98 Rhodora UUNE 



Although some plants of this list cannot now be identified, it yet 

 contains nearly all the characteristic cliff plants : but evidently no 

 attention was paid to the woods or swamps, though the botanists' 

 route led through rare orchid ground. 



In the 1853 appendix to Thompson's History of Vermont, is a list 

 of 105 additions to Wm. Oakes' Catalogue and 19 of these are cred- 

 ited to C. C. Frost from Willoughby. This list was prepared by 

 Prof. Joseph Torrey of Burlington. 



Other botanists followed, viz.: Wm. Boott, in 1854, Rev. Joseph 

 Blake in 1861, Horace Mann in 1862, Edwin Faxon in 1873, and 

 many others now living. 



The second paper on the flora of Willoughby is by Mr. Chas. E. 

 Ridler l giving an interesting account of the approach to the Notch 

 from the north and describing the mountain and its flora. The third 

 paper is by Walter Deane, 2 an account of his collecting trip in 

 July, 1885, with J. R. Churchill. The only other paper I have seen 

 is by Dr. H. H. Rusby reprinted from the Bulletin of Pharmacy, 

 January, 1893, an account of his visit in July and August, 1892. 

 This gives special attention to the oecological features of the district 

 and to the ferns, a list of thirty-two being given. 



The present list of 690 names is quite as noteworthy for the plants 

 that are not in it as for those that are. Many of the common things 

 we expect everywhere have not yet been seen in this little area, and 

 many plants have been collected only once, and of others only one or 

 two stations are known. The introduced plants in the Notch itself 

 do not tend to increase and now that the lumbermen have begun a 

 crusade in the swamp region and on the mountain sides the possi- 

 bility of the destruction of choice botanical areas is alarming. The 

 ferns, orchids and carices of wet woods need the protection of forest 

 trees and certain plants in the Willoughby region are sure to perish. 



The map of Willoughby has been drawn by Mr. J. F. Collins of 

 the Botanical Department of Brown University, Providence, Rhode 

 Island, and is believed to be as accurate as the variable material at 

 his disposal would allow. 



Unless otherwise noted specimens of all these plants are in my 

 Herbarium, and I shall be glad to receive any additions to this list. 



1 Ridler, Appalachia, iv. (1884) 64. 



2 Deane, Bot. Gaz. xi. (1886) 112. 



