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the identification of plants at seasons other than their l)looming 

 season. The matted panic-grass {Panicum nieridionale) was 

 found in recently filled-in soil. Discovery of Viola rotundifolia, 

 Mitella diphyUa, Finns virginiana, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, 

 Cardamine penusylvanica, and two species of wintergreen {Py- 

 rola elliptica and P. americana) formed one of the highlights of 

 the trip. Both species of hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana and Car- 

 pinus caroliniana var. virginiana) were abundant, as well as 

 Amelanchier canadensis, Azalea nudiflora, Diervilla lonicera, 

 Riibus allegheniensis, R. occidentalis, and R. procumbens, and 

 numerous forms of mosses and lichens identified by Mr. G. G. 

 Nearing. A few plants of Fissipes acaulis and a tremendously 

 large tree of Sassafras albidum var. molle were observed. Among 

 fungi were noted Fhyllosticta kalmicola, Bulgaria melastoma, 

 Daedalea quercina, and four polypores — Coriolus pubescens, 

 Hapalopilus gilvus, Piptoporus suberosus, and Pycnoporus cin- 

 nabarinus. 



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Trip of May 12 to 14 to Mohonk Lake, N. Y. 



The mid-spring outing to the Shawangunks was held May 

 12 to 14. It had been scheduled two weeks later than in the 

 past several years in order to give a different aspect of spring 

 flowers and birds. Due to the unusually late spring, many early 

 blossoms had been held back with the consequence that both 

 early and mid-spring flowers were in bloom at the same time. 

 The weather during the trip was delightful for walking. On 

 Sunday morning there was a white frost. 



On Saturday about 4| miles were covered, the route leading 

 off to the south down a heavily wooded slope into the dogwood 

 country. It was cool enough so that a fire felt good at lunch time. 

 Sandwiches from our box lunches were toasted. In the afternoon 

 we walked through open country along the upper edge of the 

 valley fields. Near an old Huguenot house foundation an out- 

 door Dutch oven was observed. Kleinekill Lake was visited. 



The Sunday morning objective was Rhododendron Swamp. 

 Here is found cool w^ater and acid soil. In the brook leading out 

 of the swamp a small oval stone was noticed. From its shape and 

 general smoothness, (with a roughened area at one end), we 

 guessed that it had once been an Indian pestle. It was easy to 



