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had never even seen an illustration of it, we found near the 

 Lophiola, which it resembles enough to be a first cousin. The 

 roots are fibrous and red, giving it the common name of red 

 root. The sword-shaped leaves are clustered at the base, and 

 scattered on the stem. The perianth is gray wooley on the out- 

 side, and the flowers are yellow fringes just like the witch 

 hazel. A very small Xyris was also seen, as were many bushes 

 of sand myrtle, gay with the flame colored fruit and glossy 

 evergreen leaves. This little plant rejoices in the name 

 Leiophylliun huxifolium, which perfectly describes its leaves. 

 All that was left of the turkey beard were the tall wands, 

 clothed with long white hairs, and bearing the seed pods. 

 Better known were the plants of the shrubby St. John's wort, 

 {Hypericum proliUcum and niidicaide) and Woodivardia vir- 

 ginica. Along a sandy road, walking in a different direction, 

 we found a carpet of glossy leaves and scarlet berries, entirely 

 unfamiliar. These were Arctostaphylos iiva-ursa, the bear- 

 berry. This part of Lakehurst would be invaluable to the 

 student of oak trees. Any number and variety are there. Our 

 luncheon was eaten in the company of pitcher plants, three 

 sundews, Rhexia, Lobelia, cotton grass and various other 

 denizens of the bog, with Apocyniim MiUerii not far dis- 

 tant. 



It was now time to turn homeward and our good guide 

 selected a different route, which in a short time brought us to so 

 lovely a place, that there was a universal shout of admiration. 

 It was a typical scene in Japan. We stood upon a small rustic 

 bridge, with open spaces on the sides, which made frames for 

 the loveliest pictures. The water on one side of the bridge, 

 was covered with white water lilies, while on the other the 

 yellow pond lilies floated. The lakelet was dotted with small 

 islands and peninsulas, from one of which almost hidden from 

 view, a flock of white heron slowly winged their flight. A 

 short walk around, proved us to be "disturbers of traffic" for 



