Field notebooks : Newfoundland, 1927-1937
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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-