78 Rhodora [May 
Mountain. The probable choice for next July lies between Groton 
Pond, Lake Willoughby and one of the islands in Lake Champlain. 
The winter meetings have all been held at the University of 
Vermont. The interest and attendance at these winter meetings has 
been surprisingly large. As is natural from the character and purpose 
of the organization, questions of systematic botany and plant distribu- 
tion occupy the chief places on the winter programs. The papers are 
by no means confined to these subjects, however. 
The last hour of the closing session was occupied by the annual 
roll-call ; at this time each member is invited to respond with some crisp 
contribution, such as a report of some field observation, exhibition of a 
specimen, proposal of a problem for the club, etc. Some of these 
responses were among the most valuable and interesting features of the 
program. 
Every member presenting a formal paper before the club, is 
expected to deposit, with the secretary, a written copy or abstract of 
such paper. In this way a rapid accumulation is taking place of 
contributions of much permanent value to students of botany in 
Vermont. 
The club has had in mind from the beginning, the publication of 
catalogues showing the occurrence and distribution of Vermont plants. 
Dr. Grout's list of Vermont Mosses ; Mr. Howe's of Vermont Hepaticae, 
and Mr. Orton's of the Parasitic Fungi, have already been printed. 
Dr. Burt has well in hand the study of the fleshy fungi. A committee 
of the club has been working upon a revision of the lists of the ferns 
and flowering plants of the state, and it is probable that this will soon 
be ready for publication, for which our thanks will be especially due to 
the skill and industry of our president. 
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT. 
A NEW MOSS FROM MT. DESERT ISLAND. 
Grorcr f KENNEDY. 
(Plate 5.) 
Pottia Randii, Nov. spec. Autoica: flores masculi gemmiformes ; 
copiose paraphysati. Folia octofaria, integra, inferiora dissita erecta, 
superiora conferta obovato- et elongato-oblonga ; costa excedente cus- 
