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thing that we had ever seen, and rivalled those of the beautiful 

 5. Arizonicmn, A white-flowered form was several times col- 

 lected. But most gorgeous of all the plants found was the bril- 

 liant Rhododendron canescens. The woods, both deep and open, 



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were ablaze with it in every direction, and the air laden with its 

 delicious fragrance. This plant has the color of the R. niidiflor- 

 urn, but much richer and deeper. It is unquestionably distinct, 

 and was of special interest, as its genuineness as a species has long 

 been seriously questioned. R, Canadciise, and R, maxinmni 

 were also found. Three species of Ilcx^ namely: l(2vigata, monti- 

 color an d dubia, Prunus Pennsylvanica, Droscra rotitndifolia^ 

 CallitricJie Jicterophylla and C, verna, Oxycoccns macrocarpus 

 and 0. palnstris were also collected with interest. Among or- 

 chids we were pleased to find Corallor]ii::ia vuiltijiora and Good- 

 yera rcpois^ the latter in bud. Eleven species of Carcx were no- 

 ticed among them \X\c folliculata, trispernia^ echinata, and varia. 

 Among grasses we were pleased to obtain the Oryzopsis jitncca 

 and Aira flcxuosa. Five species of Lycopodiuni^ namely: the 

 aiinotimini^ clavatiim, coniplanatiun, luciduhtm and ohscitruni, 

 were collected. 



Lastly, and perhaps ranking third in order of importance among 

 all our collections, was the discovery by Mrs. Britton of the most 



rare Botrychiiun simplex. Other interesting ferns were collected, 

 but my list is already too long. 



After the return of the rest of the party, Dr. and Mrs. Brit- 

 ton, Miss Timmerman and Dr. Schoeney remained at the Dele- 

 ware Water Gap foV a day or two and were rewarded by some 

 most interesting discoveries. They added 33 to the number of 

 species collected. ^Among the more interesting of them were 

 Pr2i7itis pitmila, Rosa huniilis, Ricbiis odoratiis, Coinandra timbcl- 

 lata, both species of Woodsia, Rosa riibiginosa, Rhus typhina, 

 Veronica Anagallis and, exceeding all others in importance, the 

 rare fern, Aspleniiim monta?tuni. In concluding my report upon 

 this most important meeting, I can only express the hope that 

 when a similar excursion is arranged during the coming year it 



will be much more highly appreciated, and largely attended by 

 those members absent on this occasion. 



On June 15 th a meeting was held in the neighborhood of 

 Grassmere, Staten Island, at which 6^ species were collected, 



