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mustard, common wild-Hqiiorice, Canada wood-nettle, false-nettle, 

 clearweed, paper-mulberry , rough hackberry, Pursh's figwort, 

 American dittany, American trumpet-creeper, bittersweet night- 

 shade, three species of plantain, northern bush-honeysuckle, north- 

 ern deerberry, yellow pmipernel, heartleaf alexanders, silky and 

 roundleaf cornel, common, thymeleaf, and corn speedwell, Vir- 

 ginia goatsbeard, northern horse-balm, dwarf hawthorn, purple- 

 fruited chokeberry, and scores of other plants came in for consid- 

 erable attention. ^^ T.T TV/r 



Harold N. Moldenke 



Trip of June 9 to Dock Watch Hollow and Chimney Rock 



Thirty-three members and guests were present on this, one of 

 the most successful trips of the season. Over three hundred species 

 and varieties of plants were identified, including Iris versicolor, 

 Riihiis frondosus, R. argutiis, Helianthus divaricatus, H. decape- 

 talus, Alsine longifoUa, Carex scoparia, C. crinita, C. digitalis, 

 C. cephalophora, C. complanata, Poa compressa, Agriinonia grypo- 

 sepala, Carya alba, C. glabra, Brachyelytrum erectum, and Cynthia 

 virginica. Two species of ash, Fraxinus americana and F. pennsyl- 

 vanica, two species of alexanders, Zizia aurea and Z. cordata, two 

 species of hawkweed, Hieracitnn florentimwi and H. pratense, the 

 glaucous honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) and hairy bedstraw (Ga- 

 lium pilosum) proved of special interest. Phlox divaricata was 

 found in several beautiful stands, and a colony of P. subulata 

 hugged a dry and sunny rocky slope. The purple meadow-parsnip 

 (Thaspimn trifoliatum) was a "new" plant for most of the mem- 

 bers present. Seven species never before recorded by the writer 

 from the Watchung area were discovered locally in abundance — 

 the dwarf plantain {Plantago virginica), slender plantain (Plantago 

 pusilla), black maple (Saccharodendron nigrum), curly pondweed 

 (Potamogeton crispus), lyre-leaf rock-cress (Arabis lyrata), blue 

 scorpion-grass (Myosotis micrantha), and field camomile (Anthe- 

 iiiis arvensis) . Other highlights of the trip included the discovery of 

 true ginseng {Panax qiiinque folium), large twayblade (Liparis 

 liliifolia), and Wood's grape-fern {Botrychiiim matricariaejolium) . 

 The swamp buttercup {Ranunculus septentrionalis) made a spec- 

 tacular display along the streams, and other noteworthy plants 

 observed and studied included wild columbine {Aquilcgia canaden- 

 sis), hooked crowfoot {Ranunculus rccurvatus), early and fall 



