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the surface and reach all parts of the swamp. The vegetation is very 

 rich and includes among many other plants the following attractive 

 and interesting species : Saracenia purpurea L., Kalmia glauca Ait., 

 Vaccinium Oxycoccus L., Azalea viscosa L., CypripeJium acaule Ait., 

 (I have been' told that the white Lady's Slipper grows there, but have 

 not found it yet), Calla palustris L., Trillium erythrocarpum Michx., 

 Larix Americana Michx., Cl/amaeejparis sphaeroidea Spach, Menyan- 

 thes trifoliata Town., Peltandra Virginica Raf., Clintonia borealis Raf., 

 and occasionally Habenaria fimbriata R. Br. Indeed, I find some 

 plant new to me every time I go through Cedar Swamp. 



Being very susceptible to Ivy and Dogwood poison I was long 

 deterred from exploring this rich collecting ground, but I can now 

 ramble over it with perfect impunity. I take with me a bottle filled 

 with a strong solution of saleratus (the common kind used in cooking). 

 When I come out of the swamp I wash my hands, face, and neck — 

 wherever it is possible that the poison has touched the skin — with 

 the solution. Since doing so I have never been poisoned and can 

 roam through the place at will. I take no needless risks and am 

 always careful not to touch the Dogwood if I see it. However, it is 

 so thick that it would be impossible to avoid it altogether. — L. E. 

 Ammidown, Southbridge, Massachusetts. 



Rare Plants about New Bedford. — In addition to some rare 

 plants previously mentioned in Rhodora by the writer, the following 

 unusual in this vicinity may be worthy of notice. Cup/iea viscosissima, 

 Jacq. was found last fall in Dartmouth (but a few miles from New 

 Bedford) in a field near the seashore. A considerable number of 

 specimens were obtained. The range of this plant is given as 

 Rhode Island, and west and south. The above extends it into south 

 eastern Massachusetts. It would be interesting to know if it has 

 been found elsewhere in the State. Scabiosa australis, Wulf. was 

 found here three or four seasons ago, and on revisiting the location 

 last summer I obtained several more specimens ; the capitate head 

 of flowers on a long peduncle, resembles somewhat Meutlia aquatica. 



A fine patch of Symphoricarpos vulgaris, Michx. was found about 

 seven miles from the city by the roadside; it did not appear to be an 

 escape from cultivation as it was half a mile from a dwelling on one 

 side, and more than a mile from one on the other side. 



