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the University which will interfere in the least with this. He is left, 

 if anything, more freedom than heretofore to pursue his explorations 

 in Mexico or elsewhere. If in years to come he wishes to turn from 

 that work there is provision that he may further develop herbarium 

 or other botanical work at home, but it is distinctly provided that the 

 work at the University is not to interfere with his freedom in his 

 work as a botanical explorer. He is at present in Mexico and will 

 remain there until some time in the autumn. Upon his return the 

 herbarium will be finally installed in its new quarters. 

 University of Vermont. 



AN ALGOLOGIST'S VACATION IN EASTERN MAINE. 

 F. s. Collins. 



The annual meeting of the Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine, 

 in July, 1902, gave me an excellent excuse for visiting some parts of 

 the coast that were outside the range of my previous explorations ; the 

 results of the visits were very satisfactory, and as far as they include 

 new algae or critical matters in regard to already known species, will 

 probably be published a little later ; the present article is intended 

 to give a more general account of the algological character of the 

 places visited. 



The first point at which collecting was done was Cutler, very near 

 the eastern boundary of the United States. The attractiveness of 

 this place, and the curiously boreal character of the land flora are 

 known to the readers of Rhodora from the interesting account by 

 Dr. Kennedy of his visit in 1901. ' 



The place is everyway as attractive as represented, and the north- 

 ern character of the marine flora is marked. Arctic and subarctic 

 marine floras are characterized by many individuals, often of large 

 size, but of comparatively few species. The flora of the Cutler 

 shore was of this character, but owing to the considerable variety of 

 stations —exposed coast, quiet harbor, and salt marsh — the number 



1 Rhodora, Vol. IV, p. 23. 



