FIELD TRIPS OF THE CLUB 



Trip of July 13-14 to the Beaverkill 



Eleven members and friends of the Club met at the Rice House, 

 Livingston Manor, on the afternoon of July 12. A short trip was 

 taken along the Willowemoc Creek in the early evening. On Satur- 

 day the party drove twenty miles along the Beaverkill in the 

 Catskill Mountains to the 2,316-foot level near the Balsam Lake 

 Club entrance. A trail of four miles led to the entrance 'of the 

 swampy area which is headwaters of the stream between Double 

 Top Mountain and Graham Mountain. 



Aconitum novehoracense was found growing within fifty feet 

 of the crests of Double Top Mountain in the springy ground that 

 is found on the western slope. A splendid view of the Beaverkill 

 watershed may be obtained at the peak, which is 3,905 feet high. 

 The day was clear and excellent views of the other peaks were 

 possible. The top of the mountain has an excellent stand of balsams. 

 On the return trip the party crossed over the headwater of the 

 stream on the west bank and found one exceptional stand of aconites, 

 American Jacob's ladder and the white bog orchis. 



The walking trip was about fifteen miles over rough trails and 

 took eleven hours. This trip extends the range of this aconite from 

 above Roscoe to the crest of Double Top. An additional note on 

 the aconite range is being prepared. The usual "botanical seminar" 

 was held on Saturday evening. 



Sunday Mr. Crabtree led a trip to the falls on the Willowemoc 

 and to his summer home on the shores of Hunter Pond. From the 

 balcony one is afforded an excellent view of the surrounding coun- 

 try. A cranberry bog was visited and a trip was made to Mud 

 Pond, which is one of the typical quaking bogs in this region. 

 Dr. Camp and Dr. Small collected many specimens. Mr. Nearing 

 reported a new lichen that he discovered. ,,, t -r. 



^ Wm. J. BONISTEEL 



Report of Torrey Trip, August 18, 1940 



Nineteen members of the Torrey Club and the Newark Museum 

 Nature Club enjoyed the trip to Ocean and Burlington Counties. 

 We found an abundance of Schisaea near Chatsworth. There were 

 a few Habenaria hlephariglottis left, though most of them had 

 faded. The H. integra was just coming into bloom and the stand at 



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