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glabra var. alterniflora; this flowers when only a few inches high 

 at the sandy borders of the marsh, whereas the same species may be- 

 gin to flower when four or five feet in height in the deep waters of 

 creeks. Spartina patens is abundant in moist places, with the coarser 

 var. juncea usually occupying crests of dunes. Eragrostis specta- 

 bilis is one of the most abundant grasses, turning bright red in late 

 fall. Liinoniuin (sea lavender) and Phragmites are abundantly 

 represented, as they are at the borders of practically every salt 

 marsh. 



It may be added that the vegetation of the salt marsh is one of 

 the most difficult from the point of view of species identification. 

 It has not been well studied, and the amateur can add a great deal 

 to the information given in manuals. Ten members of the club en- 

 joyed the trip. Henry K. Svenson 



Trip of March 31 to Mahwah, N. J. 



On Sunday, March 31, eleven members undeterred by a night 

 of storm, a rainy morning and a forecast of rain, climbed the 

 Ramapo ridge near Mahwah, N. J. Most of the twenty-five species 

 of Cladonia recorded from that area were collected, and a number 

 of other lichens characteristic of that district. Mosses were plenti- 

 ful, but nothing rare encountered. Fungi were not much in evidence. 



Because of flood water the small bogs, of which there were a 

 number nearby, could not be explored. The flora of the stream bed 

 was also submerged. 



Cladonia piedmontensis, a lichen not previously reported from 



the neighborhood, and known from only three other counties in the 



state, was found. It is not rare, but rather local, and little known. 



Mr. Beals reported no important mosses. r- r- i^j 



^ ^ G. G. Nearing 



Trip of May 5 to Croton Lake, N. Y. 



Ten members and friends met near Croton Reservoir not far 

 from Ossining for this trip. Arrangements were about the same as 

 last year for the visit to this attractive region with its tumbling 

 brook, small clear lake and wooded rocky hills. As Dr. Moldenke 

 who led the trip last year was ill, the trip was led by the undersigned. 

 Plants seen were much the same as before, though due to the cold 

 weather many of those seen in blossom in 1939 were only in bud 



