FIELD TRIPS OF THE CLUB 



Trip of October 4, 1942, to Richmond, S. I. 



Nine members of the Club took this trip. The main objective 

 was the salt marsh, but many interesting plants were seen along 

 the road on the way to the salt marsh. Over a hundred species were 

 pointed out, and about as many more were passed by without men- 

 tion because they were so familiar. Several members of the group 

 besides the leader were alert in spotting plants, and helpful in 

 identifying them and in making a list, as well as in finding the 

 way out of the woods after leaving the salt marsh. 



Some of the easily recognized grasses promised by the Field 

 Chairman were the tall and spreading switch grass {Panicum 

 virgatum), the always interesting hispid panicum (P. clandes- 

 tinum), the very delicate old-witch grass (P. capillare), tall red 

 top (Tridens flaviis) with its purplish glumes that rub off black, 

 the graceful and silky Indian grass {Sorghastrum nutans), the 

 large coarse gama grass (Tripsacuni dactyloides) with its polished 

 jointed spikes, wild rye (Elymits virglnicus), which, like a cat, 

 resists being petted the wrong way, broom beard grass (Andro- 

 pogon scopariiis) with its spreading feathery hairs, Virginia beard 

 grass (A. virginicus) and its bushy-headed form A. glonieratiis, 

 the delicate but savage rice cut-grass {Leersia orysoides) , and the 

 bristly-sheathed salt-marsh cockspur grass (Echinochloa Walteri). 



In or near a brook or road-side ditch were found, not in bloom, 

 water-weed {Elodea canadensis) , water starwort (CaUitriche palus- 

 tris), sweet flag {Acorns Calamus) and the hairy variety of swamp 

 milkweed (Asclepias incarnafa var. pidchra), the last in fruit. 



Some of the less common trees and shrubs along the road were 

 two somewhat southerly species, clammy locust {Robinia viscosa) 

 and false indigo (Aniorpha jruficosa), the latter in fruit ; the middle 

 western Osage orange (Madura pomifera) in fruit; also hack- 

 berry (Celtis occidentalis) in fruit, box elder or ash-leaved maple 

 (Acer Negundo) , and a particularly large specimen of tulip tree 

 ( Liriodendron Tidipijera ) . 



A high point on the hill, to which the road led, afforded a good 

 general view of the salt marsh and its creek, with the character- 

 istic winding or crooked form for which genuine creeks like this 

 are named. 



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