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Rue. Other interesting plants noted were Hydrophylluni virgini- 

 aninn, Waterleaf; Sarraccnia purpurea, Pitcher Plant; Gaylussacia 

 dumosa, Dwarf Huckleberry ; Pcnstcnion Digitalis ; Anemone cana- 

 densis, Meadow Anemone; Kaliuia lafijolia; and Kalmia angusti- 

 folia. 



We also paid a short visit to the Rose Garden which was at its 



best at this time. „ a 



Elizabeth Ashwell 



Trip of June 15, 1941, to Forked River, N. J. 



The June 15 trip of the Torrey Botanical Club to Forked River, 

 N. J., took a group of hardened naturalists into one of the best 

 sections of the Pine Barrens for the study of bog and barrens plants. 

 The group met at the railroad station and followed the tracks south, 

 stopping at the three bogs that extend along the branches of Forked 

 River, and at several spots in the pine woods. The lake on the north 

 branch has been drained for two years, and on the muddy bottom a 

 striking growth of Z)ro.y^ra /ow^/fo//a L. (Long-leaved Sundew) has 

 developed. In the middle branch bog the other two common sun- 

 dews, Drosera rotundifolia L. and D. filiforinis Raf. were found. 

 The young leaves and peduncles of D. filiforviis Raf. showed nicely 

 that interesting "fern" character of being rolled up in the bud like 

 the "fiddle-heads" of our common ferns. Among the interesting 

 bog flowers observed were Narthecium americanuni Ker. (Bog 

 Asphodel), Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker. (Rose Pogonia), 

 Arethusa bulbosa L. (Dragon's Mouth), Calopogon (CatJiea) 

 pulchellns (Sw.) R. Br. (Grass Pink) — including an albino speci- 

 men, Polygala lutea L. (Orange Milkwort), Kalmia angustijolia L. 

 (Sheep Laurel), Magnolia virginiana L. (Sweet Bay), and Utri- 

 ctilaria fibrosa Walt. (Bladderwort). The pitcher plants (Sarracenia 

 purpurea L.) were past their prime, but several very fine mats of 

 plants were noted. The abundance of Schizaea pusilla Pursh in the 

 middle branch bog seems to be as great as ever. On many hummocks 

 one could find five to ten specimens, most of which had a few un- 

 rolling sporophylls. Last year's fertile fronds were still present but 

 rather brittle. As a suggestion to botanists seeking this inconspicu- 

 ous fern, it is usually encountered on the hummocks around the 

 bases of White Cedar trees and around old stumps, at about the 

 level where the Spluignuui gives way to lichens such as Cladonia 



