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was spent in two very distinct regions, the Highlands of the Hud- 

 son, and the Franconia Valley of New Hampshire. At West 

 Point I collected for about ten days and under the guidance of Mr. 

 Edward S. Denton, visited some excellent localities. My friend 

 showed me his corner for Camptosorus rhizophullus, a wild nook on 

 a mountain side amidst a confusion of boulders, and densely shaded 

 with forest growth. Here in a perfect tangle of ferns we refresh- 

 ed the inner man preparatory to a further jaunt. A mile's walk 

 took us to the opening of the famed u ravine" on Crow's Nest, 

 which, however, we did not ascend. As I have been familiar with 

 it from childhood, I will say that it is one of the richest spots for col- 

 lecting in that whole interesting region. In one scramble up the 

 steep sides of the cascade, I have often found in May, Sanguinaria 

 ( 'anadensis,Orchis spectabilis,Cypripedium pubeseens,Asarum Cana- 

 dense, Menispermum, Mitella diphylla, Allium tricoccum and many 

 other beauties. My father made a thorough study of this mountain, 

 and his old copy of Bigelow, which I possesses enriched with many 

 notes and drawings of the plants there found. I saw at West Point 

 this summer on the cliffs near the river, solid beds of Opuntia in full 

 flower. Nothing could surpass the loveliness of their lemon-yellow 

 blossoms. I collected Ptelea trifoliata for the first time, and" imag- 

 ine that this is rather far north for it to grow. Vincetoxicum nig- 

 rum was abundant in several places. Mr. Denton intended show- 

 ing me the tamarack swamp, were he has found some rare things, 

 but heavy rains interfered with our plans. 



I arrived in Franconia about the 6th of July, and at once be- 

 gan to collect in that famed region. It goes without saying that 

 it isj surprisingly unlike my £eld here in Rhode Island. The ab- 

 sence of many familiar deciduous trees at once impressed me. There 

 were no chestnuts or oaks, for instance, nor do I remember seeing 

 a single hickory. In place of these were birches of all kinds, the 

 paper-birch being especially conspicuous; spruces without end, and 

 tall white pines that had I not seen the coniferous forests of the Pa- 

 cific slope would have quite astonished me by their size. Even at 

 this late date I was in time to collect Linnea borealis, and all sum- 

 mer long the pretty Oxalis AcetoseUa made the woods gay with its 

 pink bells. By following up the Copper Mine Brook to Bridal 

 Veil Falls, I could secure these spring flowers in all states of 

 progress, the elevation giving a wide range of climatal conditions. 

 Later, the beds of Monesex uniflora were simply ravishing. I found 

 also a few specimens of Pt/rola minor. I checked off during the 

 summer in an old Manual the plants seen and identified, and have 

 many as yet unstudied. This list, which is much too long for pub- 

 lication in the Gazette, I sent to the Appalachian Club. I was 

 within easy reach of the famous Flume, of Echo Lake, Kinsman's 

 Flume, and Mount Lafayette. I have already sent you a note con- 

 cerning my red-letter day up among the alpines on this old mon- 

 arch. 1 only regret that I did not spend a week near the summit, 



