1903] Moulton,— Meeting of the Josselyn Society 203 
weather, resulted in excellent field-work. The neighboring towns of 
Norridgewock and Madison were also visited. 
It was at Norridgewock that Mr. A. A. Eaton gathered Æguise- 
tum pratense which had never been collected from New England — 
later he found the same species at Madison. In this locality he 
found every New England species of Equisetum. Fine specimens 
of Botrychium lanceolatum, B. matricariaefolium, and B. tenebrosum 
were also gathered by him. 
Mr. Eaton delivered one of the lectures before the Society, taking 
for his subject * The Fern Plants of New England." Many fine and 
rare specimens were shown to illustrate the interesting talk. 
Mr. William P. Rich gave the other lecture on “The Flora of Fast- 
ern Massachusetts in relation to the Flora of Maine.” He exhibited 
specimens of some seventy plants which might with good reason be 
expected to occur in Maine. At the close of the lecture, Mr. Rich, 
by request, explained fully the manner of collecting, pressing, and 
mounting plants. His success in this line is so great, that his own 
sheets are perfect specimens of the art. The talk of the evening was 
most practical and delightful, and not without immediate results, as 
the next morning Cryptotaenia Canadensis, one of the plants men- 
tioned was found on the banks of the river. 
The following is the list of plants, prepared by Mr. M. L. Fernald, 
to which attention was called by Mr. Rich. Nearly all are common 
species in Eastern Massachusetts, and many of them can be looked 
for with confidence in Southern Maine. Some have been already 
reported in the first edition of the Portland Catalogue, but as no 
stations are known for them and no authenticated specimens have 
been seen by Mr. Fernald, they will have to be again collected to 
gain recognition in the flora of the state. 
Thalictrum purpurascens, L. Geranium Carolinianum, L. 
Ranunculus A llegheniensis, Britt. Oxalis violacea, L. 
Ranunculus fascicularis, Muhl. Ceanothus Americanus, L. 
Magnolia glauca, L. Lupinus perennis, L. 
Arabis Canadensis, L. Desmodium rotundifolium, DC. 
Draba Caroliniana, Walt. Desmodium cuspidatum, T. & G. 
Draba verna, L. Desmodium Marilandicum, F. Boott. 
Viola pedata, L. Lespedeza violacea, Pers. 
Silene Pennsylvanica, Michx. Strophostyles angulosa, El. 
Anychia dichotoma, Michx. Cassia Marilandica, L. 
Anychia capiltacea, DC. Cassta nititans, L. 
Hibiscus Moscheutos, L. Ludwigia alternifolia, L. 
