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prcslii attracted particular attention. After walking along a few 

 residential streets we came to the woods along the Croton River. 

 Here we found good specimens of Juglans and Platamis and the 

 usual woodland horder plants, Rhus, Robinia Rubns, etc. On the 

 ground Mr. Beals spotted Ephemerum for us. Going down the hill 

 to the bottom of the valley we found some nice plants of Aspleniiim 

 platyuciiron. Farther up the river among the rocks were several 

 Bryophytes, including Anthoceros, Conocephalum, Climacium, 

 Brachythecium and Entodon; Pteridophytes including: Selaginella, 

 Thclypteris marg'malis, and Poly podium vulgare ; and grasses : 

 Agrostis capillaris and Panicum capillare. On the moist alluvial 

 soil grew Equisetum hyemale, Bensoin, Hainauiclis, maples, hem- 

 lock, Carpinus and Liriodendron. Two species of Elyums, and the 

 bottle brush grass, Hystrix patida, were found along the way. The 

 most unusual find of all was a flowering specimen of Viola cucullata. 



Harold H. Clum 



Trip of January 14, 1940 to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 



In spite of a stormy day, twenty-six members and guests of the 

 Club took advantage of the invitation of the Brooklyn Botanic 

 Garden to inspect the unique collection of cycads. Due to the efforts 

 of the Administration all nine genera of this tropical order were 

 represented, some genera by several species, the plants of Macro- 

 zauiia from Australia being especially fine. The leader pointed out 

 some of the peculiar features of the group, and exhibited cones of 

 several genera. 



The party then made a short survey of the other greenhouse 

 collections, and adjourned to one of the laboratories where they 

 were very kindly treated to afternoon tea by members of the Garden 

 Staff. Being thus fortified, all members of the party, so we believe, 

 survived the stormy journey home. 



M. A. Chrysler, Leader 



