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de?ise (in full bloom), Ilydrophylliim virginiantim, Aralia 

 nudicaulis (in tremendous quantities), A. racemosa, Ulmus 

 fulva, Acorns calamus, Iris prismalica, Geum virginianum, Car- 

 piniis caroliniana var. virgmiana, Staphylea Irifolia, Rosa 

 Carolina, Taenidia integerrima, Viburnwn rafinesquianum , Dan- 

 thonia sericea, Aster patefis, Penstemon hirsntus, Svida rugosa, 

 S. amonuim, Actea pachypoda, Asplenium platynetiron, Cyslop- 

 teris fragilis, Woodsia ohtusa, Adiantiim pedatiim, Comandra 

 umbellata, Sericocarpus asteroides, Car ex virescens, C. swanii, 

 C. schweinitzii, and extensive colonies of Sisymbrium nastur- 

 tium-aqua ticum , as well as the naturalized Hesperis matronalis, 

 Iris pseudacorus (in tremendous quantities), Ilex opaca, Big- 

 nonia radicans, LycJniis flos-cuculi, Deutzia scabra, and Aspara- 

 gus officinalis. 



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Trip of June 12 to Hacklebarney State 

 Park, Chester, N. J. 



Eight members and friends of the Club visited Hacklebarney 

 State Park on the above date. The Park has been visited pre- 

 viously, April 10, 1932 under the leadership of Mrs. G. P. 

 Anderson, and May 2, 1937 with the present leader. For most 

 botanical purposes either of the above dates would be prefer- 

 able to the present one, providing a more interesting display. 

 We found the spring flowers and Azalea to be past while the 

 Mountain Laurel was not along far enough to be conspicuous. 

 Probably the most interesting flowering plant observed was 

 the Penstemon which was seen in abundance in a field just out- 

 side the park boundary. Many of the common ferns were seen, 

 the Christmas Fern being present in greatest abundance. 

 Sensitive, Hay-scented, New York, Marginal Shield, Long 

 Beech, Ebony spleenwort. Maidenhair, Polypody, Bracken, 

 and some fine specimens of Rattle-snake Fern were found. 



The Park is located in a gorge of the Black River and crossed 

 by Rhinestone Brook and Trout Brook. The water is too rough 

 for aquatic plants but occasionally on the banks a limited 

 amount of marsh vegetation may be seen. In the most precipi- 

 tous part of the gorge there is a well developed Hemlock ravine 

 flora. A small area of abandoned land illustrates the succession 

 under such conditions. Red Cedar and Grey Birch may be 



