII 534. Flv young fr. west side of Highlands Pond. Gfl with H. canadense 8-19-29. St. Often reddish. Lvs white punctate dotted. 3 nerves very plain v usually a 4th v 5th obscure. 8-26-29 Hypericum virginicum L.G575=Trisdenum — Raf. BvBII 537 Fr from very young to alnut sipe west side of Highlands Pond. 8-26-29 Hippuris vulgaris L. G605, BvBII 6/12. Re- mainso fflv young fr. west side of Highlands Pond. Young fr 1 mm long. 8-26-29 Najas flexilis Roth v Schmidt G79 BvBI90 young fr. West side Highlands Pond. Tip of plant (less than 3 in.) picked up in water. Like all (BvB). Lvs less than 1 mm wide. St. disjoints at nodes very easily. # 79 8-26-29 Potamogeton Fr. west side Highlands Pond. Stipules aduate to lvs. Lvs very narrow (perhaps a trifle more than 1/2 mm. Stigma sessile ;: P. filiformis Pers. G 77, BvBI 86 or P. interior Rydb G 77, BvBI 86 The lower part of stipule (sheathing) is
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7 lines long as in P. interior but fr. more as ill.? P. filiformis in shape of position embryos apex. See also desc. in G. 8-26-29 Cornus stolonifera Michx. G 624, BvBI 662 F2. Highlands Pond Tulet. Fr dull, greenish white (no fringe) blue.) This is same as Force le Plain elsewhere earlier. Ivo. spiculae beneath fr with the before noted appressed white 2-forked hairlike basis seemingly attached in middle. 8-26-29 Equisetum fluviatile L. G 53, BvBI 41 Sterile stems. Highlands Pond. Cf with E. palustre growing with it). Very smooth, very few branches 8-26-29 Equisetum palustre L. G 52, BvBI 46 Fertile & sterile at. Highlands Pond. Sterile at. well branched. Fertile at. simple. Can be only this with its central cavity smaller than cavities in surrounding ring of spiculae margined teeth, but grooves hardly seem "deep" not separated by "narrow roughish wing-like ridges" (Bv5) 8-26-29 Lobelia Dortmannia L. G 770, Bv BI 300. Fr ? at Highlands Pond v 8-28-29 McClemons Pond (far side) Abundant. Cf as to frs. with Ericeaulon articulatum Morong.
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8-26-29 Lycopodium obscurum L. var dendroide- DC. Eaton G 56 inc in L. obscurum L. BvBI 45° sp. Rd from Cradles Station to Highlands Bridge 8-26-29 Osmoclea struthiopteris Hoffm. G 45: Matteruccia — Todaro BVBI II Bank west side of Highlands Pond. A frond much resembling normal sterile fronds but some of the pinnules curling backward & bearing spores. (Indusia not found tho this is early stage). Smoother pinnæ the pinnules are recurved less ( more flat as in normal sterile frond) & bearing no spores but occasionally the “elevated cylindrical receptacles” are present. See Clute 258 on “intermediate fronds” [8-81-29 Fertile frond at upper end of 1st is- land in Highlands Rk above pond.] # 126 8-28-29 Xyris montana Rich G 262, BVBI 451 Fl. Bog side (Herlet) on path from Highlands Camp to Mc Clemons Pond. Entire scape just deciduous as bud opens (found in unopened bud but not in opened fle.) hvs to 8½ cm but scales sometimes hardly more than 4 cm ( hence hvs often more than “¼-⅓ the scape”) hv Scape usually twisted.
