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about fourteen species of ferns were identified. Violets were 

 plentiful, some species past blooming. Trillium erectum was 

 found but with flowers dried up. A total of about thirty species 

 of plants was noted, not including duplicates seen the day be- 

 fore. 



Early in the afternoon a stop was made at a pleasant water- 

 fall, wood gathered, and steak, coffee, etc., cooked over the 

 open fire. After resting the return trip was made. 



A portion of the party then drove westward over the Pocono 

 Plateau, finding the rhodora, painted trillium and bunchberry 

 in bloom. The occurrence of the painted trillium was note- 

 worthy, coming up in great numbers in a recently burned over 

 area. Perhaps it is normally just as plentiful, but being almost 

 the first plant to appear against the black background presented 

 a striking picture. 



J. L. RODDA 



Trip of July 2-4, to the Pine Barrens 



Some eight members and friends of the Club took part, off 

 and on, in this week-end outing. Leaving Old Bridge, we fol- 

 lowed a back road across a "pine barrens island" through pitch 

 pine and oak with some of the characteristic ground plants such 

 as Hudsonia. We came ofT the "island" at Tennent into the 

 fertile Monmouth County region. A short stop was made at 

 Tennent Church, this being only four days from the 160th an- 

 niversary of the Battle of Monmouth, and Independence Day 

 week-end. At Smithburg we took the Court House Road which 

 follows the Monmouth-Ocean County Line, continuing to 

 Prospertown for our first botanical stop. The usual meadow and 

 marsh plants were found back of the remains of the dam, but 

 in the spillway near the old water wheel were a few plants of 

 Nymphoides laciinosum. The water moss, Fontinallis grows here 

 and the red alga, Batrachospermum. 



Our next stop was at a lake about one mile east of Colliers 

 Mill. This small lake is being closed over by a floating bog type 

 of vegetation. At the east end this is composed of Sphagnum 

 and Chamadaphne, at the west end the dominant plant is 

 Carex exilis. The abandoned pits of a charcoal burner were 

 found nearl^y. At Colliers Mill we met Ivins Grant and he 

 invited us to have our lunch on the shore of the lake. Pondweed 



