ich, spicy fragra 



the most abundant of spring wild flow 

 the south side of the island and lendin 

 the ocean breezes that sweep over these exposed tracts. It ii 

 in less danger from picking than from the surface fires which are 

 of common occurrence in spring. These fires, kindled chiefly 

 through carelessness or accident, run rapidly over the diy vegeta- 

 tion of the moorlands, but fortunately do no lasting damage. 

 The later blooming wild flowers suffer more or less at the hands 



of sum 

 of Nan 



;, but I u 



t the 



preserving the natural beauties of the island, and carefully guard 

 the localities for many rare plants, especially the Scotch heather 

 and the two European heaths (Erica cincrca and E. tetralix) 

 which occur there. I lectured May 13 in the historic old 



sible courtesy being extended by the pastor, Rev. Edward Day, 

 and by Principal B. D. May of the High school. 



The following day I left for Boston, lecturing there in the 

 rooms of the Boston Society of Natural History under the au- 

 spices of the Society for the Protection of Native Plants by in- 

 vitation of its president, Professor Robert T. Jackson of Harvard 

 University. The talk there was rather in the nature of a com- 

 parison of the work of the two Societies, the relations between 



ich ha 



of the 



Ther 



virons has been greatly enlightened on the subject of plant pro- 

 tection by the many excellent leaflets distributed by our sister 

 organization. 



I then went to Springfield, where several days were spent visit- 

 ing friends, resuming my tour May 22 with a lecture at Brattle- 

 boro, Vermont, in the Baptist church, under the auspices of the 

 Young People's Society. On May 23 I addressed a large audience 

 in the music hall at Woodstock, where the preliminary arrange- 

 ments had been kindly made by Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. 

 Billings. On May 24 I spoke in St. Johnsbury in the attractive 

 Fairbanks Museum, whose curator, Miss Delia Griffin, is keenly 