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#127 8-28-29 Drosera longifolia L. G441 = D.intermedia Hayne BvB#203 young fr. with Xysio. Stipules fimbriate, making a fringe of 4-9 very narrow segments. Scapes never longer than 4 1/2 cm bearing 1 or 2 fls. When 2, the lower fl sessile (or nearly so), the terminal fl in either case subtended by a narrowly linear bract [7-3-29 young fr. Same locus. Cfd with D. rotundifolia L. in young fr., near by whose stipules are like those of D. longifolia #78 7-27-29 Rynchorpora alba Vahl G202, BvBI#343 fls fr. With Xysio Drosera. See 8-9-29. Like that in white scales, 2 stamens v the 9-11 bristles with longish upward pointing barbs at base. But bristles are not otherwise smooth (having shorter downward pointed barbs except at base). Culms no more than 5 in. (from uppermost root) very slender. Lvs almost bristle-like, channel-ed, often as long as, or slightly longer than culms. St. Often bearing buds (next yrs. growth) below lvs. & sending out root from same point. Scales rusty brown when mature. Each head seems to mature but one achene (G's). N.B. Acheine seems stipitate 1/2mm at least. Bristles do not all arise from same level Epilekta
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8-28-29 Spikelets few (3-4) [8-28-29 Another lot near by had culms to 12 in, evidently the same. Heads larger. 8-28-29? Gaylussacia dumosa T.G. G638, BOBI 696. No flaps. Near x yrs. Evidently G. because resinous dots or liv above where leaflet. Psd. G. dumosa because live along- obovate or oblanceolate v young twigs (reddish) definitely pubescent with rusty spreading hairs v resinous dotted. Cln wth Vaccinium pennsylvanicum 8-28 v 8-29-29 8-28-29 Eriophorum terellum Nutt G196, BOBI325 F2. Far side of McClennan's Pond. Cln wth E. callitrix Cham 7 8-28-29 from same vicinity. 8-28-29 Kalmia angustifolia L. G636, BOBI 689 Fl ups, on several bushes. Path from Highlands Camp to McClennans Pond. Note: Some of young growth has livs shining both sides, bright yellowish green v not at all glaucous. Seeds oblong, at least 3x as long as wide. "subglobosa" (BOB) psd a mistake 8-28-29 Eleocharis palustris RUS. G183, BOBI 314 F2. Far side of McClennans Pond in about 6 in water. Spikelet slender but (2mm) is wider than
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culm (immature summit) vs pe is not E. mitestincta, E. quadrangularis or E. Roffinensis. Achene lenticulars, style 2 cleft, margin [upper] sheath not scarious v plant (as remembered) not tufted. See later for rootstock. Culm 18-24 in. Most of achenes withering immatured but mature ones more or less as descr. will. Also 8-26-29 Highlands Pond. Culm [illegible] [See 8-16-30 for rootstock 8-28-29 Carex Fruiting stage but underdeveloped achenes found. Has char of C. vesicaria L. G 255, BVBI 433 (not report- ed from Nfld) but spikes (at least 5 lines wide inc. beaks) too wide for C. vesicaria-monile Fernald = C. monile Tuckerm (See BVBI 433). Since base is rather spongy v/nodular when drying this might be C. rostrata Stokes G 255, BVBI 434 except that culm above (esp above lowest spike) is sharply 3-angled v distinct rough west side of McClennane Pond, also (8-26-29 Highlands Pond. 8-28-29 Myrica Gale L. G 329, BVBI 584 staminate (prob. this year but not having expanded) v/what seems to be bridg/staminate for next year. Near McClennane Pond. Also 8-26-29 staminate of this year developing. Highlands Pond.
