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Sim's Place shows no sign of failing. One lone specimen of H. cris- 

 tata was found at the same place. At West Creek we found numbers 

 of Sabatia dodecandra and were surprised at a large number of 

 Lobelia cardinalis growing in the marshes east of the town. These 

 marshes must be quite salty. A stop was made at Barnegat to call 

 on Barnegat Pete, the famous deer. He was very friendly but 

 refused to be quoted for publication. ^^ t -r- 



^ ^ VERNON L. r RAZEE 



Trips of August 24 and 25 to the Watchung Mountains 



Thirty-six members and guests were present on these two trips 

 to a region which has been visited sixteen times by the Club under 

 the same leadership during the past seven years. Among species not 

 seen on previous trips were Veronica scutellata, Andropogon glo- 

 meratus, Centaurea nigra, C. maculosa, Desniodiiini nudifloruni f. 

 foliolafuui, Bildcrdykia cristata, Polygala auihigua, Agastache nepe- 

 toidcs, StenopJiyllus capillaris, and Euonyuius americanns. A recent 

 shift in the names of two common species of love-grass was pointed 

 out — what we formerly called Eragrostis piirshii is now E. pcciina- 

 cea, while what we called E. pcctinacea is now more properly 

 E. spectabilis — the latter a particularly appropriate name for this 

 showy "tumbleweed" grass. Twelve species of goldenrod were 

 identified, only the first in full anthesis — Solidago juncea, S. neiiio- 

 ralis, S. canadensis, S. flexicaidis, S. ulmifolia, S. rugosa, S. altis- 

 sima, S. bicolor, S. squarrosa, S. patula, S. caesia, and Euthamia 

 graminifolia. Differences were pointed out between three true mints, 

 Mentha gentilis, M. piperita, and M. spicata; two dodders, Cuscuta 

 coryli and C. gronovii; four bush-clovers, Lespedcza procunibens, 

 L. capitata, L. virginica, and L. frutescens; three sumacs, Rhus 

 glabra, R. typhina, and R. copalliniim; and seven kinds of tick- 

 trefoil, Dcsinodium panicidatuni, D. canescens, D. rotundijolimn, 

 D. nudifloruni, D. grandifloriun, D. laevigatum, and D. obtusum. 

 Both the white and blue vervains were seen in abundance. Apocy- 

 num cannabinum var. pubescens was found as well as the typical 

 form of the species, and the very fragrant broad-leaved Kocllia 

 {Pycnanthcmmn) virginiana as well as the practically scentless 

 narrower-leaved K. flexuosa. Three skullcaps were found — Scutel- 

 laria integrifolia, S. ovalijolia, and S. lateriflora, the two former 

 past flowering and fruiting, the last in full bloom. Among other 

 interesting flowering plants studied were the New York ironweed 



