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and we shall doubtless hear from it again. In the mean- 
time it would be well to watch the Osmundas. 
President Dowell arrived Saturday evening, and 
Sunday morning Dr. E. H. Thompson and Mr. Wm. B. 
Rossberg joined the party on a trip by trolley to a point 
in the town of Cromwell and thence on foot across country - 
to East Berlin, a distance of three or four miles. The 
feature of this excursion was the finding of a great abund-_ 
ance of Lygodium palmatum. To those accustomed to — 
regard this plant as a rarity, it was a cause of great sur- 
= | prise to find the young plants springing up in profusion 
- a territory > several acres in extent. This fern has — 
distinction of being a subject of legislation. — 
< ae it is forbidden by the laws of Connecticut. 
Among the interesting flowering plants co collected during 
‘the meeting were Conopholis americana, Liparis liliifolia, 
and Viola emarginata. 
The success of the meeting was gaaily enhanced by 
the efforts of Messrs. Bissell and Bigelow, who very 
ey looked after the welfare of ors visiting mem 
Aside from the interest that attached to the oppor . 
other sections of the country. 
_ AvBuRNpate, Mass. ae 