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8-28-29 Solidago. Fl. Path from Highland Camp toward McClennan's Pond. Need second and not S. rugosa or S. Canadensis...I recorded in manuals should be S. unilugulata Postes G 793, Br BI 392. But lower lvs often 3cm wide & the uppermost hardly "linear" or "appressed ascending" (G). Strongly suggestive of S. neglecta if poss. in this locus. Some specimens with undulate lvs. with fascicles in axils & slightly pubescent achene suggest S. juncea Ait. [Recorded on card for S. unilugulata] 8-28-29 Lycopodium inundatum L. G 56, Br BI 44. Very young spores. Far side of McClennana Pond in wet sand. The spore bearing st. very short (1/2 in) & spore in very early stage. 8-28-29 Vaccinium pennsylvanicum Lam G 639 ricin V. augustifolium Ait Br BI 701 Fl. Edge of McClennan's Pond. Path at Highle [Also 8-29-29 Fl. Barrens just behind Highland Camps.] No stg & verrucosa. Both cf with the following 8-29-29 No fragl. In shade on path behind Highland Camps. Lvs thinnest slightly green vmbre spreading on branches but first also V. pennsylvan
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8-31-29 Sparganium diversifolium Graebner var. acuale Fernald v Eames G 69 = S. acuale Rydb. BvBI 72 Almost ripe fr. Highlands Pond at west side of inlet. Scrape to tip 3-8 in., L vs. 2-3 or more times length. scape, and triangles to 1/4 in. wide (hence about 3 lines) Leaves ? head is almost opposite or slightly below the 2nd bract. When 3 lobed, the upper 2 are very close together v no sign of 3rd bract. Pedice? not distinct but seems part of scape ring achene. (no pos. of S. eurycarpum which only species sessile) 128 8-31-29 Epipactis repens Crantz var ophioides A.A. Eaton G 315 = Pteranium ophioides Rydb. BvBI 569 Fl. Woods west side Highlands Blk above pond. St. 4-6 in; infl 1-2 in. St. Creeping v sending up new shoots. # 51 8-31-29 Listera auriculata Wiegand G 316 = Ophrys — House BvBI 568. Unripe fr. Left bank of Highlands Blk above pond. Lip auricled. Column at least 2 mm. Pedicels v ovary glabrous.
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8-31-29? Veronica respyllifolia L. G 728, BvBIH 302 Flvs. in all stages. Rd bet. Highlando Camp & John Hallé. No other possibility but note that sterile stems are peristate rooting. Capsule almost hemcate 8-31-29 Polygonum Hydropiper L G 361 = Persicaria — Opiz. BvBI 670 Flvs. Rd from Highlando Camp to John Hallé. Cfl with P. Persicaria v P. aviculare ( ) 8+31-29 8-31-29 Carex atipata Mull G 228, BvBI 371 F8. Left bank Highlands Blk above pond. Has strongly veined ridged so that cross section would look fluted. Scales white, even in maturity, with green mid- rrib sometimes extended length | scale, sometimes much shortes, sometimes serrate as in ill BvB., often almost entire A cherus as in ill BvB. Edges of sheathe rugose in drying. 8-31-29 Glyceria nervata Trin G 159 = Pannicularia — Kuntze BvBI 264 Fl. Left bank Highlands Blk above pond # 47 8-31-29 Agrostis Fl. Left Bank Highlands Blk above pond. Gruff 4 in.
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its branches 1/2 in or less, whorled v spikelet bearing to base or almost. White looking in fl. Spikelet 3mm long, lemma 1mm v palea fully 1/2 as long (armed). Lemma minutely toothed at apex [crossed out] at tips of nerves; not awned. Lvs 3 mm wide. Looks more like ill D A. canina L. Bv BI 265 than any J oties ilia. This has prob. been seen v dispersed previously this summer. [Note on 10-8-29 from M.L.F.: #46 J 7-27-29 is A. alba L. var vulgaris Thunb. G132.] # 80 8-31-29 Potamogeton natans L. G 72, Bv BI 76 Fl v very young fr. Highlands Pond. # 81 8-31-29 Potamogeton Unisex fr. Highlands Lake above pond with Chara. Using Biokey: (a) 2 sorts of lvs, (b) submerged lvs 12-14 mm (i.e. more than 2mm), (c) not "broad coarsely reticulate each side & mid-rib" vs also more than 6 mm; (f) floating lvs tapering at base, not heart shaped, (g) floating lvs 9-12 nerved, not 30-50 nerved, (h) fr. not yet mature fully 3mm long, (i) spikes about 2 cm long. Foliage bright green hence might be P. hetero- palylus Schreb G73, Bv BI 78. But in fairly ad- vanced state 4 carpels seem to be maturing. Floating lvs (J which there are few) not like
