Field notebooks : Newfoundland, 1927-1937
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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