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first and most charming of these was Chelone Lyoni, Pursh, with 
its lovely pink blossoms; we saw the greatest abundance of 
- Cimicifuga racemosa, Ell., and luxuriant plants of Solidago cesta, 
L., followed higher up by an abundant growth of Eupatorium 
ageratoides, L. Both of these were in full bloom, and stretched 
away under the trees a graceful white carpeting to the giants 
that towered above them. Never had I seen such forests, even on 
the slopes of the Green and White Mountains; Chestnuts, Oaks, 
Beeches, Birches, Maples and Tulip Trees, attaining such size that 
it was not uncommon to find logs whose diameter was nearly five 
feet. Magnolia Fraseri, Walt., grew abundantly with these, 
and toward the summit //ex monticola, Gray, was frequently 
seen I5 to 20 feet high, and Crategus tomentosa, L., var. punc- 
tata, Gray. Just before reaching the zone of Adies Frasert, 
Pursh, which here replaces Adies balsamea, Marsh., and A. nigra, 
Poir., of our northern mountains, we found the ground carpeted 
with Houstonia serpyllifolia, Michx.; and here also grew showy 
plants of Gentiana quingueflora, Lam. belieing its name, for I 
counted over one hundred flowers on a single plant. Rudbeckia 
laciniata, L., and R. triloba, var. rupestris, Gray, were showy and 
abundant. Among the firs we found Saxifraga leucanthemifolia 
and Heuchera villosa, Michx., very abundant in damp, rocky 
places, and contrasting their delicate white flowers with the dark 
trees around them. : 
Three delightful days were spent on the summit, in a large 
hotel constructed of balsam cut right there on the mountain, and 
occupied mainly by hay-fever patients. The top is a great 
’ mountain meadow, in parts densely cushioned with beds of the 
fine soft grass, Danthonia compressa, Austin, and much Carex 
estivalis, Curtis. We walked a great deal, exploring the various 
outlook points and ledges, collecting the rare Sedum Rhodiola, 
DC., and Thalictrum clavatum, DC., from Eagle Cliffs, finding 
late blossoms of the pretty little bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia, 
-Michx., and the dark purple ones of H. purpurea, L., hidden in shady 
nooks; gathering the lovely red berries of Vaccinium erythrocar- 
pon, Michx., and the flowers of Lezophyllum buxifolium, EL, var. 
prostratum, Gray, which were surprisingly numerous, considering 
it was the second bloom. I found a number of blossoms in which 
