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place to another, was scrambling under a dense tangle of blueberry 
bushes, when a cluster of small brownish flowers appeared near his 
right foot. In this unscientific manner, the first plant was detected. 
Careful search on hands and knees revealed hundreds of scattered 
plants, but so inconspicuous is this species that many times the dis- 
coverer of some new plants would lose sight of them while waiting for 
the other members of the party to arrive. Even when he did not, the 
others would frequently have difficulty in finding them without assist- 
ance. It is unquestionably a difficult species to detect. The brown- 
ish flowers are just the color of the shadows, and the plant is usually 
buried in sphagnum up to the leaves. Our specimens varied from 
about 8 cm. to 3 dm. in height, the average height being about 1 dm. 
Occasional plants bore a third leaf. 
Later in the season, Pogonia ophioglossoides and Calopogon pulchellus 
were in full bloom; Woodwardia virginica was common; and in August 
Eriophorum virginicum (both varieties) and Rhynchospora alba were 
nodding in all the open places. 
(8). MILLER’s Bog. This bog, just north of the Miller farm at 
Spring Lake, differed from all others in having no open sphagnum and 
being very much grown up. The flora itself was very distinct. 
Potentilla fruticosa, Lonicera oblongifolia, Myrica cerifera and M. Gale. 
were common shrubs. Salix candida was present in small quantities. 
Lathyrus palustris and var. myrtifolius were climbing everywhere. 
Arenaria lateriflora was common. Cladium mariscoides and the rare 
Eleocharis rostellata were found nowhere else. Triglochin maritimum, 
which is very rare inland in this State, was frequent. 
(9). Tae WESTBURY PRAIRIE. This is a flat plain about one mile 
long by a quarter wide southwest of thé town of Westbury, in Wayne 
Co. The soil was largely peat with about two inches of water; very 
little sphagnum was present. The chief growth was composed of 
sedges of various kinds, mainly Carex filiformis. In early July, the 
whole prairie was pink with Calopogon and Pogonia, a sight rivalling 
if not surpassing in beauty the appearance of these plants at the famous 
Mendon Ponds near Rochester. In August, Aster junceus was abund- 
ant, Solidago wniligulata and Utricularia intermedia were fairly com- 
mon. 
(10). OPEN MEapow.— South of Butler along the edge of Crusoe 
Creek is a peculiar type of open meadow, which it is difficult to char-. 
acterize. It was not so wet as the Westbury prairie, there was no. 
sphagnum, and but little peat. In area it must have been several 
