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of ground in a wet spot off Hylan Boulevard was covered with Mentha citrata 

 Ehrh. which seemed to be thriving. The prize find of the trip however was a 

 couple plants of Polanisia trachysperma T. & G., another western plant. Nor- 

 man Taylor's Flora of the Vicinity of New York mentions it only in a footnote 

 as having been found as a waif in Connecticut." Gray's Manual concurs. Leader, 

 Charles Ericson. Attendance 14. 



July 2. Nepera Park, Yonkers, N. Y., provided nice weather, nice peo- 

 ple, and a nice place for a walk including nature study in a general way, but 

 particularly the plants. Leader. Eleanor Friend. Attendance 9. 



July 9. Tuxedo, N. Y. Torrey trips contribute various things. This time 

 an eminent botanist was present, anxious to secure Botrychium material for 

 his research. We are pleased to report that he was most enthusiastic about 

 what was found. Botrychium, simplex var. tenebrosum is believed to be un- 

 reported previously from this part of the state. Leader, G. G. Nearing. Attend- 

 ance 12. 



July 15. West Orange, N. J. Mr. Dole's fern garden was in fine condition 

 due to the daily watering and care. A number of new species had been added 

 and, though a few had disappeared from the list of a year ago, there were 88 

 species, varieties, and fern allies to be seen. Leader, XV. Herbert Dole. Attend- 

 ance 21. 



July 15. Lake Iosta, Haskell, N. J. Thirty-one varieties of fungi, in- 

 cluding the leader's first discovery of Amanita pantherina, were reported. 

 There was also a good showing of Russulas and of Boleti, the announced ob- 

 jective. Leader, F. R. Lewis. Attendance 2. 



July 16. Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, N. Y. A walk to observe native 

 and introduced plants under park conditions. Leader, Joseph Monachino. At- 

 tendance 10. 



July 23. Arden, N. Y. A re-examination of a portion of the Appalachian 

 Trail in this vicinity was made. The earlier survey appears to have been thor- 

 ough, since no new species were reported. Leaders, G. G. Nearing and James 

 Murphy. Attendance 10. 



July 30. South Mountain Reservation, Essex County, N. J. Plants 

 of the trap rock exposures, slopes, and valleys were observed between South 

 Orange and Millburn. A fair number of fungi were seen by those interested. 

 Leader, William Rissanen. Attendance 15. 



August 5. Haskell, N. J. The object was to continue the search for Boleti 

 in this vicinity, but the protracted dry spell reduced the report to "everything 



