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■noides), pubescent angelica {Angelica villosa), bearded short-husk 

 (Brachyelytrum erectum), eastern golden-saxifrage (Chrysosple- 

 nium americanum), beech-drops {Epifagus virginiana) , large 

 ■coral-root {C orallorrhisa maculata), mockernut hickory (Carya 

 alba), bitternut hickory (C. cordiformis) , and small-fruited hickory 

 (C microcarpa) , wild hydrangea {Hydrangea arhorescens), downy 

 rattlesnake-plantain {Goodyera pubescens), ternate grape-fern 

 {Botrychium obliquum), cutleaf grape-fern {B. dissectum), com- 

 mon Virginia winterberry {Ilex verticillata) , butternut {Juglans 

 cinerea), fringed milkwort {Polygala paucifolia), white swamp- 

 honeysuckle {Azalea viscosa), purple-flowering raspberry {Ruba- 

 cer odoratum), toothed whitetop aster {Sericocarpus asteroides), 

 vernal water-starwort {Callitriche palustris), common satin-grass 

 {Muhlenbergia mexicana), field basil {Clino podium vulgar e), 

 Torrey's wild-liquorice {Galium lanceolatum), smooth rock-cress 

 {Arabis laevigata), hairy milkweed {Asclepias pulchra), deep- 

 green sedge {Car ex tonsa) , purple chokeberry {Aronia prunifolia), 

 and sheep-laurel {Kalmia angustifolia) , all identified by foliar or 

 fruit characters, or, at least, in their post-anthesis stages. The 

 rare maidenhair spleenwort {Asplenium trichomanes) and walking- 

 fern {Camptosorus rhisophyllus) provided a thrill. Three species 

 were found still in bloom at this late date : the common bluets 

 {Houstonia coeridea), American witch-hazel {Haniamelis virgini- 

 ana), and common white wood aster {Aster divaricatus) . Large 

 quantities of a handsome earth-star {Astraeus hygrometricus) 

 were found along the trail and some mountain-laurel bushes were 

 seen to be infested with Phoinopsis kalmiae or Phyllosticta 

 kalmicola. 



At Sunfish Pond the most important finds were colonies of 

 the long sedge {Carex folliculata) , dulichium {Didichium arundi- 

 naceum), and sweet gale {Myrica gale). In Section 1, near the 

 Delaware River, we found fields filled by practically pure-stand 

 colonies of coralberry {Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) , giving every 

 evidence of being native, some of the stands covering the major 

 portions of several acres. The European privet {Ligustrum vul- 

 gare), autumn oleaster {Elaeagnus umbellata) , common tree-of- 

 heaven {Ailanthus altissima), Japanese honeysuckle {Nintooa 

 japonica), Japanese barberry {Berberis thunbergii) , and European 

 barberry {B. vulgaris) were found as abundant escapes. Other 



