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(Vcrnonia novehoracensis), Deptford pink (DiantJius armeria), 

 common blue-curls (Trichostcma dicJiotomum) , wmeherry (Rubus 

 phoenicolasius) , black maple {Saccharodcndron nigrum), Ameri- 

 can lopseed {Phryina leptostachya) , common mud-plantain (Het- 

 eranthera remjonnis), common sneezeweed {H elenium aiitumnale) , 

 square-stemmed rose-pink (Sabbatia angularis), clustered beak- 

 rush (Rynchospora gloincrata), slender knotweed (Polygonum 

 tcniie), Virginia three-seeded mercury (Acalypha virginica), spot- 

 ted milk-purslane (Chamaesyce SHpina), orange-grass (Sarothra 

 gentianoidcs), downyleaf arrow-wood {Viburmim rafinesquia- 

 niini), broadleaf arrowhead {Sagittaria latijolia) , and squarrose 

 sedge {Car ex squarrosa) . 



Among the showiest plants were the erect butterfly-weed 

 {Asclcpias tuberosa) and extensive colonies of dense gayfeather 

 (Liatris spicata) and American Culvers-root (Vcronicastrum vir- 

 ginicum). Other milkweeds seen were Asclepias pidchra, A. incar- 

 nata, A. syriaca, and A. verticillata. Dense pure-stands of Hyperi- 

 cum mittiluin which had invaded the cleared ground around the 

 bases of a row of cultivated maples caused much comment. Other 

 St. Johnsworts seen were H. boreale, H. perforatum, and H. punc- 

 tatum. Four aralias were observed — Aralia nudicaulis and A. race- 

 mosa native in the woods, A. spinosa widely naturalized, and 

 A. chincnsis in cultivation. Other escapes were Broiissonetia papy- 

 rijera and Syinphoricarpos rivularis. The finding of Andropogon 

 jurcatus, as well as two more species of milkwort, Polygala verticil- 

 lata and P. viridcscens, proved a surprise to most of the party. 



Mr. Nearing collected and identified a goodly number of fungi, 

 including Ainanita phalloides, A. jrostiana, Amanitopsis vaginata, 

 Tricholoma rutilans, Clitocybe amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Colly- 

 bia radicata, Camarophyllus cantliarcllus, Hygrophorus c aniens, 

 Hyrocybe coccineus, Lactaria pipcrata, L. lactiflua, L. subdulcis, 

 L. theiogala, Russula virescens, R. joetens, R. emetica, R. mariae, 

 R. flavida, R. nigricans, Cantharellus cibarius, C. cinnabarinus, 

 C. minor, Pleuropus obesus, Ceriouiyces viscidus, Fistulina hepatica, 

 Schizophyllus alneus, Stereum rameale, S. sericeum, Clavaria cine- 

 rea, C. aurea. Scleroderma vulgare, S. bovista, and Irpex lacteus, 

 as well as the puff ball — Lycoperdon gemmatum, and the poly- 

 pores — Lcnzites betiilina, Coriolus abictinus, C. versicolor, Coltricia 

 cinnainomea, and Daedalea confragosa. A number of these proved 