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8-31-29 like ill (BvBJ) P.h - but more like ill of P. alpinus Balbis BvBI 77. Floating lvs to 3\frac{1}{4} in. (incl. petiole) x 3\frac{1}{4} in, narrowing very gradually into petiole. Achene like ill (BvBJ) beaked [P. alpinus Balbis G72, BvBI 77] # 82. 8-31-29 Potamogeton Uniqe fr. Highlands Blk above pond. St. slender. Floating lvs on slender petioles to 2\frac{1}{2} in. Lvs 2 x 3\frac{1}{4} in, oblong, tapered or rounded at base. Near base often in axils sub- merged frs are slender, very short, very leafy branches whose lvs are similar to those on stem but smaller & crispier. Peduncle shorter than st. Immature fls 3mm. Spikes less than 2\frac{1}{2} cm. P. heterophyllus Schreb forma myriophyllo- phyllus Moland G74 seems only possibility [P. gramineus = Pheterophyllum Schreb. G73, BvBJ 78 says M.L. Fernald 10-9-29] 8-31-29 Phegopteris polypodioides Fee G35 = Dryopteris Phegopteris BvBI 23. Spores. Left bank Highlands Blk above pond. Note: all fronds longer (± 4 in.) than wide, the lower pair of pinnae quite detached from those above and strongly deflexed. Rachis & mid-vea freely chaffy & fronds pubescent (not glandular)
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8-31-29? Scirpus occidentalis Chase G 192 BvB I 332 Fl. Highlands Pond (See 9-12-27 undoubtedly the same) But infl much more compact than all (BvB) v bracts as long or longer than infl. Bract lets more or less dotted with red rough points, not (at this stage) viscid at tip and tip varying but not abruptly mucronate. Scales copiously red dotted. #40 8-31-29 Stellaria borealis Bigel G 381: Alsine — Betton BvB II 46 F2. in various stages, no capsules opened. Rd from Highlands Camp to John Halls, south by out- let #1 little pond on west (See 7-6-29). Ripe capsule dark purple, 6mm long, i.e. twice length of sepalae live 3/4 in long. Styles as 7-6-29, some- times to 6 divisions. Very frequently only 3 (all on same plant) #71 8-31-29 Hieracium canadense Michx G 874, BvB III 329 Fl v fs. Highlands Bk above pond. If thig (Otherswie like 7-28-29 7-3-29 Clisogenes hispidula T.vG G637, BvB II 104 F2 Wooded point on east side of McCannan's Pond.
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#109 9-3-29 Juncus militaris Biegel G275, BoBI477 Fl. McClennans Pond east side (turn to left when path from Highlands Camp reaches pond) Culm 12-14in. Lvs reaching to 24in. The filiform lvs from rootstock forming a beautiful fringe in water [8-12-30 found at Highlands Pond] 9-3-29 Eriophorum augustifolium Roth G197 BoBI325 Fl. Marsh near edge east side McClennans Pond July 2 spec. seen lvs at widest 4 1/4 mm. [9-5-29 Fl. 10" marsh east of Highlands Camp. Bob & the same] #111 9-5-29 Juncus nodulosus L. G275, BoBI478 Fl. In gravel shore of Highlands Pond in front of Camp. Roots freely tuberoso. Plants 8in to 10sp lvs. Infl. might be considered lateral looking. Capsule & perianth parts rich, reddish brown. Noods 1oz (usually) 2. Very like ill BoB. [See 8-8-30 9-5-29? Juncus articulatus L. G274, BoBI477 with above. Noodies seems fraxo except perhaps J.alpina but not strict as in ill (G & BoB) J.alpina lvs not borne below the middle [BoB] and capsule not of fuse(G). But note that perianth segments are not acuminate, the sepals being identical.
