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piibescens, Solander, abounds in dry fields, and Magnolia glauca^ L., 

 in a swamp a mile south of Plainfield. 



Plainfield, N. J. Frank Tweedy. 



25. Notes on a Botanical Trip Through North-western New 



Jersey.— If the first year's work of the North Jersey Botanical Club 

 resulted in nothing better, it infused a certain amount of enthusiasm 

 for collecting, into the hearts of many persons to whom the feeling 

 was before unknown. The result of this was the organization of a 

 number of prolonged excursions. One of these, undertaken by two 

 of the prominent members of the above club, and the writer, left 

 Montclair on the afternoon of Aug. 13th, 1879. 



The start being made, our road lay through Verona and Pine 

 Brook to Parsippany, where the first event was the discovery of 

 Glyceria Canadensis, Trin. A little farther on was iovind. Ranunculus 

 alismaefolius^ Geyer, in abundance. Passing through Drakesville and 

 Shippehport, the only interesting plants found were Mtlanthinm Vir- 

 ginicum, L., HabeJiaria psycodcs, 0x3.^, ^.nd. Fote?itilla frtiticosay L. 

 Those not familiar with the latter plant can form no idea of the ap- 

 propriater^ss of its specific name. In the northern counties of New 

 Jersey it frequently covers the low grounds with such a dense and 

 hard growth, as to render the passage across a field of a few acres of 

 it very wearisome. The magnificent growths of Epilobium angusti- 



folium, L., were also remarkable. 



At Lake Hopatcong several days were passed. Here we saw 

 Polygonufn amphibium, L., var. //rr^5^r^,Willd., Gratiola aiirea,Ww\>\., 

 in abundance, and Scuiellai'ia galericulata, L. We also collected 

 fine specimens of Slum lineare, Michx., and Brasenia peltaia, Pursh. 

 Coryltts rostrata. Ait., was abundant in the vicinity. But the most 

 interesting plant found here, and which I think has not been noted 

 heretofore, was a species of 6'a^///(^r/^, probably S, graminea, Michx., 

 with flowers varying from white to quite a dark purple, the petals 

 having very firm texture. 



At Blairstown we collected two or three specimens each of Coral- 

 lorrhiza innata^ R. Br., and C muliifloray Nutt. 



Crossing the Delaware river at Colombia, we went directly to the 

 Water Gap. On the mountain sides we found Corniis circinata, 

 L'Her, in fruit, in which state were also Rhododendron maximum, L., 

 and Hydrangea arborescens, L. On the banks of Broadhead's creek, 

 just above the Gap House, we found both species of Apocyniim, 

 Elyynus Canadensis, L., var. glaucescens. Gray, and a species of Avena 

 which we thought was A. Smithii, T. C. Porter. As the only speci- 

 men of the latter was lost, it must be left for some future collector to 

 determine. The only other plants worthy of note were Cenchrus 

 tribuloides, L., and Verbascum Lychnitis, L. 



We next proceeded through Blairstown to Hardroicke. It was be- 

 tween the latter place and Stillwater that we first found those beau- 

 tiful and delicate ferns, Pellcea atropurpurea, Link., and Asple- 

 nium Ruta-muraria, L., which afterward became so common on the 

 cliffs, the graceful little Asplenium almost invariably filling the crev- 

 ices, and edging the ledges on which grew its taller and more stately 

 neighbor. 



