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discovered near Reedy Pond and the Mioxes so dangerous that they 
will not bear up the weight of a small dog. Of course they may 
develop at any time on the edge of the others; the only safe course is 
to keep away from all. But to console those who long to explore them 
I will say that Oakes’s stations will probably never be seen again — the 
physical changes of eighty-three years have obliterated them. My 
patch however doubtless still exists, and there is a happy day in store 
for any botanist who sees it at just the right season — that bright green 
sod starred profusely with the small but conspicuous white flowers. 
MANHASSET, Lone ISLAND. 
THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL FIELD MEETING OF THE VERMONT 
BorANICAL CLuB was held at Franklin, conjointly with the Vermont 
Bird Club, on Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26. Head quarters 
were at the Franklin House and about thirty members of both clubs 
attended. A short business meeting was held the evening before, 
in the public library of Franklin. The forenoon of Thursday was 
spent in exploring a sphagnum bog in which besides the plants usual to 
such a habitat the rare white fringed orchid, Habenaria blephariglottis 
(Willd.) Torr. was found, also the bladderwort, Utricularia cornuta 
Michx. Next day another sphagnum bog was visited about five miles 
from Franklin and lying in the three towns of Franklin, Berkshire, and 
Enosburgh. Here the white fringed orchid was abundant and several 
other bog orchids were found. Some hybrids of Rumex were seen by 
the roadside. Scirpus Peckii Britton was found in a low meadow and 
the European Malva Alcea L., var. fastigiata was abundant at several 
roadside stations in the vicinity. At North Sheldon, Linaria minor 
(L.) Desf. and a very dwarf form of Silene noctiflora L. were observed, 
growing abundantly between the railway tracks. About a half a 
dozen new members were added to the Club and the meeting will be 
remembered with pleasure by all who were present. The winter 
meeting will be held at St. Johnsbury in January, 1913.— NELLIE 
F. Friynn, Burlington, Vermont. 