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with short tip, the petalo obtuse with white hyaline margins broadened upward. (Margins often rolled inward so as to give effect of petal being at least acute.) Segments sharply reddish brown or sepals greenish on back. Plant 9 in high. Infl 3 1/2 in high. 9-5-29 Juncus bufonius L G 270, Bv BI 469 F2 with above [See 8-8-30] 9-5-29? Juncus conglomeratus L G 273, Bv BI 469 F2. Seeds mostly fallen, R(Heart) Highlands Camp not far from patch. ?Habenaria dilatata. Each fl has 2 bracts at its base [But see 8-16-30 when this identification seriously questioned. 9-5-29 Juncus brevicaudatus Fernald G 274, Bv BI 481 Fl vinnipes fr. Marsh east of Highlands Camp. [See 8-8-30 # 110 9-5-29 Sparganium minimum Fries G 69, Bv BI 74 Fr (almost mature) in watery mud, 1st marsh along road east of Highlands Camp. 4-6 in high. Heads 1 or (usually) 2, sessile, axillary. Loz flat but thickish, 4 mm wide. Cfd with S. diversifolium Graebner var acaule Fernald v Earnes of 8-31-29
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9-5-29 ? Lobelia Kalmii L. G769, BvBIII303 (See 8-19-29 Same locus via marsh nearby.) Immature pod is 12mm high x 5mm wide, one whit flattened. The upper 3mm projects beyond calyx tube in flattened cone; this por- tion and about 3mm at base contains no vules. Calyx tube (at this stage) 9mm while lobes are 4mm. In anthesis calyx tube is 2mm, & lobes slightly more, the longest 21/2mm. Pedicels all longer than the very narrow bracts. Corolla tube puberulent inside on lower portion. This portion has 2 broadish white stripes which narrow towards top of tube, then broaden as they go over 2 protuberances at base; lips & ex- tending further, with only a very narrow blue line between, form the conspicuous white spot (extending well into the sinuses) at base of lip. There 2 stripes have light yellow- ish green spots: 1 on each stripe in the tube & 1 on each protuberance (4 in all). St. leafy only in lower 1/2 or less, the upper part naked except for lf or br. subtending branch i.e. ofen lengths of 3 is naked. Plant glabrous except pedicels which are minutely rough- ened. Perhaps pod should be considered inflated [20-8-29 M.L. Fernald thinks #6 & 8-23-29 and #7 & 9-15-29 are surely L. Kalmii hence spec of 8-19 and 9-5 are L. Kalmii.
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9-5-29 Scirpus hudsonianus Fernald G190= Eriophorum alpinum L.BvBI 323F2(mostly fallen) 12th march east of Highlands Camp. Agrees with ill GvBvBudse. Seals all fallen but addresses brittle studied. Achenes, including short apiculate, tip, narrowed base is fully 1/2mm. #84 9-5-29 Muhlenbergia racemosa BSP G127, BvBI 186 Europe f2. March east of Highlands Camp. Longest panicle only 1in. Culin very slender, very rough, not smooth (BvB). Ligule very short(about .3mm inc. frunde)not 1/2line (BvB). Lemma certainly acuminate(G), mid-rib not scabrous, extending in sharp point .3 mm long. Lemma & palea similar in texture v close both sparsely v softly hairy (also haison callus). Lx2 (70X) show numerous white, short, transverse dashes. At base of panicle several florets are not fertile and seem to consist of the 2 long narrow glumes only [See 8-9-30 9-5-29 Carex lefevralis Wahl.G232, BvBI 388 F2. with above. Culin 6 in high, Δ filiform. Agrees with desc.vill. (G and BvB) but no "lowest scales"(BvB) seen.
