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Green Co., N. Y., and planted in a similar position in the rock 

 garden (limestone) has done well and is now a finer specimen than 

 when found, though the species usually seems to favor well-drained 

 positions on top of non-calcareous soil. 



New ferns being tried out are some of the species seen at the 

 fern exhibit of the New York Botanical Garden at the New York 

 Flower Show last March and said to be hardy here. These were 

 set out in the garden about the end of April and include the follow- 

 ing western species : Polystichum Andersoni, P. lonchites, P. acu- 

 leatum plumosum compactum (and its crested form) also a West 

 Indian species, P. viviparum. All of these have developed new 

 fronds and appear to be thriving. 



After having inspected the garden, all were invited by ^Nlrs. 



Dole to rest awhile in the shade of the porch and to partake of 



cooling drinks. ^^j tt t^ 



^ W. H. Dole 



Trip of August 3-4 to Lake Shehawken, Pa. 



A very enthusiastic group of eleven escaped from metropolitan 

 life to make botanical adventures into the unvisited lake country 

 of Wayne County, Pennsylvania. An elevation of over two thousand 

 feet, night temperature of 50, day temperature of 70, sunny skies 

 and cool winds made perfect conditions. On Saturday morning a 

 tour of the lake shore produced among other plants both the male 

 and female trees of Ilex monticola, TJiymiis serpylluni, Persicaria 

 natans, var. Hartzvrightii, with their peculiarly ruffed ocreae, 

 Ophioglossuin vulgatum Scirpus atrocinctus, Eleocharis palnstris, 

 Habenaria lacera, H. macrophylla, Najas flexilis, Isoetes braunii, 

 I. riparia, Lycopodium tristachyum, L. inimdatum, Equisefum 

 fluviatile, Botrychium matricariafolium, B. lanceolafum v. angiisti- 

 segnientum, B. dissectuni, B. obliquum, and the variety oneidcnse, 

 Polystichmn braunii v. purshii, Dryopteris goldiana, Phegopteris 

 Jiexagonoptero, and the ripening fruits of Trillium undulafuni and 

 the pure blue berries of Clintonia borealis. 



In the afternoon at Island Lake we saw Lobelia dortuianna, 

 L. cardinalis, and the ripe spikes of Orontium aquaticum. At Scott 

 Center we were too late for the annual display of thousands of 

 Pentstemon digitalis. In a woods beyond we visited a bank of Lyco- 

 podiums, five species including L. annotinum. At a mountain bog 



