FIELD TRIPS OF THE CLUB 



Trip of January 25, 1941, to Osborn Botanical Laboratory 



Eight members visited the Osborn Botanical Laboratory at 

 Yale University. Dr. Alexander W. Evans was our host. His com- 

 prehensive herbarium of Cladoniae was our objective. The abun- 

 dance of material, the complete library, the kindness and competence 

 of Dr. Evans left nothing to be desired. Be it the study of a rare 

 or difficult species, the precise locating of a locality from which 

 collections had been made, or the checking of identification and 

 synonomy on early Pennsylvania collections, no request was too 

 trivial or too great. This indeed was an ideal trip for the serious 



student. t a n 



John A. Small 



March 14-16 to the Mohonk Sugar Bush 



Eighteen people braved typically March weather and enjoyed 

 a variety of activities. Due to continued cool weather the trees 

 had just been tapped but there was a good run of sap on Saturday. 

 We were able to see the whole process of making maple syrup 

 except the final boiling. The Mohonk sugar bush is purposely 

 operated by old-fashioned methods with sumach spiles and a large 

 open kettle for boiling. A detailed description was given in Torreya, 

 May-June, 1939. 



Skating, snowshoeing, coasting and skiing were all enjoyed, 



but to many the supper at the Log Cabin was the outstanding event. 



The meal was cooked in the great fireplace and eaten by candlelight. 



The leader's much talked of supper surprise turned out to be a fresh 



strawberry shortcake ! ^ ^ ^ 



Daniel Smiley, Jr. 



Trip of March 30, 1941 



Fourteen members and friends under the leadership of Dr. John 

 W. Shive of Rutgers University worked on the section of the 

 Appalachian Trail located between Millbrook Road and Flatbrooks- 

 ville Road in Warren- Sussex Counties, New Jersey. Brush and 

 down trees were removed and the blazes were repainted. On the 

 return hike a list of plants, excluding lichens, was made. Eighty 



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