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9-7-29 Myriophyllum alternifolium DC. G603, BvB II 615 Unripe fr. Highlands Pond near above v near Camp towards outlet. Large plants but only 1 infl. spike. (See 8-23-29). Lowest set 3 flo (represented by fr.) 1 each in axila of 4 brs like the lower two v almost in a whorl. The next set (2) almost opp. in axila of small deeply toothed bracts. About this flo alt in axila of bracts that toward top become almost entire. Lvs in whorls of 3-4. Carpel seems smooth. 9-7-29 Carex flava L. G 245, BvB I 430. Fr. Naxida Highlands Pond bet. Camp v Giles'. Very like ill. (G) v agrees well with desc. but scales not blunt (G), acute to acuminate. 9-7-29 Vaccinium Oxycoceus L. G 641: Oxycoecus -MacM. BvB II 704 Unripe fr. Rd just east of Highlands Camp. Berry olive-drab finely spotted red. (See BvB) # 129 9-10-29 Epijacotis tessalata A.A Eaton G 315: Peranium tessalatum Helles BvB I 569. Very withered flo unripe fr. New road survey (bet. rd from Highlands Camp to School House and rd from School House to bridge) Scape 12in; spike 5 in. Flos 33. No doubt that antlies is acuminat whale of stigma as long or longer than body but lip seems more then slightly (BvB) saccate
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at base 9-10-29 Carex krisperma Dewey G 225, BvBI 372 Ft. Survey for new road near entrance to Marsh East Highlands Camp. 9-10-29 Carex filiformis L G 248 = C. lasiocarpa Elsh. BvBI 427 Ft. (but achenes not developing) Near v pass with above. Agrees with ill v desc. but culm rough above v scales, with blunt acute bodies, are usually 1/2 mm awned & stipules evidently fallen. #18 Actaea 9-13-29 Actaea rubra Willd G 408, BvBI 90 Ft. Whitecliff Pool on Crabber River growing at edges & Allan's hayfield just behind camp. #12 Actaea 9-13-29 Actaea rubra Willd forma neglecta Robinson G 408 inc in A. alba Mill See BvBI 90. Ft. with above Several clumps of each of the two forms within 5 ft of each other. Vegetative parts seem quite the same. #113 New to Nfld 9-13-29 Impatiens pallida Nutt G 560, BvBI 441 Flo ft. Whitecliff Pool on Crabber River or Allan's Rd near base of bluff Corolla dothless
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9-13-29 Juncus balticus Willd var. littoralis Engelm G 272 = J. — Will BvB I 468 F2. Path from Crable Station to Whitecliff, before 1st turn. St. not more than 1/2 in high, not 1 mm thick, slightly flattened. Infl 15-15 mm few fld. Not on “blud” but in rather marshy older growth on burnt-over land. St. sometimes slightly wavy (like certain plants seen 6-26-39 on shore of Barachois Blk) 9-13-29 Luzula campestris DC var. multiflora Celak G 279 = juncoides campestris Kuntze BvB I 485 F2. Near above. 9-13-29 Cypripedium liratum Mill G 307 = C. reginae Walt. BvB I 579. No fld f2. Whitecliff on path edge, moving just before reaching Cabir. St cut 7 1/2 in aboveground, 8 1/2 in from base of st. 1 rosate, the lowest 4 1/2 in from base of st, 2 x 1 1/4 in, sheathing the st. for more than 1/2 in. The 2nd lf 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in, about 1/2 in above the low est, the sheathing part much shorter. Lf. with 9 very prominent nerves and many obscure nerves between. St. evidently bry. As top. St. x lvs sparsely hisuite. Roots fleshy fibers. Next yrs bud (1 in high) at base not yet examined, showing lvs and 2 flds with
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char. of this species very distinctly 9-13-29 Populus. No flowers. Young scrubby growth on path to Whitecliff. Petiole very flat. Petiole P. tremuloides Michx. G 328, BVBI 590. Lvs about 1 3/4 x 2 in (i.e. broader than long). Very short-pointed at apex, appearing distinctly rounded. Broadly rounded at base (not at all cordate). Mostly entire at base, but low-toothed above. 3-nerved at base, glabrous, dull, coriaceous. Petioles very young turn reddish brown, contrasting with the gray of bark & grayish green of lvs. # 112 9-13-29 Acer rubrum L. G 558, BVBI 495 No flowers. Small growth on path to Whitecliff (Allan pointed out a tree 30 ft high near by). Young twigs & petioles bright red. Veins reddish. Lvs whitened beneath & shape quite as ill BVIB. Note that some lvs have the red crystalline patches (dis- ease or insect-produced) noticed in 1927 at Passaconaway (trail to K.P.). Cf with below. 9-13-29 Acer spicatum Lam. G 558, BVBI 497 Ft. Rd towards Crabber Station from Highlands River Bridge. Allan calls it "Whitewood".
