BOTANICAL NOTES AND NEWS 



JOSSELYN BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF MAINE 



The Josselyn Botanical Society held its field meeting for 

 1921, July 12 to 15, at Brunswick, with headquarters at Mc- 

 Lellan's Inn. About twenty members were in attendance. 

 Excursions were made to Cathance River, Merry Meeting 

 Bay, Woolwich, Winnegance Creek, Phippsburg, Small Point 

 Beach, and Bald Head. Weather favored, and the days in 

 the field were much enjoyed. The salt-marsh and sea-beach 

 flora proved very interesting, especially to members living 

 inland, and a few plants special to the locality were found. 



Evening business meetings were held in the Bowdoin 

 Science Building, with Prof. Alfred O. Gross extending the 

 courtesies of the college. At one of these sessions Mr. Ralph 

 C. Bean gave an account of his botanizing trip to Nova 

 Scotia last year, and at another Dr. Susan P. Nichols describ- 

 ed the species and relationships of the fresh water algae. 



Greetings were sent to Dr. Dana W. Fellows, retiring 

 president, and to Miss Kate Furbish, with regrets that they 

 were unable to be present. Officers were elected as follows: 



President — Mr. A. H. Norton, Portland. 



Vice-President^Mrs. Jennie M. Morrell, Gardiner. 



Secretary — Miss Lena Willis, Naples. 



Treasurer — Mr. R. C. Bean, Wakefield, Mass. 



MAINE ORCHIDS 



Many readers of the Naturalist have no doubt been in- 

 terested in Mr. Nylander's description of the Orchids of 

 Aroostook County. People who are accustomed to think of 

 Orchids as inhabitants of tropical jungles are often surprised 

 to learn that there are many species which prefer a northern 

 climate, and which thrive in cold bogs or in wet Maine woods. 

 Will not the botanists throughout the state send lists of the 

 Orchids that grow in their vicinity to the editor of this de- 

 partment? Do not describe them, but tell in what towns 

 and in what sort of environment you have found them, 

 whether they are abundant or rare, with any other special 

 note. Make use of the names you are familiar with. The 

 editor of this department would like to receive such a list 

 from every county in the state. Let us see which county will 

 first get ahead of Aroostook in the size of its list. 



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