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which may include D. dintoniana X intermedia), D. cristata X 

 m-arginalis, D. goldiana X marginalis and D. goldiana X c/m- 



W . Herbert Dole 



Trip of July 30 to the Lower Raritan River 



On Sunday, July 30, a congenial group of eight enjoyed a trip 

 to marshes of the lower Raritan River and Raritan Bay. Three 

 distinct lowland types were included. 



At New Brunswick a fresh water marsh showing a slight in- 

 filtration of salt tolerant plants was visited. Dominant species here 

 were Calamagrostis canadensis, Acorns Calamus, Phalaris arun- 

 dinacea, Impaiiens biflora, Elymns virginicus, Rudheckia laciniata, 

 Eupatorimn purpureum, Peltandra virginica and Zizania palustris 

 among others. Five miles downstream near Sayreville a large 

 brackish area was characterized by Spartina cynosuroides, Phrag- 

 mites communis, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia, Erechtites 

 hieracifolia, Panicum virgatnm and Hibiscus moscheutos. A typical 

 salt marsh was visited at Morgan, on Raritan Bay, this having the 

 usual association of Spartina patens, Distichlis spicata, Juncus 

 Gerardi, Iva oraria, Salicornia sp. and Spartina glabra. Another 

 nearby lowland was largely occupied by Typha, Hibiscus, sedges 

 and fine stands of Glyceria obtusa. Approximately 100 species were 

 seen. 



The trip was led by Doctors M. A. Johnson and W. E. Roever 

 of the Department of Botany, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 



W. E. Roever 



Trip of July 23 to High Rock State Park near 

 Seymour, Conn. 



A group of sixteen persons gathered at the Seymour R. R. 

 station and proceeded to the park, which in former years was a 

 popular picnic and recreation ground. 



Mr. A. E. Blewitt of the Connecticut Botanical Society showed 

 the Mountain Spleenwort, Asplenium montanum, growing on an 

 enormous boulder in the parking area and although the plants 

 were small it did not seem necessary to make a hard climb to locate 

 more luxuriant individuals. A little way from the parking space 

 a beautiful group of Mountain Mint Pycnanthcmum incanum was 

 seen by the roadside and several specimens of Matricary Grape 