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#69 9-13-29 Eriophorum virginicum L. G 197, BuBi 326 Fr. Path from Crabbs Station to Whitecliff before 12th turn. Scales pale tan, the several nerves not markedly prominent, margin thin & nerveless, no green in centers (BuB) or red-brown in margins (G) 9-13-29 Carex Fr. Path to Whitecliff Pof. Perhaps C. Crawfordii Female. G 218, BuBi 380 but low to 3+ mm wide. May be any one of several other species. 9-13-29 Agropyron Fr. Whitecliff. Fl. scales with awns longer than scales but not twice as long. This is prob. the same as seen at Faceb Plain during July & Aug 1929 9-13-29 Rosa virginiana Mill G 497, BuBi 285 Unique fr. Whitecliff #85- 9-13-29 Botrychium Both sterile & fertile fronds. Mowing at Whitecliff. Because stipe blade thickish and segments not acute this is prob. B. ternatum Sw. var. intermedium DC. Eaton or var. reticulatum D.C. Eaton.
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A. 5½ in high. Sterile frond 3 in wide B. 3 in high " " 2 in wide. Fertile spiked double (See Clute 56) [B. tenerum S.w. var. rutacifolium DC. Eaton G49: B. matricariae Spreng BOBIS. [See 9-10-30 9-13-39 Veronica americana Schwein G729, BOB II20 Flunripe fr Whitecliff brooklet from spring. 9-13-39 Fr. Whitecliff moving. General look Cruciferae but not found in G or BOB. Evidently annual from the few weak roots. St, in one case, 2oin high ) which upper 2-3in is raceme. Lvs (none seem) to have been opp on slender pedicels v what pubescence remains is straight( just poss gland- lai) Flo opp, the slender pedicel & the pods 4 mm. Pod suggest Thlaspi but is not winged or crested. Almost orbicular, 1cm diam, very flat transversely to the narrow-dissepiment. Pod dehiscent along edges from top downward v the 2 cells also tend to break apart from each other at the base of the dissepiment. Seeds several in each cell on axile placentae and evidently attached directly without a funicle. Seed brown, very flat, ear-shaped, ribinged so that
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9-13-29 that similarity to see is striking, 5 mm x 3 mm. These plants had evidently grown in hay. Only dried at 6 ft. found. Rhinanthus Crista-galli. G 785, BvB III 223. as proved by plants found 9-17-29 # 86 9-15-29 Microstylis unifolia BSP G 318 = Malaxis Michx BvBI 541 Fr. v very withered fle. In marsh east of Highlands Camp. St 5 1/2 in, raceme 7/8 in. # 7 9-15-29 Lobelia Kalmii L. G 769, BvB III 303 Same locus as 8-19, 8-28, v 9-5-29 9-17-29 Betula pensila L. G 336, BvBI 611 Fr. Tops of trail up m't. behind Tompkins just above timber line. Twigs softly pubescent v lux sometimes definitely so on both sides. 9-17-29? Vaccinium uliginosum L. G 640, BvB # 699 Fr. Near above. Leaves entire, dull bluish green (perhaps bluish fragrance) # 114 9-17-29 Matricaria suaveolens Buchenau G 847 = M. matricarioides Pers BvB IV 521
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Tomplains. Path from Hotel to River. 9-19-29 Dicentra formosa Wulp. B.M. J.C.P. 301 Fl Tomplains, Hotel Cult. Corolla 15mm. from top pedicel to tip inner petals v separating al- most exactly midway. (By any other meas- urement, above the middle.) Corolla narrowed at top but with no definite neck. (This like all D. eximia B. B. 149 in this respect) Crests inner petals scarcely surpassing the spreading tips of the outer petals (not nearly as much as in all D. eximia [308]) 9-19-29 Vicia Faba L. B.M. J.C.P. Fl. Cult. at Hotel Tomplains, Same as seen in Bermuda earlier in 1929. Blotch on each lateral petal black rather than purple.
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