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var. elatum, Fontinalis antipyretica var. gigantea, Solidago ru- 

 gosa var. villosa, Ruhus canadensis, R. pubescens, Viburnum 

 cassinoides , Eupatorium purpureum var. maculatum, Coeloglos- 

 sum bracteatum, Allium tricoccum, Scutellaria epilobifolia, Mat- 

 teuccia struthiopteris, Bidens cernua, Sanguisorba canadensis, 

 Scirpus cyperinus var. pelius, Peramium pubescens, Corydalis 

 sempervirens, Coptis groenlandica, Dasystephana andrewsii, D. 

 linearis, Equisetum palustre, Chrysosplenium americanum, Taxus 

 canadensis, Aralia hispida, A. racemosa, Bilderdykia cilinodis, 

 Dulichium arundinaceum, Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, 

 Sorbus americana, Muhlenbergia sobolifera, Cicuta bulbifera, and, 

 of course, the very abundant Lysimachia terrestris, Viburnum 

 lantanoides, Lonicera canadensis , Aster acuminatus, Clintonia 

 borealis, Cornus canadensis , and Streptopus roseus. In the larch- 

 sphagnum bog Sarracenia purpurea and var. heterophylla, 

 Kalmia polifolia, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Chio genes hispidula, 

 Andromeda polifolia, Blephariglottis psy codes, Eriophorum vir- 

 ginicum, and Nemopanthus mucronata were found in great 

 abundance. Among the clubmosses identified were Lycopodium 

 fiabelliforme, L. lucidulum, L. clavatum and var. monostachyon, 

 L. annotinum, and L. obscurum and var. dendroideum. The 

 kindness of Miss E. M. Kittredge and Mrs. F. F. Doubleday, of 

 the Vermont Botanical Club, in guiding the party to some of 

 the prize spots for rare species was deeply appreciated. 



h. n. moldenke 



Labor Day Week-end Trip to the Pine 

 Barrens of New Jersey 



The objective of this trip was to visit some of the so-called 

 "ghost towns," as well as some of the outstanding botanical 

 localities of the Pine Barrens. The ghost towns were formerly 

 actively engaged in the manufacture of bog iron, or associated 

 industries. Some, like Lakehurst, survived by one means or an- 

 other; others, like Atsion, are reported to be actually haunted 

 by one or more ghosts, while still others, such as Calico, are 

 now only place names on the map. We visited Mt. Misery, 

 Hampton Furnace, Pleasant Mills (Sweetwater), West Mills, 

 Batsto, "Washington," Jenkins Neck, Harrisville, and Martha 

 in addition to those mentioned above. Besides these places, 



