79 
+ th itahle f, +h f. a 
Sterculiaceae that yield b 
pe. It is no uncommon sight to see a Filipino whose cart has 
broken down draw out his ‘bolo,’ hack down a slice of bark of 
almost any tree, twist the fibers, tie Hee ties the broken pieces 
and go contentedly on his way, smoking the ever f 
THEODORE Mutter 
CONFERENCE NOTES FOR MARCH 
At thi f Mr. W. C. Barbour gave an coon! sketch 
of “The Lichens of West Rock, Connecticut.” -After a brief 
description of the location a geology of West Rock, he described 
in some detail the societies and successions which appear under 
different conditions, as follows: 
1. Vertical or steep faces of trap rock. 
2. Nearly level exposures of trap, otherwise bare. 
3. Level places of great isolation, but with a slight soil forma- 
tion. 
4. Scrub thickets of ou and ume 
2 Eastern portion 
6. Sloping base at eastern side of hill, Glee mesophyte condi- 
lied by a small brook. 
il. 
Nearly sixty species were listed for this locality. This work 
is part of the cryptogamic survey that is being made under the 
auspices of the Torrey Botanical Club. 
r. Theodore Muller also discussed the “Fiber Plants of the 
ia) 
: . Do 
store situated at 173 Madison Aven n article by 
Muller treating of the subject is printed in this issue of the 
Journal. 
A. B. Stout, 
Secretary of the Conference 
