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was Jitbula pennsylvanica, coating the rocks of dark green. On the 

 sides of the main gorge, we had never seen the tiny Lejeunea patens, 

 the only sHghtly more conspicuous Lencolejeunea clypeata, nor 

 Jungcrniannia piimila. Directly opposite the main falls there were 

 miniature forests of Pellia sporophytes, their translucent stalks 

 glistening in the sunlight. 



Antheridial receptacles of this year were well along on Mar- 

 chantia, but only archegoniophores of last year were in evidence, 

 somewhat the worse for wear. 



Coptis tri folia, the Gold-thread, in flower, added its cheerful 

 touch to the dubious marshes, and the Fringed Milkwort was also 

 seen in bloom again. 



Ceratodon pnrpurcus, like other birds of passage, was roosting 

 in a burned over, waste spot. 



On one of the drier hillsides, close to the path, Buxhaumia 

 aphylla was growing more plentifully than we have ever seen 

 it, while in the brook below, the giant water moss, Fontinalis gi- 

 gantca, was still prospering, regardless of priorities. 



The drive back through the village of Shawnee and the beauti- 

 ful valley of the Delaware led past apple and pear trees in full 

 flower and young grain fields in new green. It was still, on this 

 Sunday afternoon, a valley at peace in a world at war. 



Edwin B. Matzke 



Trip of June 13, 1942, to Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 



This Saturday afternoon trip covered a good botanizing region 

 onh' a half-hour's bus ride from New York. Many of the common 

 plants of late spring and early summer, and numerous trees, 

 shrubs, and ferns were pointed out in relation to their varied 

 habitats of cliffs, open fields, woods, and swamps. Also some notes 

 were made concerning the geology of the region. 



Mary Holtzoff 



Trip of June 12-13 to Lake Shehaw^ken, Pa. 



This trip eventuated under several disturbing circumstances, 

 principally an unusually hot and humid Saturday, followed by a rainy 

 Sunday. The tour on Saturday took the party into Scott Township 

 about four miles north of Lake Shehawken. Among the more inter- 



