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met among the Orange Mountains of New Jersey, and 

 throughout the Hoosac Highlands. It grows among 

 decayed brush-heaps in dark woods, during June and 

 August. There are twelve species of Mo7iotropace(B. 

 The flowers of a sister genus of Mo7iotropa^ found in 

 the Sierra Nevada Mountains, are remarkable for their 

 deep rose-carmine coloring. It is sometimes known as 

 the Snow-Plant {Sarcodes sanguinea). The tall club- 

 like, fleshy spikes are encircled with crimson pipe- 

 shaped flowers, often sixty or even a hundred being 

 found on one spike. A specimen plant, collected in 

 Washoe Valley near Franktown, Nevada, was sent to 

 me last season, on May 15th. The flowers grow there 

 along the higher slopes of the mountains, at an eleva- 

 tion from six to nine thousand feet above sea level, 

 amid brakes, pine, fir, cedar, golden-chestnut bushes, 

 and the beautiful evergreen shrub, Manzanita {Ardos- 

 taphylos punges) . 



Above the Point of Rocks, a rough canvas tent was 

 pitched in a crevice of the ledge — probably the tempo- 

 rary abode of Italian green venders. Columbines, 

 rock -pinks, violets, and Wood Betony (Pediailaris 

 Canadensis) crept along our path. The plants of the 

 Wood Betony produce yellowish-green as well as crim- 

 son-purple flowers. They are often called I^ousewort. 

 Children often mis-name them orchids, believing this 

 term suitable to all odd-looking flowers. 



The white Monumental Rock, east of Mosholu 

 Swamp, is covered with glacial scratches. From its 

 summit a dream of visual delight spreads toward the 



