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Lodging was secured at the Mountain Rest House and Cot- 

 tages. The e\ening was spent at Lake Mohonk looking at the 

 extensiv^e and historically interesting botanical library of the 

 late Daniel Smiley. 



Sunday's route led along an old wood road which parallels 

 the Peters Kill stream. Virburnum lentago, Gentiana clausa, 

 Lobelia cardinalis, Picea rnbens, Ilieraciiim paniculatiim, Soli- 

 dago puberula, and Poly gala sanguinea were noted. 



Sparganium chlorocarpus var. acaule w-as found growing in 

 a small brook. Juncus brevicaudatiis (reported by House "south- 

 ward to Orange County"), Carex scoparia, C. JoUiculata, C. 

 lurida var. gracilis, C. crinita var. gynandra, C. brunnescens 

 var. sphaerostachya (known from Catskills and the Poconos, 

 "south to Dutchess County", House) and Scirpus atrovirens 

 were noted. 



Lunch was eaten at Rainbow Falls which is formed by the 

 outlet brook of Awosting Lake dropping over the cliff into 

 Huntington Ravine. The following were noted on the damp 

 ledges near the foot of the falls, Hypericum canadense, Carex 

 canescens, Scirpus cyperinus, Agrostis scabra (Willd.) (a nor- 

 thern species reported by Fernald, Rhodora 35: 208 (1933) 

 "south to Pennsylvania") and Drosera intermedia. 



In the ravine were Lycopodium clavatum and Trillium undu- 

 latum while in the wettest part was a fine stand of Rhododendron 

 maximum. 



Awosting Lake, on which is located a boys' camp, is noted 

 for its clear waters and beautiful deep blue color. Near its 

 shores were Vacciniiim corymbosum and Rhodora canadensis. 

 The latter has a very restricted distribution in New York State. 



In Fly Brook Swamp a fairly large stand of Dryopteris simu- 

 lata was found. Carex cumulata (Bailey) Mack, was collected 

 from rocky openings at the swamp margin. (Mackenzie in 

 House, p. 171. "In moist soil. Rare. Karner, Albany County; 

 and Whitestone, Oneida County. Pine Plains, Dutchess 

 County.") Common in this swamp were Oxy coccus macrocarpus 

 and Myrica gale. 



Throughout the whole trip the blueberries and huckleberries 

 received careful attention, but for their gastronomic delights 

 rather than their taxonomy. 



In closing the account of this trip it seems fitting to mention 



