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on some discussion of the possibility of its being Q. heterophylla. 

 As no decision was reached this remains ample reason for a return 

 field trip. 



Mr. Otway Brown guided us over Cape May County and 

 showed us some of its flora and remarkable plant communities. 

 The lichenologists worked valiantly this day. Conspicuously large 

 specimens of a number of trees were brought to our attention. The 

 climax for most of us was to lay hands on the bald cypress {Taxo- 

 diuni distichmn) . The specimen is several feet in circumference and 

 Stone says in 1910 that "very old residents remember them as 

 being large trees in their youth." The second tree recorded from 

 nearby has long since disappeared. We found knees at a distance 

 of sixty feet or more from the base indicating the extensive root 

 system. Neither fruit nor seedlings were seen but referring to Stone's 

 Plants of Southern New Jersey again we see that at least immature 

 cones have been observed on this tree. The plant is on the upper 

 reaches of Sluice Creek in South Dennis. Its natural or introduced 

 presence is debatable. No lists of species were kept but those col- 

 lecting found plenty of interest to take. Attendance, seventeen. 



John A. Small 



Trip of August 10, 1941 — Elysian Club (Kaiser Road) to 

 SuNFisH Pond via Appalachian Trail 



From the Elysian Club there was a walk of about a mile over 

 side trail to the Appalachian Trail. The side trail follows what used 

 to be a road (Kaiser Road) crossing Kittatiny Ridge from Mt. 

 Vernon valley to Dimmick Ferry on the Delaware. After picking 

 up the AT there was a walk of some two miles to Sunfish Pond, 

 travelling to the southwest. The trail followed a dry ridge at the 

 start giving fine views of the Delaware valley and the Poconos 

 beyond. The flora was that of similar portions of Kittatiny Ridge ; 

 oak-hickory with admixtures from the coastal plain such as pitch 

 pine, scrub oak, and wild indigo. Broom beard-grass were evident 

 on the exposed outcroppings. Tree species coming into such open- 

 ings included red cedar, grey birch, poplars, and aspens. 



The next mile or so was over richer, more moist terrain, skirt- 

 ing Tock Swamp for some distance. A larger number of species 

 were recorded from this portion. Red maple and sour gum were 



