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showing the delicate texture of the brownish, cleft lip, and on a 

 wooded slope several plants of the rare whorled pogonia, Pogonia 

 verticillata, in seed. On the mountainside several chestnut sprouts, 

 Casfanea dcntata, about twenty-five feet high were in full bloom. 

 Near camp Dr. Medsger pointed out two maples that had formed 

 a natural graft about ten feet from the ground, also sweet pinesap, 

 Monotropa hypopitys, in bloom with thirty-one plants in a cluster. 



After dinner under Miss Wiley's guidance we noted the long- 

 leaved houstonia, Houstonia longifolia; Botrychmm lanceolatum; 

 another pilot black snake in a tree with black-capped chickadees 

 and pine warblers protesting; and in a planting of several species 

 of pines slender ladies tresses, Spiranthes gracilis, not yet in bloom. 

 After supper all drove to a fire-tower lookout, which commanded 

 an extensive view of the Seven Sister Mountain tops. Mountain 

 laurel, some tall and tree-like, was much admired and on the 

 Fire-Warden's grounds large plants of Violo fimhriatula bearing 

 many ripe capsules from the petaliferous and cleistogamous flowers 

 attracted attention. 



After returning from the mountain, all joined in a short reli- 

 gious service led by Professor Free and Dr. Medsger. 



We stayed until the eighth to participate in an early morning 

 bird walk which Professor Green had arranged for the students 

 and for our benefit. With Miss Wiley and Professor Free as 

 leaders we added several species to our list, including a male 

 cardinal that gave us a beautiful performance, making a total for 

 the week-end of forty-nine species and nests of ten. Nests attract- 

 ing the most attention were those of an indigo bunting containing 

 four eggs, one of which was a cowbird's, a Louisiana water-thrush 

 in the roots of an upturned tree, and a wood thrush about thirty feet 

 up in a hemlock, a surprisingly high situation for the species. 



Those visiting the Camp were much impressed by its ideal 

 situation for the study of nature, where college credits can be earned 

 and individual problems pursued under expert guidance. We wish 

 to extend our thanks to Professor Green for his cordial hospitality 

 and for leaving nothing undone that might contribute to the success 

 of our week-end visit ; and to our trail leaders for their friendly 

 enthusiasm and expert assistance in pointing out details of that 

 forest environment, so rich botanically as well as in its general 



^^^"^- Edith Day Chubb 



