1919] Flynn,— Meeting of Vermont Botanical Club 191 
based more on unsupported theory than demonstrated fact. Ostrya 
is said to be “from the Greek ostreon, a scale or shell, in allusion to 
the fruit"; but óerpeov means oyster, and the Greek word for the 
hornbeam is doTpia. Morus is "from the Greek morea, the mul- 
berry." The two are probably cognate, but neither one is “from” 
the other. Viburnum is said to be “from the Latin, meaning the 
wayfaring" [sic]. The origin is much in doubt, but the derivation 
from viere, to plait, seems a possibility. The spelling Simaroubaceae 
hardly seems in accord with the best usage. Larix laricina appears 
as "laricia" in the title to the plate on p. 27. 
On the whole, the book is unusually free from typographical errors, 
and presents an attractive appearance. It will be welcomed by every 
lover of our native trees, and could be used to great advantage as a 
text-book in the schools. Mr. Deam has rendered a distinct service 
to dendrology by reissuing his admirable bulletin; and the data which 
he has painstakingly gathered will become more and more valuable 
as the process of deforestation of our native woodlands goes on.— 
J. C. NELsoN, Salem, Oregon. 
FIELD MEETING OF THE VERMONT BOTANICAL CLUB.— The Vermont 
Botanical Club held its annual field meeting this year at North Hero on 
Lake Champlain, August 5-6, conjointly with the Vermont Bird Club. 
Thirty members were present, which is a very good attendance. 
On the 5th trips were made to Pelot’s Bay and to a smaller bay 
opening out of it, both being rich in water-weeds of various sorts, 
such as Potamogetons, Myriophyllums, ete. Here were found Pota- 
mogeton heterophyllus, P. zosterifolius, P. dimorphus, P. Richardsonüi, 
P. perfoliatus, Myriophyllum spicatum, M. alterniflorum, and the stiff 
White Water Crowfoot, Ranunculus circinatus. On the muddy shores 
were several species of sedges, Scirpus validus, S. heterochaetus, and 
S. occidentalis being among the number. 
The morning of the 6th was rainy, but in the afternoon a trip was 
made to “The Gut,” as the passage between North and South Hero 
Islands is called. The Moonseed, Menispermum canadense, and the 
Sanicle, Sanicula trifoliata, among a host of other plants, were growing 
in the woods bordering the Lake, and on its muddy shore were found 
the Water Pimpernel, [/lysanthes dubia, the Creeping Eragrostis, E. 
hypnoides, the Arrowheads, Sagittaria arifolia and S. graminea, and 
best of all the Waterwort, Elatine americana, new to the state, and the 
little Littorella uniflora, for which this is the fourth station in the state. 
These were certainly good finds for one afternoon. 
